To Open Schools, Brown Considers Business Shutdowns & Travel Restrictions August 25, 2020At its current rate, Oregon is 260 days away from meeting the COVID-19 metrics to reopen schools, as...1 min read
Brown Says COVID Positivity Rate Must Decrease Before Schools Reopen August 24, 2020On Friday August 21, Gov. Kate Brown said K-12 students will not return to the classroom for in-person...1 min read
Southtown Farm Stand Keeps Same Spirit, Sees New Faces August 24, 2020COVID-19 may have impacted the way customers and vendors interact, but it has not dampened the spirit of...1 min read
Oregon Blows Through COVID Relief Fund in Three Days August 24, 2020In an effort to help those Oregonians who fell through the financial cracks since the beginning of the...1 min read
Update: Corvallis Still Leaving Minority-Owned Businesses Behind August 23, 2020On July 12, The Corvallis Advocate published an article covering the City government’s lack of a defined outreach...10 mins read
Corvallis Police Still Searching for Missing At-Risk Teen August 23, 202016-year-old Ava Carey left home Thursday, Aug. 20, for a nearby park and did not return. Her family...1 min read
New OSU Police Chief Resigns; Disarm OSU Expresses Concerns August 23, 2020In a surprise move just months after the college began grappling with campus safety options, the new police...3 mins read
Interview: Corvallis Schools Super Talks Concerns, Plans August 22, 2020The Corvallis School District (CSD) released its plans for fall amidst the coronavirus pandemic, going online-only for the...4 mins read
Oregon Makes Contact Tracing Data Public, Unlike Most States August 22, 2020Contact tracing – calling those who have tested positive for the coronavirus to ask who they’ve been around...1 min read
Firefighting Efforts in the Time of COVID August 22, 2020Gov. Kate Brown spoke in The Dalles on Sunday, Aug. 17, about how the state is handling firefighting...1 min read
Army Corps Failed to Protect Willamette River Salmon, Judge Rules August 21, 2020District court Judge Marco Hernandez ruled this week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to...2 mins read
Wildfires Consuming Oregon Lands; Brown Declares Emergency August 21, 2020Every Summer, Oregon faces the annual threat of Wildfire Damage, and this year is turning out to be no...1 min read
Free Masks: A Saturday Event and More August 21, 2020While Benton County’s COVID-19 case numbers remain low, public health officials continue to urge community members to wear...1 min read
Still No Final Answer on Van Buren Bridge Question August 20, 2020The Corvallis City Council voted Monday, Aug. 19, to tie city ownership of the Van Buren Bridge to...1 min read
Tips for BLM Protesters, Firsthand Reports from Portland August 20, 2020On Aug. 18, The Corvallis Advocate hosted a CitySpeak event focused on protester rights and the current state...1 min read
DEQ Wants to Keep People Fed with $140,000 Grant August 20, 2020In an ordinary year,1,400 soup kitchens and food banks distribute food to between 800,000 and 900,000 of the...2 mins read
IRS Penalizes the City of Corvallis $243,267 for Late Tax Payments August 19, 2020The City of Corvallis released information Aug. 18 regarding late tax payments the City made to the Internal...1 min read
Corvallis School Leaders Slated for Public Q&A Session August 19, 2020For our next CitySpeak forum, local school district leaders will talk candidly about their concerns for education amid...1 min read
