OSU Hemp Trial Could Change Livestock & Hemp Industries October 1, 2020In 2015, the Oregon Department of Agriculture began accepting applications for industrial hemp licenses. Since then, the hemp industry...6 mins read
Corvallis Gets Greener October 1, 2020There’s a building in Corvallis, not far from Imagine Coffee or the Benton Habitat for Humanity, and county...2 mins read
Captivating Corvallisites: Wolf Parent, Drag King, LGBTQ+ Advocate October 1, 2020Oregon State University graduate and faculty research assistant Shelby Wanser says that their two biggest accomplishments thus far...3 mins read
Update to Article: Benton County Fails Follow-up with COVID Positive OSU Student September 30, 2020Original Article The Advocate reached out to Charlie Fautin, Interim Co-Director for the Benton County Health Department, regarding...1 min read
Les Schwab Sells to California Investment Fund September 30, 2020According to an OregonLive article, tire company Les Schwab has signed a deal to sell to Meritage Group,...2 mins read
Finding Freedom in Reading with Banned Books Week September 30, 2020This Sunday marked the beginning of “Banned Books Week,” which aims to raise awareness of freedom of speech...2 mins read
Pre-Debate Election Analysis from OSU Prof. Chris Stout September 29, 2020Historically, voter turnout tends to be low among younger generations, many of whom are in college and face...5 mins read
Corvallis’ Food Truck Circuit September 29, 2020Food trucks have been booming in Portland since the 1970s, with the city ranking as the friendliest place...3 mins read
Chehalis Tribe Overcomes Jacksonian Prohibition & 2020 to Open Distillery September 29, 2020A block away from an I-5 offramp between Olympia and the town of Chehalis, a brew pub and...3 mins read
Schools Fund Drained by COVID September 28, 2020Oregon schools were planning on a long-overdue $472 million boost thanks to the Student Success Act which was...1 min read
Warm Oceans & Wildfires Threaten Seabirds September 28, 2020The Marbled Murrelet, a common seabird on the Oregon Coast, already suffers from loss of nesting habitat, and...2 mins read
Sept. 27 Marked 170 Years of Native American Injustice September 28, 2020Another dismal anniversary. 170 years ago on Sept. 27, 1850, the United States implemented the Donation Land Claim...1 min read
COVID Spike Linked to OSU & UO Parties September 27, 2020Off-campus parties at two of Oregon’s biggest universities, Oregon State University and University of Oregon, are causing an...2 mins read
Benton Book Reviews: The Secret Music at Tordesillas by Marjorie Sandor September 27, 2020Welcome back to The Advocate’s Monthly Book Review. This October, I’m recommending a stellar work of historical fiction...2 mins read
Pandemic Creates Local Plant Craze September 26, 2020As coronavirus brought stay-at-home orders, treasure hunts for toilet paper, and the possibility of food shortages, local nurseries...2 mins read
Oregon Farmworkers Report Unreliable Safety Measures September 26, 2020The coronavirus puts Oregon farmworkers at a higher risk, but they report a lack of access to personal protective equipment,...4 mins read
Benton County Fails Follow-Up with COVID-Positive OSU Student September 25, 2020This past weekend, thousands of Oregon State University students moved onto the Corvallis campus. This year, in the...1 min read
49,000 Oregonians Wait on Jobless Claims September 25, 2020The Oregon Employment Division said this week that 49,000 claims for jobless benefits are stuck in an adjudication...1 min read