Get Free COVID-19 Tests for Thanksgiving November 17, 2020Oregon State University will hold free testing for students living in Corvallis and Bend on Nov. 16 as...2 mins read
2 Towns Ciderhouse Enterprise Zone Up for Approval November 16, 2020The Corvallis City Council has approval of a 2 Towns Ciderhouse enterprise zone on its Monday night agenda. The meeting starts...1 min read
Breaking Down Corvallis Homelessness Data November 16, 2020Being homeless can be a life of struggle, fear, and humiliation. No locking doors, nowhere to run, no...3 mins read
Corvallis Church Keeping People in Masks November 16, 2020On the first Saturday of every month – the next being Dec. 5 – from 9:00 a.m. to...1 min read
Cheaters Never Prosper, Except During COVID November 15, 2020 “It is too easy to just copy a thought or idea from a website instead of using one’s...3 mins read
$600K Relief for Oregon Strippers and Sex Workers November 15, 2020Oregon strippers and sex workers of color financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic are eligible to apply for...2 mins read
Time and Item Donations in the Time of COVID November 14, 2020This year has been tumultuous on many fronts, with the novel coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest, and an election. ...2 mins read
Corvallis Roller Rink Seeking New Owner November 14, 2020Correction: This article had listed the building as 57,499 square feet, which is the approximate size of the...2 mins read
Coronavirus: Gov. Brown Orders 2-Week Partial Lockdown November 13, 2020Oregon is going on its strictest set of restrictions since the March stay-home order. Gov. Kate Brown announced...1 min read
Oregon State Enrollment Up amidst COVID-19 Pandemic November 13, 2020Fall enrollment in 2020 for Oregon State University has reached record levels, according to a OSU Newsroom article...2 mins read
Record-High New Oregon COVID Cases, 20 in Benton County November 13, 2020The Oregon Health Authority reported yesterday that 1,122 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed and four more lives were...1 min read
Comment period extended on OSU control of Elliott State Forest November 13, 2020The hot issue of Elliot State Forest becoming governed by OSU as a research forest is spurring discussion...1 min read
How Oregon Funds Education is Biased November 12, 2020A recent study has alleged a gender bias in how Oregon spends its money for higher education. Researchers at Southern...2 mins read
OSU Trace Program Comes to Eugene November 12, 2020Oregon State University brought its TRACE Community COVID-19 testing program to Eugene, sending three-member teams – one OSU...2 mins read
Why They Expect Oregon to go Dem November 12, 2020The majority of people in Benton County have voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 1988. The same...2 mins read
CitySpeak Forum Review: Rep. Rayfield, Local Pandemic Response Leaders November 11, 2020 At the latest CitySpeak Forum, The Corvallis Advocate hosted recently re-elected Democratic State Rep. Dan Rayfield. We asked...4 mins read
CitySpeak Livestream Preview: Homeless in Corvallis, 2020 Changes November 11, 2020Help for the unhoused has changed in Corvallis this last year, and next week the people behind those...1 min read
A Sad Farewell to Nearly Normal’s Restaurant, Yet Their Foods Live On November 11, 2020“It’s a Corvallis institution.” That’s how Karen Levy, one long-time patron of the whimsical, welcoming vegetarian restaurant, described...4 mins read