Oregon State Scientist Awarded Tasty $3 Million Grant August 31, 2016Oregon State University professor Shawn Mehlenbacher was awarded a five-year, $3.1 million research grant from the USDA National...1 min read
Foundry Annex’s Too-Soon Departure August 31, 2016Foundry Annex, the art gallery and workspace on Madison Avenue, is no more as of recent weeks. The...1 min read
Governor Kate Brown Supports Trans-Pacific Partnership August 24, 2016Governor Kate Brown recently announced her support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a controversial trade deal negotiated by President...1 min read
Fifth Annual Invasive Species Cook-off August 24, 2016ATTN: The issue of the 25th erroniously chopped off the subheadline, which should have read “Don’t Worry, It’s...1 min read
Special Olympics Moving to OSU August 17, 2016Can’t get enough of this summer’s Olympics? Well, save some of that excitement for next year, when Oregon’s...1 min read
Albany to Vote on Recreational Pot Ban in November August 17, 2016The Albany City Council has decided to give Linn County’s voters another chance in deciding whether or not...1 min read
Hops and Brewing Archive Celebrates August 17, 2016OSU Valley Library’s Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives is celebrating its third anniversary this August. To toast the...1 min read
Better Biodegradable Urns August 10, 2016Many people, when dealing with a death in the family, opt for cremation. The Cremation Association of North...1 min read
Death by Numbers: Benton’s 2015 Death Toll, Crunched August 10, 2016Death weighs heavy—not only on the hearts and minds of those left behind, but literally. Bodies mean mass,...1 min read
Timber Payments Disappointingly Low August 3, 2016Over the last four years Oregon counties have received less and less funding from federal timber payments. For...1 min read
Megafauna Mega-Problem August 3, 2016Most of Earth’s large terrestrial mammals currently face extinction. Not just African elephants, Bengal tigers, or the last...1 min read
AnimationFest 6: Beer, Food, Cartoons… August 3, 2016What’s better than Saturday morning cartoons? Saturday night ones. That’s what you’re in for at the sixth annual...1 min read
Craft Beer Picnic… Everyone’s Favorite Three Words July 27, 2016If a craft beer picnic sounds good to you, then you’re in luck: it exists, and it’s happening...1 min read
Benton County Fair and Rodeo Rolls into Town July 27, 2016The Benton County Fair and Rodeo is arriving soon, with event dates from Wednesday, Aug. 3 to Saturday,...1 min read
Harry Potter Party July 27, 2016Harry Potter diehards, get ready. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the eighth installment of J.K. Rowling’s critically...1 min read
Laughing Loafer Comes to Corvallis July 27, 2016The only things louder than HP’s (rather sad) fireworks display last weekend were the boos and moans coming...1 min read
OSU Scientist Names Long-Extinct Mushroom Species July 27, 2016Preserved remains of a mushroom, an insect, and a mystery mammal were discovered stuck together in the same...1 min read
Summer Offers Chance for Whale Watching July 20, 2016Each year near the end of June the Eastern gray whale returns to the Oregon Coast to feed,...1 min read