Carter, Gullberg among LBCC students receiving financial boost
Philomath High graduates Logan Carter and Colt Gullberg who are attending classes at Linn-Benton Community College are among nine students that will receive financial support through a Northwest Oregon Works program, the school announced. Nine LBCC students enrolled in career and technical education programs found out Wednesday that during the…
Mural brightens swimming pool area at Philomath High
Whether community members are walking in and out of the swimming pool area or students are making their way to a particular part of campus, the views are a whole lot brighter these days thanks…
LBCC summer honor roll includes Philomath, Blodgett students
Linn-Benton Community College’s summer term honor roll includes students from Philomath and Blodgett, according to information that the school released on Monday. Earning inclusion on the honor roll were Kylee Galvan of Blodgett and Taran…
OSU College of Forestry, Pacific Northwest Tribes team up on $5 million forest restoration project
Faculty in the Oregon State University College of Forestry will team up with Pacific Northwest Tribal nations on a three-year forest restoration effort whose goal is to improve the resilience of the region’s woodlands to climate change through Traditional Ecological…
School Board moves forward with inviting student to the table
A local student will have an opportunity to pull up a seat to the Philomath School Board table later this academic year to weigh in on the district’s issues while participating in the public process. The five-member board during its…
Book issue prompts comments, explanation of library acquisition process at School Board meeting
Two community members testified in favor of keeping a challenged book in the middle school library and two school district librarian staffers provided a detailed explanation of the book acquisition process during the Philomath School Board’s regular monthly meeting on…
Philomath School Board to consider giving student a seat at the table
The Philomath School Board will consider the possibility of giving a student a seat at the table as one of its discussion topics at Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 15…
Local students head back to school
Across the country this fall, school districts have experienced serious challenges trying to fill teaching vacancies. The reasons vary from educators moving out of the profession for higher-paying jobs to early retirement amid pandemic stress to a long-term decline in…
New sculptures to be unveiled Sept. 7 at LBCC site in Corvallis
Linn-Benton Community College announced that it will unveil three new sculptures led by the Benton Center Art Committee at a special event to begin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at Chinook Hall. “When we see a work of…
Concert series brings in donations to performing arts
The Music in the Park series raised $1,670 in donations from seven concerts this summer, city officials announced. The money will go to the Philomath School District’s Philomath Performing Arts Benefit Fund. The total was $370 more than what was…
OSU College of Forestry hosting listening session for research forests’ management plan
The Oregon State University College of Forestry invites community members to a listening session Wednesday, Aug. 31, regarding the development of a new management plan for the OSU-owned McDonald and Dunn research forests. Together the two forests cover roughly 12,000…
School Board listens to opposition about a book at middle school library
Two parents with children in the local school district approached the School Board on Thursday night to oppose the availability of a book that they described as inappropriate and pornographic. They’re also wondering, if that title is available, what else…
PYAC’s Safety Town to run Aug. 22-26 at Clemens Primary
The Philomath Youth Activities Club’s Safety Town program will run Aug. 22-26, the organization announced. The summer program, which targets Philomath School District children who will be entering kindergarten this fall, takes place at Clemens Primary School. Each day’s activities…
Sheriff’s Office Back to School Supply Drive underway
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office’s 13th annual Back to School Supply Drive is in progress through Sept. 5. For those interested in donating to the supply drive, backpacks have historically been a large need for students of low-income families returning…
Superintendent’s contract, native land acknowledgement on School Board meeting agenda
The Philomath School Board plans to take votes on its employment contract with Superintendent of Schools Susan Halliday and on a proposed native land acknowledgement during its regular monthly meeting on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7…
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