Lawmakers Mull Less Stringent Pause on Factory Farm Permits
Lawmakers have amended a controversial proposal that would have paused new permits for all large animal operations for...
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Oregon Could Tighten Climate Regulations for Data Centers, Cryptocurrency Farms
Lawmakers are trying to close a loophole for data centers and force some of Oregon’s biggest carbon emitters...
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Corvallis Calendar: Thursday Evening to Friday Evening
Thursday, March 23 BCTT Meeting #10. 1:30 p.m. Benton County Talks Trash (BCTT) Solid Waste Process Work Group. Register...
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Government: Corvallis School Board Running Mostly Unopposed, Final Day for Trash Talks Survey, Orientation for New Mayor and Councilors
Corvallis School Board: The Corvallis School District will see some new and other familiar faces in the upcoming...
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Corvallis Science & Nature: Spring Arrives at Last, Ocean Acidification Talk, Art Show and Documentary
Spring is Here On March 20, Spring officially arrived in Corvallis. Despite the weather not always cooperating, the...
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Oregon Lawmakers Hear Often Emotional Testimony on Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care
A sweeping bill intended to guarantee access to abortion and gender-affirming care in Oregon as other states limit...
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Oregon GOP Legislators Ask for Special Prosecutor in Liquor Agency Scandal
Oregon Republican legislative leaders on Tuesday asked Gov. Tina Kotek to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a...
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Corvallis Calendar: Wednesday Evening to Friday Evening
Wednesday, March 22 Jam Wagon. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Free. Join Common Fields...
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Corvallis Business: Local Restaurants, Bars and Food Trucks Form Alliance, Land Use Control Increasingly Shifts from Oregon Cities to State, Aaron Escobar Drives OSU Athletics Fundraising Wins
Corvallis Area Restaurants & Bars, or CARB, is the brainchild of Michelle Colomb, a Corvallis based contributing writer...
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Oregonians Pumping Their Own Gas, Bill Passes Oregon House
Oregon drivers who for decades have been banned from touching gas pumps could soon have the right to...
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Author of ‘Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals’ Gives Thursday Talk
Thursday evening at the Corvallis Public Library, author Christopher Preston shares his new book Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That...
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Guest Commentary: Oregon Senate Finally Mulls Medical Waste Pollution, Change is Overdue
Did you know Oregon is home to the only place in the western half of the United States...
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Government: Food Bank and Childcare Hearings, Community Health Assessment Results, Environmental Committee Seeks Recruits
Food Bank Project: The Benton County Board of Commissioners meet again Tuesday, March 21 at 9 am. The...
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Rayfield Supports New Firearms Legislation, Stemming Ghost Guns and Violence
Oregon lawmakers are pursuing a package of firearm bills aimed at preventing gun violence and curbing the proliferation...
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Bipartisan Duo Unveil $250 Million Oregon Drought Package for ‘Families, Farms and Fish’
A bipartisan duo from opposite sides of Oregon are proposing a $250 million drought package to tackle water...
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OSU: Dean Named for College of Pharmacy
David Bearden, interim dean of Oregon State University’s College of Pharmacy since December 2020, has been named dean...
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From Bad to Verse: Luna Tik Tok, Belated Ides, Rhyme Crime
Tiny Bubble Tiny bubble in my glass Floating upwards very fast When through the tippy top it soars ...
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Government: A Long Winding Road to a South Corvallis Food Hub, Local Officials Refine Ranked Choice Voting, Landfill Process Nearing End
Ranked Voting Revisions: The Corvallis City Council will look at an ordinance at their March 20 meeting that...
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