SNAP Doesn’t Replace Stolen Benefits Anymore, Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Oregonians who receive supplemental federal food benefits need to be more vigilant than ever against fraud, officials say:...
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City Agrees to Pay $200,000 in Attorney Fees in Ellis Matter
City Manager Mark Shepard has signed a final settlement in the Charlyn Ellis matter – she will receive...
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Government: County to Consider New Crisis Center Hires, Innovative Energy Efficiency Loan Program
Progress has continued on Benton County’s new Mental Health Crisis Center – so much so that the Health...
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Graduation Rates in Corvallis Schools Surpass State Average… Again
The Oregon Department of Education released graduation data on Thursday for the 2023-24 school year. Once again, the Corvallis...
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DC Report: Hoyle and Merkley Town Hall Saturday, Your Congressional Delegation this Week
Before reviewing our congressional delegation’s doings this last week, note that Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative...
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The Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge and Seed Giveaway Starts Monday, Feb. 3
The Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge, Oregon State University Extension’s statewide seed giveaway, has returned for a sixth...
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Oregon Courts Purge 47,000 Evictions from People’s Records
The Oregon state courts system has sealed about 47,000 evictions from Oregonians’ records, the Oregon Judicial Department said....
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, Jan. 31 to Feb. 7
Friday, January 31 I Lived to Tell the World – Multimedia Exhibition. PRAx, Toomey Lobby, 470 SW 15th...
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Siletz Tribe Celebrates Land Back Purchase Deal
A stretch of land in Southern Oregon with historical significance — including the likely location of a treaty...
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National Assessment Shows Oregon Students Trailing the Country in Reading, Math
Oregon’s fourth and eighth graders are struggling in key subjects more than students in most other states, a...
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ACLU Wins Settlement for Oregon Protesters Beat, Shot and Abducted by Feds in 2020
During the 2020 racial justice protests, peaceful protesters in Portland were beaten, shot, and abducted by federal law...
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Oregon Capitol Memorializes Late Senate President Peter Courtney, State’s Longest-serving Lawmaker
Oregon bid farewell to the state’s longest-serving legislator in the Senate chamber that the late Peter Michael Coleman...
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Willamette Valley’s Already Powerful Grass Seed Industry is Going to Love OSU’s Newest Research
Statistician Yanming Di is working to modernize an outdated system for seed purity analysis. The Willamette Valley is...
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Federal Funding Freeze Rescinded, Oregon and Others Sued White House
The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a memo issued less than 48 hours earlier that had called for...
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Oregon Cat Euthanized after Testing Positive for Bird Flu
A domestic cat in Washington County recently tested positive for bird flu and had to be euthanized, the...
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Tracy Meese Hired as Corvallis Chamber of Commerce President, Feb. 6 Reception Set
The Corvallis Chamber of Commerce has a hired Tracy Meese as their new CEO and President. She’s worked...
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City Council Won’t Appeal Ellis, Nixes Noise Laws and Home Energy Scores, Okays More Food Trucks
For actions taken or not, last week’s city council meetings were eventful. Mayor Charles Maughan revealed the City...
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Oregon Officials Scrambling after President Orders Many Federal Funds Frozen
Oregon leaders were scrambling Tuesday morning after an announcement from the Trump administration that it was at least...
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