Benton County Applying for Reopening Next Week, Ahead of Other Counties
As plans to reopen the state surface, some Oregon counties are closer to Governor Kate Brown’s reopening criteria...
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Oregon Country Fair Cancelled, Virtual Gathering in The Works
With 50 years of history, the Oregon Country Fair is cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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OSU Scientist Says Green New Deal Should Include Oceans
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The world’s oceans play a critical role in climate regulation, mitigation and adaptation and should...
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Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $9 Million in Funding to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Oregon
Testing capacity is critical to battling coronavirus WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden...
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Samaritan ICU Nurses Win Excellence Award
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit won a gold level Beacon Award for Excellence from the...
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OSU Researcher Shows People Can Interpret a Robot’s… Personality
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers used a vacuum cleaner and the personalities of...
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Majesticpiece Theatre: Derric the Seventh (Livestream)
DERRIC THE SEVENTH – A TragiComedy In One Act by Ralph Turley directed by Johanna Spencer May 9th...
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Contact Tracers of Benton County, Series Starts Monday
Starting Monday, May 11, The Advocate brings you a three part series on the contact tracers of Benton...
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Numbers Show Oregon Businesses Hit Hard, Unemployment Soars
A new survey by Business Oregon, Travel Oregon and the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network revealed...
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Writing Lesson Three
In part one and two of this three-part series, we’ve introduced readers to the basic elements of good...
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Oregon Churches Seek to Reopen, File Suit Against Gov. Brown
Ten Oregon churches from all over the state have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kate Brown in...
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OSU Project Estimates 117 COVID-19 Cases in Corvallis
Initial results from the Trace COVID-19 project, being conducted by OSU researchers, estimates two cases per every 1,000...
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ODFW Addresses Hunt Application Deadline, Concerns
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will not be extending the May 15 deadline for controlled hunt...
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OSU and Graduate Employees Union Impasse Continues
For almost a year now, the Coalition of Graduate Employees and Oregon State University have been locked in labor...
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Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscapes Initiative Announces Its First Projects to Conserve Essential Lands
15 Projects Will Help Region Withstand Climate Change WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5, 2020) – The Pacific Northwest Resilient...
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Emergency Loan Program Excludes Ex-Cons Trying to Make Good
A Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan is utilized by small businesses to provide the necessary funds to...
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County Launches $150,000 Small Business Loan Program
Loans are available to small businesses in Benton County through a new emergency loan fund coordinated by the...
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OSU’s McDonald Dunn Research Forests Reopen Amid State Recreational Openings
Oregon State University’ s College of Forestry announced that the McDonald and Dunn Research Forests will reopen this...
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