Oregon Overdoes Deaths Still High, but Decreasing
Overdose deaths in Oregon went down 22% in 2024, the Oregon Health Authority announced on Friday. The decrease...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, May 23-30
Friday, May 23 Cindy Ingram. Giustina and Murdoch Galleries, LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St, Corvallis. 8...
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Sami Al-Abdrabbuh Leads School Board Election Decisively
Preliminary results have Sami Al-Abdrabbuh handily leading the race for Corvallis School Board Position #1. He has 57%...
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Oregon Bill would Allow 16 Year-olds to Vote in School Board Elections
Some Oregon students are pushing lawmakers to pass a bill to allow them to vote in school board...
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Oregon Bill Prohibits Housing Discrimination Based on Immigration Status
In a 36-15 vote, the Oregon House on Monday passed a bill to prohibit landlords from asking tenants...
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Upcoming: School Closure Meeting, Corvallis Forest & Watershed Tour, Blood Drives
Before we start with the upcoming events, let’s talk money. An updated SmartAsset annual study ranks Benton County...
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OSU College of Pharmacy to Leave Corvallis for Portland
Oregon State University’s College of Pharmacy will relocate its Pharm.D. program primarily to Oregon Health & Science University’s...
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Groups Rally Against Bill that would Allow Exemption to Statewide Nuclear Ban
A bill that would exempt Umatilla County from the statewide ban on new nuclear energy facilities has drawn...
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Kotek Supports Withholding $1 Billion of ‘Kicker’ Refunds for Wildfire Costs
Oregon lawmakers looking for a new source of money to fight wildfires this year have come up with...
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Shutterbug Alert: Benton County Announces Photo Contest
Benton County has kicked-off a photo contest – they’re inviting folks to share a favorite photo they’ve taken...
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OSU Abuzz with New Interactive Bee Website, Pollinator Plant Preference Study
The team that created the Oregon Bee Atlas and the Oregon State University Extension Service Master Melittologist Program has launched...
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Record Number of Oregon Kindergartners Unvaccinated
Nearly one in 10 Oregon kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated because their parents asked for nonmedical vaccine exemptions, setting...
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Editorial: Where our School District Finds Itself, And an Unrelated Vax Vex
Behind the anger that can sometimes surround a school board race, there is fear. Deep seated biological imperatives...
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Annual Corvallis Ride of Silence set for Wednesday, May 21
The Corvallis Ride of Silence is a solemn yearly remembrance of cyclists who have been injured or killed...
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Offensive Names for Places Could be Changed Quicker if Oregon Bill Passes
Oregon lawmakers aim to speed up the process for renaming dozens of creeks, lakes, mountains and other sites...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, May 16 to 23
Friday, May 16 Cindy Ingram. Giustina and Murdoch Galleries, LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St, Corvallis. 8...
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Corvallis and Lebanon Home Prices Rise, Albany’s Dip
As spring fully settles in, the housing markets in Corvallis, Albany, and Lebanon continue to reflect a dynamic...
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Federal Chaos Leaves Oregon’s Economic Outlook Sluggish, Uncertain, Short Hundreds of Millions
Uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s tariffs have thrown a wrench in state revenues previously expected to grow by...
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