Pacific Northwest “Megadrought” Expected to Worsen
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM), nearly 55% of the American West and 75% of the Pacific...
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Real Estate Market: Holiday Slump Hides Tightening Market
This month in real estate has felt different to agents, due to the small number of homes on...
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Benton County to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate
The Benton County Board of Commissioners agreed to follow with the decision of the Oregon Health Authority to...
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OSU Researcher Combining Science, Dance to Speak at Science Pub
Oregon State University doctoral graduate Heather Masson-Forsythe, who won a national contest for communicating her research through dance,...
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Will Spring Rain Be Enough for Willamette Valley Reservoirs?
The reservoirs providing drinking water to the towns and cities of the Willamette Valley are pretty low, but...
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CHEERS & JEERS: More Good School, And Bad School
CIRCUMSTANTIAL POMP for Oregon State University campuses. They will be holding live, in-person, real-deal-like graduation ceremonies this year....
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Whale Watching Season Comes Round Again
All sorts of other things may have gone wrong over the last couple of years, so much that...
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Oregon Legislators Resign, Citing Poor Pay
Three Democratic lawmakers announced on Monday that they would not be seeking reelection. The cause? They can’t afford...
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Local Businesswoman Marianne Fox Dies in Plane Crash
This morning, Corvallisite Marianne Fox, owner of Restyle, passed away after an airplane crash at Northeast Regional Airport...
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Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Amazon
The Corvallis Airport has been chosen by Amazon Prime Air as one of the two locations in Oregon...
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All-Ages Show to Benefit Jackson Street Youth Services
On Saturday, March 12, the Corvallis Community Center will host an all-ages punk show to benefit Jackson Street...
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Certain Venmo, CashApp Transactions Now Subject to IRS Reporting
So long are the days of tax-free income for your small business. As of this year, incoming payments...
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CitySpeak Q&A: State of the City with Mayor & Area Leaders, March 8
If you’re looking to be heard by city and county officials, or just want to hear them explain...
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Commissioners Approve Eminent Domain for Justice Improvement Plan
The Benton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday to use eminent domain to move...
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Extol: A Corvallis Kind of Holiday Begins Saturday
Have you ever wanted to create a holiday? One Corvallisite has done just that. Prompted by a question...
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OSU Study, Tire Particles Damaging Ecosystems
Small particles from tires inhibited the growth and caused adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and...
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Oregon Sees More Opioid Deaths in 2021 than in 2019, 2020
The State of Oregon saw a sharp increase in opioid related deaths in the past two years. In...
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OR Lawmakers Propose $150 Million Summer Learning Package
Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) and Senator Michael Dembrow (D-Portland) introduced a Summer Learning Package worth $150...
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