Rob Wagner, First New Oregon Senate President in Decades
Rob Wagner first walked into the Oregon Capitol in 1997 as an intern for a first-term Democratic state...
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Oregon Treasury Stops Waiting for People to Contact Them About $10 Million in Unclaimed Funds
Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read has announced plans to return approximately $10 million in unclaimed funds to individual...
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Wed. and Thurs. Nights: So I Married An Axe Murder Movie Night, and Three Free Concerts
ON WEDNEDAY Steve Goodbar. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Free. Join Common Fields on...
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Corvallis Business: Gazette-Times Publisher Sued Over Subscriber Privacy, Starker Funds Samaritan Health Efforts, Timberhill Apartments Planned, New Homeless Shelter Sought, Chamber Webinar Slated
Starker Forests has again donated to Corvallis based Samaritan Health, this time helping to fund added treatment facilities...
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OSU Receives $4.8 Million to Address Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage
Oregon State University has received $4.8 million from the National Science Foundation to help the United States close...
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Housing Will Top Oregon Legislature’s 2023 Priorities, Democratic Leader Says
A top Democratic lawmaker says housing will take center stage again during Oregon’s legislative session this year. And,...
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Wed. Night: Steve Goodbar Sings, So I Married an Ax Murderer Screens
Steve Goodbar. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Free. Join Common Fields on Wednesday and...
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Government: County Social Services Decision, Law Enforcement Bond Amount Mulled, City gets Final Look at Operating Plan
Mental Health and Homeless Funding: County officials are looking to add mental health and homeless services initiatives to...
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Homeless Veterans in Willamette Valley to Receive Federal Housing Vouchers
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced that homeless veterans in the Willamette Valley, including those...
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Oregon Vies to Become a Hydrogen Hub, But Federal Dollars Make the Competition Fierce
Oregon and Washington have inked a deal for a federally funded Pacific Northwest hydrogen hub, and as we...
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City Council Asked to Support More Homeless Shelter Beds, County Swears in Sheriff and Commissioner
Sworn In: Benton County Sheriff Jef Van Arsdall and Commissioner Pat Malone were sworn into office by Judge...
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Corvallis Social Justice: Top 5 Stories and Events of 2022
2022 saw a lot of local coverage in social justice, and per end-of-year traditions, a brief recap seems...
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2022 Brought Oregon Less Wildfire, More Drought and Major Clean Energy Investments
For Oregon and the nation, 2022 was a historic year for legislation and funding to combat climate change. ...
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From Bad to Verse: Famous Obits 2022, I Resolve, Big Whoop
Famous Obits 2022 A toast to Kirstie Alley Loved oh so many years This one’s for you, dear...
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Corvallis Parent: Oregon’s New 2023 Family and Education Laws, Whale Watch Ends Dec. 31, Paying Parents Caring for Disabled Children Considered
You may have noted The Advocate pushing Oregon’s Whale Watch Week of late, and we’ll just confess, there’s...
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10 Standout OSU Scientific Discoveries of 2022
Every year, a top research university like Oregon State puts out hundreds of new papers and studies, advancing...
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Oregon’s Largest Electric Utilities Missing Climate Benchmarks, Report Says
Oregon’s largest private electricity providers are dragging their feet when it comes to transitioning to renewable energy sources,...
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How ‘a bunch of kids and people the state gave up on’ Rid Slavery from Oregon’s Constitution
Willamette University Professor Melissa Buis Michaux was supposed to be at an election night party, but decided to...
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