1,938, the Number of Affordable and Workforce Housing Units Now Planned for CorvallisDecember 23, 2025·3 mins read
Commentary: This Holiday Season, I’m Grateful for Telehealth, Oregon Should Protect AccessDecember 23, 2025·3 mins read
Avery Park Train Derailment Impacted Marys River, State Fines Railroad $81,600 December 23, 2025Some will remember that train trestle collapse near Avery Park this last January. We now have some idea... Read More1 min read
What It’s Like Being an Immigration Attorney in Oregon Nowadays, Pretty Tough, Actually December 19, 2025Speaking through plexiglass holes, strict 30-minute time limits and threats of trespassing — these are some of the... Read More3 mins read
Corvallis University Student, Yulissa Magaña, Invited To Serve On Governor’s Racial Justice Council December 19, 2025Yulissa Magaña, a Master of Counseling in Clinical Mental Health student from Corvallis, was recently invited to serve on the... Read More3 mins read
Petition Pauses Oregon’s New Gas Tax and Fee Hikes, Future Road Maintenance Funding Debate Continues December 19, 2025With a transportation funding referendum likely headed to Oregon voters in November 2026 and a short legislative session... Read More5 mins read
Benton County Blood Drive; It’s a Chance to Win a Super Bowl Trip December 19, 2025Benton County Health Services will host a community blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross on... Read More1 min read
County Officials Withdraw Landfill Expansion Approval, Will Reconsider in January December 17, 2025County officials aren’t saying why, but approval to expand the Coffin Butte landfill has been withdrawn and will... Read More4 mins read
Commentary: The Question of Oregon’s Private Colleges Merging, is Bigger Necessarily Better? December 19, 2025Willamette University is located across the street — State Street, in Salem — from the statehouse, and that... Read More3 mins read
GOP Bill Would Cut Federal Funds to States, Like Oregon, if They Prosecute Abusive Federal Agents December 17, 2025A powerful Republican lawmaker is proposing legislation that would allow the Trump administration to strip federal funding from... Read More4 mins read
Northwest Just Finished Warmest Fall on Record, Scientists Report December 17, 2025Across the Northwest, a record warm fall and lack of snowpack going into the winter is putting more... Read More2 mins read
Gift Possibilities, Corvallis Arts Walk Happens Thursday, Dec. 18 December 17, 2025As holidays are near, arts events move, with some exceptions, toward familiar and comfortable themes. This month’s Corvallis...4 mins read
It’s a Big Fluffy Furry Win, Corvallis Gets a New 24-Hour Veterinary Emergency Room from OSU December 16, 2025For cats and dogs in crisis, Oregon State University’s Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital is now offering...3 mins read
Oregon Sues Feds Over New $100,000 Skilled Worker Visa Fee December 16, 2025Oregon is suing the Trump administration for imposing a $100,000 fee on a popular legal pathway employers use...1 min read
He Did It, Commission Finds Oregon GOP Rep. Greg Smith Broke Ethics Laws in Pursuit of a Raise December 16, 2025Oregon’s longest-serving state representative broke state ethics laws when he tried to secure a $66,000 raise for his...3 mins read
Corvallis Sip & Spell Slated, Tickets are Free December 16, 2025The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will be pulling ALL the big words out of the dictionary for Sip...1 min read
In Oregon, America’s Top Christmas Tree Producer, She’s the Christmas Tree Grower’s Doctor December 12, 2025It sounds like the setup for a holiday romantic comedy – Priya Rajarapu works as a Christmas tree...2 mins read
OSU Studies Professional Santas, and There’s a Corvallis Santacon this Weekend December 12, 2025A naturally fluffy white beard, a round belly and a jolly laugh might seem like the keys to...4 mins read
Longest Serving Representative in Oregon House Under Investigation for Ethics Violations December 12, 2025Oregon’s longest-serving state representative likely broke state ethics laws when he tried to secure a $66,000 raise, according...4 mins read
Unemployment Rises Nationally, Oregon’s Rise was the Worst December 12, 2025September unemployment rates rose in 25 states and fell in 21 compared with last year, the government reported...1 min read
Upcoming Blood Drives, Start Yourself a Tradition of Holiday Giving December 12, 2025The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now to keep...1 min read
Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, Dec. 12-19 December 12, 2025Friday, Dec 12 Unwritten Futures. Giustina Gallery, The LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St, Corvallis. 8 am...33 mins read
NW Natural’s Alternative Fuels Program Faces New Uncertainties as Partnerships Fizzle December 11, 2025Oregon’s largest gas utility, NW Natural, has in recent years touted hydrogen-blended gas and “renewable natural gas” as...3 mins read
For OSU’s Newest Rural Veterinary Instructor, It’s All About Meeting New Animals December 11, 2025Dr. Haydan Vosburgh recently joined the Gary R. Carlson, MD, College of Veterinary Medicine as an instructor of...1 min read
Oregon Rejects CDC’s Push Against Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns December 11, 2025Oregon public health officials rebuked a federal panel’s new recommendation that only newborns with mothers who tested positive...3 mins read
Rep. Val Hoyle sets Town Hall for Monday, It’s Telephonic and Easy to Attend December 11, 2025Representative Val Hoyle has announced she will host a telephone town hall on Monday, December 15th at 5:30...1 min read
Landfill Opponents Unite, Appeal Officially Filed, And There’s Legal Fund News December 9, 2025It’s official, an appeal of the Coffin Butte Landfill decision was filed last Friday, December 5. And now,...2 mins read
It Started as a Board Game About OSU’s Parking, Now It’s Being Adopted Around the Northwest December 9, 2025Parking on the Corvallis campus can be a polarizing topic. Car commuting is necessary for many, but also...2 mins read
Behind Oregon’s Threats to Prosecute Federal Agents Under State Law, a Tough Slog December 9, 2025The top local prosecutor in the Portland area is cautioning against “unreasonable expectations” for his ability to charge...6 mins read