Linn-Benton Backwash: Free-Range Turkeys… and Teens April 6, 2016Corvallis took a note out of Lebanon’s playbook on March 31 with a face-punching at Riva’s Taco Emporium...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash March 30, 2016Last Sunday, kids from all over Linn and Benton counties were observed running around, dressed as rabbits, collecting...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash March 23, 2016Breaking news on the website platform being used by the Gazette-Times and their sister papers: If you try...2 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash March 16, 2016Remember Campus Crest and the plan for a 900-unit student housing complex near Witham Oaks? Just wanted to...2 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Blame the Gods — Very Cranky Edition March 9, 2016Last weekend, a man with a totally sweet beard and awesome glasses went to work in Albany. There...2 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Our Criminals Need a Better Education March 2, 2016A hilarious fraud attempt was reported in Corvallis last week after a supposed defense attorney called a man and...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Questionable Decisions, Editorial and Otherwise February 24, 2016Corvallis is planning several “upgrades” to city parks to the tune of $1.7 million. Due to the fact...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash: If You Can’t Fix Stupid, Cuff It Edition February 17, 2016A Benton County deputy arrested and subsequently charged one Monty Reid with DUII. Reid was also found to be...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Now with Extra Positivity February 10, 2016This week Corvallisites visiting the Gazette-Times were randomly treated to a poll that asked, “Are you a father?”...2 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash February 3, 2016A construction crew working at Oregon State University in Corvallis found some bones that turned out to have once...2 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash The ‘Be More Like Mario Pastega’ Edition January 27, 2016Last Saturday Corvallis saw the grand opening of the new Samaritan Pastega Regional Cancer Center. There was a...2 mins read
Linn Benton Backwash January 20, 2016Though this column fingers the holes in the sweater of our local culture as a baseline, I wanted...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash January 13, 2016Corvallis residents were joined by their contemporaries from Eugene last week in a candlelight vigil meant to protest...1 min read
Benton County Upchuck January 6, 2016The Timberhill security wall was breached for the 47th time in the last year as the inbred offspring...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Lift ‘Em Up Edition December 28, 2015Folks, check it out: I’m a nice guy. In light of certain recent events, I have decided to...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash December 21, 2015Flooding seems to have closed every last public school in Corvallis on Dec. 18. My best guess is...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Lincoln County Edition December 16, 2015A man by the name of Nantharath Thilavans (I’m serious) picked a fight with Lincoln County deputies and lost,...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Crime and Funishment December 9, 2015Last week the Milwaukie Mustangs beat the South Albany Rebels in a game of sports balls. Points were...1 min read