SPECIAL REPORT: DEQ Toughens Oversight After Fraudulent Report by Company
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality has enforced stricter oversight of a clean energy program after issuing a $2.7...
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OSU: University Scientists Discover Wolves Quickly Evolving Their Diet
Wolves on an Alaskan island caused a deer population to plummet, but instead of migrating to another island...
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Government: City, County Schedule Open Houses Ahead of Two Large Building Projects
JSIP Open House: As final decisions are wrapping up; Benton County will be hosting an open house on...
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Grad Rates at Corvallis Schools Continue to Outpace State Average
Yesterday, Oregon’s Department of Education released graduation data for the 2021-22 school year. And, once again, the Corvallis...
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Food Benefit Cuts to Hit Thousands of Oregonians, Food Banks Bracing, Legislation Possible
Oregon food banks are bracing for an uptick in demand in March when hundreds of thousands of state...
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Oregon’s Water Security a Statewide Crisis, Government Report Finds
Across Oregon, the future of water quality and quantity is in jeopardy, a state report said. The 70-page advisory...
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From Bad to Verse: Up in the Air, Comcast Death, Fish Story
Up in the Air Though loftiness is what Their travel evokes Flight attendants really Are just plane folks ...
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Corvallis Parent: Special Needs and Children’s Online Wellbeing Mulled by Oregon Lawmakers, Arabic Club, School Board Tonight… And the Big Blue Film Fest Makes Us Happy
With Oregon’s legislative session started, one would have expected the usual first meeting of the Senate Education Committee...
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Corvallis Social Justice: Moth Dreams Meet-Ups, Restricted Access to Park Restrooms, Jackson Street Mentoring Program, Anti-LGBTQ+ Oregon Bills Introduced
The Disability Equity Center (DEC), launched in 2019 in Corvallis, is a community-led organization and resource center created...
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Oregon Bill Would Expand State’s Intoxicated Driving Law
A proposal in the Legislature would expand Oregon’s intoxicated driving law to cover all drugs, including legal medications...
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Oregon’s Sen. Wyden Files Supreme Court Brief in Support of Section 230
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court urging them to...
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Happenings: Thursday Afternoon to Friday Evening
THURSDAY Community Involvement and Diversity Advisory Board. 4 p.m. Free. The Community Involvement and Diversity Advisory Board (CIDAB) will...
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Government: City Mulls Tax Breaks for Low Income Apartments, Also Requests Help with Trail Clearing
Low Income Tax Exemption: It’s early times for the conversation, but tax exemptions for properties catering to low-income...
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Corvallis Science and Nature: Progress on Butterfly Populations, Whale Strandings, Raising a Pint for Local Conservation Next Week
Endangered Butterfly Bounces Back The Fender’s Blue Butterfly is found only in the Willamette Valley, and was thought...
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State Seeks to Ease Public Defender Crisis with Attorney Pay Increase
Officials have approved a plan for spending $10 million of emergency funding to address Oregon’s public defender crisis,...
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Oregon Nurses Union Seeks Staffing Per Patient Minimums, Hospitals Float Alternative Plans
Oregon’s largest nurses union and the hospital industry are gearing up for a push – and potential fight...
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Happenings: Wed. Afternoon to Thurs. Evening
WEDNESDAY Employment Help. Corvallis Benton County Library, 2nd Floor Classroom, 645 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis. 5:30 p.m. Learn how...
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Corvallis Business: PacWave Picks Gerding for Wave Energy Build-Out, Lee Shuts Lebanon Express, Knight Vision Conflict-of-Interest Redux, Yee Concerned
City Council president Tracey Yee has some tough questions about a homeless services contract, and the prospect of...
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