Benton County Sheriff Jackson Retires December 9, 2020On Dec. 8, Benton County announced that Sheriff Scott Jackson will retire on February 1, 2021. Jackson began his career...1 min read
COVID-19 as of November 7, 2020 December 8, 2020An 86-year-old Benton County man was the 1,045th person to die of COVID-19 in Oregon. He had underlying conditions and tested...1 min read
COVID-19 Vaccine Coming to Oregon December 8, 2020Oregon should see the first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine within a few weeks. The deliveries should be...1 min read
Commit a Crime – Get a Vaccine December 7, 2020On December 1, Marco A. Hernandez, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Oregon, sent a letter...1 min read
Home Prices Decline, So Does Selection December 7, 2020The Real Estate Market in Linn and Benton Counties continues to sit within a strong seller’s market. In...1 min read
Oregon State Hosts National Hemp Symposium December 7, 2020On February 9 and 10, the first National Hemp Symposium will be held. It will be in the...1 min read
Nematodes Vs. Slugs – To the Victor Goes the Soil December 6, 2020The name Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita means literally “non-binary ghost rod,” but this nematode is alive and well and busy turning slimy slugs...3 mins read
Corvallis Team Wins Against Bat Fungus December 6, 2020Researchers from Oregon State University and University of California Santa Cruz recently teamed up to win a U.S....2 mins read
Lambing Season: An Essay December 6, 2020When you’ve lived on a farm for 22 years, you eventually start feeling like you know it all....6 mins read
Owl Droppings Offer Clues to Climate Change December 5, 2020When thinking of Paleontology, one doesn’t usually think of owl pellets and rodents. But at Terry Labs on...4 mins read
OSU Vets Fight Pet Cancer December 5, 2020While a diagnosis of cancer in a pet is never an easy pill to swallow, it doesn’t have...4 mins read
2 Towns Ready to Protect MidValley Businesses December 4, 20202 Towns Ciderhouse in Corvallis is inviting businesses in the Mid-Willamette Valley to apply for their free personal...1 min read
Corvallis Can Share the Warmth December 4, 2020Now through Dec. 21, Windermere Real Estate brokers are hosting a virtual fundraiser, raising money for local charities...1 min read
Over $1.25 Million in CARES Act Business Aid Available December 4, 2020The Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Office, in partnership with Community LendingWorks, will be distributing more than $1.25 million...2 mins read
Benton County Up to 845 COVID-19 Cases December 3, 2020As of 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 2, 18 more Oregon citizens have died from COVID-19 and 1,244 new...1 min read
Xmas Tree Prices Rise December 3, 2020In the past 10 year, the average price of a Christmas tree “more than doubled from $36.50 in...1 min read
The Voyage of the Mayflower, 1620 – 2020 December 3, 2020On December 18, 1620, a ship called the Mayflower, blown off course by storms, made land in a...2 mins read
Benton County is High Risk According to State December 2, 2020On Nov. 18, a two-week “freeze” began, ordered by Gov. Kate Brown, tightening restrictions on public activities in...2 mins read