Benton County Sheriff Arrest Two Men for Sexual Corruption of Child February 25, 2021Two men, Rocky Keith McCallum and Steven Jay West, have been arrested by the Benton County Sheriff’s Department...1 min read
Benton County Still at Extreme Risk Level February 25, 2021As of Feb. 20, Benton County remains categorized with only four other counties in the state as an...1 min read
Vaccine Scammers? Yes, They Even Go That Low February 25, 2021The good news, as Ellen Klem of the Oregon Department of Justice commented recently, is that the Oregon...1 min read
Florence restaurant fined $18,150 for COVID-19 violations, including willfully exposing workers February 25, 2021Salem, OR—Oregon OSHA has fined a Florence restaurant $18,150 for three violations of standards designed to protect employees...2 mins read
HUMPDAY NEWS ROUNDUP: City Seats, Alcohol, Texas, and Oregon’s Song February 24, 2021The latest recap of the news you may have missed… we’re assuming by accident. It’s All About That...7 mins read
Biden Brings Hope for Spotted Owls February 24, 2021Earlier this month, Western Democrats led by Oregon Senators Jeff Merkey and Ron Wyden, sent a letter to...1 min read
Like wine, environmental conditions impact flavor of whiskey, study finds February 24, 2021CORVALLIS, Ore. – Flavor differences in whiskey can be discerned based solely on the environment in which the...3 mins read
Local Stream Parasites: The Good, The Bad, The Dog Warning February 23, 2021Most people think of parasites and get goosebumps. Parasites have a negative stigma, and people associate them with...2 mins read
Update: First Alternative Co-op Fire February 23, 2021As the cleanup of the building hosting the kitchen that burned last month progresses at the southside First...1 min read
A Brief History of Corvallis’s Hotel Julian February 23, 2021A four-story Hotel Julian at 105 SW 2nd St. began life in 1892 as the three-story Corvallis Hotel,...1 min read
WEEKLY COVID UPDATE: February 22 February 22, 2021As of the end of last week, an additional 21 confirmed cases of COVID raised Benton County’s total...4 mins read
80% of Oregon Inmates Opt for Vaccines February 22, 2021After being the site of the state’s largest COVID outbreaks, a judge ruled to prioritize vaccinations for inmates,...1 min read
Corvallis Collectors February 22, 2021If there’s one thing we know about humans, it’s that we tend to collect things – from the...5 mins read
Oregon State University alum had big hand in getting Perseverance to Mars February 21, 2021CORVALLIS, Ore. – William Allen’s trip to Oregon State University four decades ago as a prospective student helped...3 mins read
Jennifer Killian; Keeping Corvallis Green, One Tree at a Time February 21, 2021One of the best parts of Corvallis is wandering through downtown in the fall. The leaves of the...5 mins read
Wildfire Protection in McDonald and Dunn Forests February 20, 2021The wildfires last summer have opened our eyes to the immediate threat that fire can pose to some...2 mins read
OSU Research Makes GREAT TREES February 20, 2021Forests and ecosystems around the globe are struggling due to many factors, the most volatile of which are...4 mins read
FRIDAY’S CHEERS & JEERS: Deep on Harris, Housed-Unhoused Maybes, County’s 4th Jail Try, Power Underground February 19, 2021CHEERS to Corvallis’ former NAACP president Angel Harris for a tenure well served, and to Sienna Kaske for...2 mins read