Corvallis Schools’ Report Cards are In, A Deep Dive into Which are Good, or Not so Good September 30, 2026·7 mins read
City Council Candidates’ Debate: Two Well Versed and Very Different Candidates in Ward 6 September 30, 2026·1 min read
Oregon’s GOP lawmakers Revisit Cap-and-Invest 7 Years After They Walked Out Over It September 30, 2026·6 mins read
A Christian Ranch Promises Refuge to People in Crisis, Former Residents Say they Were Harmed Instead September 30, 2026·17 mins read
Osborn Aquatic Scores $500,000 Grant Towards Reopening September 29, 2026The Osborn Aquatic Center just got a big step closer to reopening. The Oregon Tourism Commission, better known... Read More2 mins read
Knowing Where to Send Aid Means Better Conflict Mapping, Two OSU Researchers Just Won a National Award for That September 29, 2026 The American Geophysical Union has awarded the 2026 Open Science Recognition Prize to the Decentralized Damage Mapping... Read More3 mins read
New Federal Law Puts an End to CBD and Hemp Products in Oregon, says Businesses September 29, 2026Pet tinctures and topicals are the most popular products sold at Oregon CBD Company, a small business located... Read More4 mins read
Commentary: AI Rankles Hoyle and DeSpain Rematch September 29, 2026If you’re a candidate complaining about an opponent’s stance on an issue, it helps to have a firm... Read More4 mins read
OSU Chemistry Breakthrough, And Maybe a Greener Future for Semiconductors and Atomic Energy September 25, 2026Oregon State University scientists have patented a better and more eco-friendly process for separating two metals that are... Read More2 mins read
Is Our Local Housing Market Turning Human, Well Yes, Kinda September 25, 2026As we head into fall, the housing landscape across Corvallis, Albany, and Lebanon is moving away from the... Read More5 mins read
Oregon Lawmakers Poised to Ban Flock Cameras in 2027 September 25, 2026Oregon lawmakers took action earlier this year to regulate the use of an increasingly bipartisan focus of anti-surveillance... Read More4 mins read
After Four Decades, Corvallis Engineer and Oregon National Guard Major General Retires September 25, 2026Maj. Gen. William J. Edwards, whose career spanned from engineering work in Corvallis to the senior ranks of... Read More5 mins read
City Council Punts Tax Decision to Next Year, Budget Gap Town Halls Start Tonight September 23, 2026Budgets and tax codes are moral documents; Corvallis finds itself at a crossroads There is a projected deficit,... Read More5 mins read
Advocate sets City Council Election Debates, Do You Have Questions for the Candidates? September 25, 2026Have questions for this year’s Corvallis City Council candidates – let us know, and we’ll get them asked....1 min read
Can Oregon’s Top Federal Prosecutor Balance Trump’s Priorities and the Law, He Says He Can September 23, 2026As the newest top federal prosecutor in Oregon under the Trump administration, Scott Bradford has forged alliances with...5 mins read
Pacific Power and State Regulators Near Deal, Protects Consumers from Data Center Costs September 23, 2026Oregon’s second largest investor-owned electric utility could soon directly assign the costs of new energy projects and infrastructure...3 mins read
Library Book Sale Happening this Weekend, Right Across the Street from the Fall Festival September 23, 2026Hey, if you’re planning to peruse this year’s Fall Festival this weekend, and we suggest you do, there’s...1 min read
Common Fields Seeks City Fees Relief, Here’s What City Officials are Saying So Far September 18, 2026Locally loved food cart pod Common Fields is seeking to add two new trucks, which sounds delicious, but...5 mins read
For OSU’s Wind Ensemble, It was Standing Ovations at the International Music Conference September 18, 2026The Oregon State University Wind Ensemble recently performed this summer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the World...3 mins read
Doctors Should Practice Medicine, Not Corporations; Hoyle, Merkley and Wyden Intro a New Bill September 18, 2026This week, Oregon’s Congressional Rep. Val Hoyle and Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced a bill to...8 mins read
No, Oregon is Not Meeting its Transportation Emissions Goals September 18, 2026Oregon has lost much of the progress it had made toward its transportation greenhouse gas emissions goal, according...3 mins read
Oregon Child Welfare Placing More Kids with Relatives Instead of Foster Care September 18, 2026Oregon has recently been placing foster children with their relatives rather than with an unrelated family at rates...1 min read
Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, 9/18-9/25 September 18, 2026Friday, Sept 18 CALYX Inc: A Herstory of Radical Resilience. Corvallis Museum, 411 SW 2nd St, Corvallis. 10 am...26 mins read
Downtown Becomes one Big Open Studio, Corvallis Arts Walk Happens Tomorrow September 16, 2026Every third Thursday, downtown Corvallis turns into one big open studio. From 4 to 8 pm, galleries, craft...5 mins read
Christine Drazan Pulls Narrow Lead in Governor’s Race; Looking at the Tea Leaves Underneath September 16, 2026Six weeks out from Election Day, the rematch between Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan...2 mins read
Key Oregon Data Center Report Raises More Questions than Answers, State Seeks Public Comment September 16, 2026Following seven fact-finding meetings over nine months, Gov. Tina Kotek’s Data Center Advisory Committee is asking the public...4 mins read
Corvallis Schools Seek Budget Committee Volunteers, Here’s How You Can Apply September 16, 2026The Corvallis School Board is looking for a few good humans, three of them to be precise, to...1 min read
Benton County Sheriff Deputy Sued for Excessive Force, Death of Frail 75-Year-Old September 14, 2026Dennis Sachet was 5 feet 4, 124 pounds, and by his own admission, in the wrong. He said...3 mins read
An Oregon Anti-Terror Center Stokes Free Speech Concerns, This State Lawmaker Wants a Review September 14, 2026An Oregon Democrat with significant experience in public safety wants lawmakers to investigate the work of an Oregon-backed...3 mins read
Oregon Set to Spend a Record $350 Million on Wildfires this Year September 14, 2026Oregon lawmakers approved nearly $123 million to help cover the costs of this year’s wildfire season, sending money...2 mins read
Arts Center Exhibit Considers Birds and Three Degrees of Climate Change, Starts Thursday, Sept. 17 September 14, 2026Exhibiting from September 17 to November 7 at The Arts Center, Natalie Niblack’s 66 Birds/3 Degrees and Return...4 mins read
