Benton County Officials Demand Answers from Coffin Butte Operator Over Fire Safety, Missing Data May 18, 2026Benton County officials are pressing Republic Services, the operator of the Coffin Butte Landfill north of Corvallis, with...3 mins read
Annual Corvallis Ride of Silence Set for Wednesday, May 20 May 18, 2026This year’s annual Corvallis Ride of Silence has been set for 6:30 pm, Wednesday, May 20. As in...1 min read
Feds Drop the Ball on Antitrust, Oregon’s Attorney General Wants to Fill the Void May 18, 2026Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the state’s Department of Justice will ask state lawmakers to double the...2 mins read
Benton County Weighs Contributing Dollars to Newport’s Legal Fight with ICE May 18, 2026Benton County officials are weighing whether to chip in $5,000 to help fund the City of Newport’s ongoing...3 mins read
Corvallis Prosecutors say Deborah Albin Didn’t Protect Her Now Deceased Baby, She says she was Surviving Abuse May 18, 2026In September 2023, Deborah Albin found herself sitting in jail in Corvallis, Oregon, listening as a prosecutor told...20 mins read
ELECTION 2026: Low Countywide Turnout, Drop Box Instead of Mail, Advocate Endorsements, Flinn Report and More May 15, 2026Some of us, it turns out, have not yet voted. There are 61,222 registered voters in Benton County,...4 mins read
Oregon Passed a Law that Could’ve Stopped the Corvallis Clinic Takeover, OHA has Never Used It May 15, 2026Dana Gibbon was 18 weeks pregnant with her first baby when her OB-GYN told her at an appointment...11 mins read
First in the Nation, Kotek Signs Laws to Backfill Planned Parenthood Funding, Strengthen Shield Law May 15, 2026Oregon is officially the first state to create a long-term plan to replace Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood if Congress...3 mins read
Reader View: Pat Malone to Mark Yeager, I Respectfully Disagree May 15, 2026Not surprisingly, I disagree with Mr. Yeager’s assessment of my record, which The Advocate published as a Reader...2 mins read
Final Weekend for Corvallis High’s Clue: On Stage May 15, 2026Clue: On Stage is a hilarious, fast-paced whodunit that adapts the 1985 movie (itself based on the board...1 min read
Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, May 15-22 May 15, 2026Friday, May 15 Do It Yourself Combination Pots. Shonnard’s Nursery, 6600 SW Philomath Blvd, Corvallis. All Day. Cost:...36 mins read
Samaritan Merger Moves, OHA Sets Last Minute Listening Sessions, and There’s Town Halls May 12, 2026Set for today at 12 pm, an OHA Listening Session about Samaritan Health. We received the press release...4 mins read
Oregon Officials Discuss Trump Attacks on Voting and What’s at Stake May 12, 2026Oregon’s elections are secure, and the state is doing everything it can to resist unconstitutional demands from the...3 mins read
Latest Figures, What Oregon’s Candidates for Congress are Spending May 12, 2026U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Clackamas County Democrat, raised and spent more money in the month leading up...3 mins read
Library Talk Examines ‘Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet’, Wed., May 13 May 12, 2026Corvallis based forest wildlife ecologist Katie Moriarty, PhD, will review Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of...1 min read
Kotek Rival Turned Advisor Hints at Corporate Activity Tax Reductions May 12, 2026One of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s top economic advisers on Monday suggested that a new economic prosperity effort...3 mins read
Reader View: Mark Yeager says ‘Vote for John Wilson’ May 12, 2026I encourage registered Democrats to vote for candidate John Wilson in the May 19, 2026, primary race for...3 mins read
$100 Million Suit Alleges Good Samaritan Negligence Led to a Teen’s Death May 8, 2026Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and two emergency department physicians are facing a $100 million lawsuit after an...2 mins read
