Sheriff’s Office Invites Folks to get Emergency Training
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office has announced an upcoming Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training course, designed to...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, 9/13/24 to 9/20/24
Friday, September 13 Association of Oregon Counties District 5 Meeting. Holmes & Shipley Room, Benton County Kalapuya Bldg.,...
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Give Blood During National Preparedness Month, Here’s How in Corvallis
Why is The Advocate running another freaking story about local blood donation opportunities – singularly, it’s because summer...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Secrecy and Data Gaps Hinder Oregon’s Progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Cedar Wilkie Gillette, citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation and a Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa descendant,...
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Here’s How Oregon will Spend its First $41 Million of Opioid Settlement Dollars
Oregon public health officials are mapping out plans for spending $41 million in opioid settlement funding that will...
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Oregon’s New Chief Economist Comes from Wall Street
A longtime Wall Street analyst has taken over as Oregon’s chief economist, producing the quarterly forecasts lawmakers rely...
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Corvallis Voter Files Federal Election Complaint Against GOP Congressional Candidate
A federal complaint filed Tuesday by a Corvallis voter alleges that Republican congressional candidate Monique DeSpain illegally omitted...
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Feds Grant Oregon Schools $11.5 Million to Assist State’s Beleaguered Literacy Efforts
Oregon’s highest needs schools that are focused on revamping literacy instruction and boosting student reading proficiency will get...
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Majority of Nation’s Attorneys General Join Oregon, Seek Youth Warning Labels on Social Media
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a bipartisan campaign with 41 state attorneys general who are prodding...
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Free Theater Mask Making Talk, Saturday, Sept. 14
Join theatre director and craftsperson Sanaya Forbes as she walks workshop participants through the process of creating theatrical...
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Corvallis’ Agility Robotics Nominated for ‘Coolest Thing Made in Oregon’ Award, You Should Vote for Them
What do beard oil, a blanket, a robot and an airplane have in common? They’re among the finalists...
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Former Advocate Writer Founds New Publication, Tethered Literary
Former Corvallis Advocate reporter and writer, Ari Blatt, has announced that she and a group of colleagues are...
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Firefighters Now Battling 25 Large Blazes Statewide
Firefighters continued to battle blazes over the hot weekend, with three new fires flaring in Oregon, dozens of...
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Guest Commentary: Home Care Laborers Need a Workforce Standards Board
When an industry sees three-quarters of its workers leave their employers in a single year, something is seriously...
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Governor Interviewed: What an Indigenous News Outlet Learned About Kotek’s Native Nations Views
This spring, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek promised to visit all nine federally recognized Native nations across the state....
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OSU Research: Loneliness and Nightmares Linked
People who are lonely are more apt to have bad dreams, according to a collaboration that included an...
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Here’s What Oregonians can Expect for Health Insurance Hikes Next Year
The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two...
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Reminder: Mid-Valley Veterans Resource Fair Slated for Thursday
Samaritan Health Services’ Veterans Outreach Program will co-host Linn-Benton Veterans Stand Down, an annual event that helps connect...
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