Klamath River Ecosystem: Booming a Year After Dam Removal
At a virtual press conference on Thursday, Oct. 9, Klamath River scientists announced that a year after the...
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Columbia River Basin: Almost Settled Legal Battle Heats Back Up, It’s Salmon Versus Hydropower
A long-running court battle over how to balance protections for endangered fish with hydropower dams in the Columbia...
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Samaritan Health Agrees to be Acquired; Deal Could Close Middle of Next Year
On Wednesday, Samaritan Health announced they will be acquired by MultiCare Health, a regional nonprofit based in Tacoma,...
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Fewer Acres Burned in Oregon’s 2025 Wildfire Season, But More Humans Ignited Them
Oregon’s statewide 2025 fire season officially wrapped Friday with significantly fewer acres burned at a lower cost to...
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They Lend Critical Capital to Northwest Tribes, Trump Just Quietly Fired them All
On Oct. 10 the Trump administration terminated the entire staff of the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions...
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The OSU Prof that Writes Horror, Sam Logan to Launch new SLUGGER Magazine in November
Ten Questions with… Sam Logan, professor with the School of Exercise, Sport and Health Sciences. Logan is a...
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Benton County Okays $100,000 Grant Toward Osborn Aquatic Repairs
The Benton County Board of Commissioners has approved a grant of up to $100,000 to the Corvallis School...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, Oct. 24-31
Friday, Oct 24 Shirley Kay. Giustina Gallery, The LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St, Corvallis. 8 am...
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Letitia Carson Elementary Would Close Under New Plan, Public Meetings Scheduled
Letitia Carson Elementary would be closed under newly revised school consolidation recommendations issued by School Superintendent Ryan Noss....
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Stinging Testimony Against Landfill Expansion from Corvallis’ State Senator and House Rep
Corvallis’ State Senator Sara Gelser Blouin and State House Representative Sarah Finger McDonald have come out against expanding...
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Open Primaries for Oregon, State Political Heavyweights may Make it Happen
More than 1.3 million registered voters in Oregon don’t have a say in primary elections, but two potential...
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Oregon’s SNAP Food Benefits Run Out End of October, There’s a Bit of Other Help, But not Much
The one in six Oregonians who rely on federal SNAP food and nutrition assistance to pay for groceries...
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City Council Rejects Israeli Divestment, BDS
On Monday, Corvallis City Councilors rejected an Israeli divestment, or BDS resolution, that as late as last month...
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Appeals Court Allows Trump to Deploy Guard to Portland, State Seeks Further Appeal
President Donald Trump “lawfully exercised his statutory authority” to deploy Oregon National Guard Troops to Portland on Sept....
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Unfettered and Unaccountable: How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stormed through Santa Ana, California, in June, panicked calls flooded into the...
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County Planners Favor Landfill Expansion, Hearings Start Wednesday
The Benton County Planning Division weighed in last week about a proposed expansion of the Coffin Butte landfill,...
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Anti-Israel Resolution Goes Before City Council Monday, Here’s Our Analysis
Corvallis City Councilors have set a Monday, October 20 public hearing on Councilor Briae Lewis’ resolution against Israel....
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Editorial: Israeli Divestment Isn’t a Pothole, This Should be a Ballot Measure
In some ways, Corvallis has had a more vibrant Jewish community than one may expect in an Oregon...
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