Contact Tracers of Benton County, Series Starts Monday May 8, 2020Starting Monday, May 11, The Advocate brings you a three part series on the contact tracers of Benton...1 min read
Numbers Show Oregon Businesses Hit Hard, Unemployment Soars May 8, 2020 A new survey by Business Oregon, Travel Oregon and the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network revealed...1 min read
Writing Lesson Three May 8, 2020In part one and two of this three-part series, we’ve introduced readers to the basic elements of good...8 mins read
Oregon Churches Seek to Reopen, File Suit Against Gov. Brown May 8, 2020 Ten Oregon churches from all over the state have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kate Brown in...1 min read
OSU Project Estimates 117 COVID-19 Cases in Corvallis May 7, 2020Initial results from the Trace COVID-19 project, being conducted by OSU researchers, estimates two cases per every 1,000...1 min read
ODFW Addresses Hunt Application Deadline, Concerns May 7, 2020The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will not be extending the May 15 deadline for controlled hunt...2 mins read
OSU and Graduate Employees Union Impasse Continues May 7, 2020For almost a year now, the Coalition of Graduate Employees and Oregon State University have been locked in labor...7 mins read
Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscapes Initiative Announces Its First Projects to Conserve Essential Lands May 7, 202015 Projects Will Help Region Withstand Climate Change WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5, 2020) – The Pacific Northwest Resilient...7 mins read
Emergency Loan Program Excludes Ex-Cons Trying to Make Good May 7, 2020 A Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan is utilized by small businesses to provide the necessary funds to...2 mins read
County Launches $150,000 Small Business Loan Program May 7, 2020Loans are available to small businesses in Benton County through a new emergency loan fund coordinated by the...1 min read
OSU’s McDonald Dunn Research Forests Reopen Amid State Recreational Openings May 6, 2020Oregon State University’ s College of Forestry announced that the McDonald and Dunn Research Forests will reopen this...3 mins read
Oregon Legislator Diego Hernandez Accused of Sexual Harassment May 6, 2020A member of the Oregon State Legislature, Diego Hernandez (D-East Portland) has been accused by seven women of...1 min read
Study Finds Oregon has Highest Depression Rate in U.S. May 6, 2020A recent study suggests that Oregon has the highest rate of depression in the country, reporting that 25.2%...1 min read
Oregon Wild Webcast Welcomes Advocates for Habitat Recovery May 5, 2020 Oregon Wild, an organization dedicated to the legislative protection of Oregon landscapes, is hosting a free Webcast on...1 min read
OSU Waldport Wave Energy Hears Concerns from ODFW May 5, 2020Oregon State University’s PacWave renewable energy project is almost ready to begin deploying generators in the waters off the...1 min read
Op-ed: Trevor Walraven on Unanimous Juries in Oregon, and Lessons Learned May 5, 2020Trevor Walraven of Eugene, Oregon is the Director of Public Education and Outreach for the Oregon Justice Resource...2 mins read
Corvallis Library’s New Home Delivery System May 5, 2020The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library launched a new home delivery service so cardholders can access their collection of...2 mins read
Portland Businesses Stay Weird Through Pandemic May 4, 2020 Many businesses can’t provide their usual services during the coronavirus lockdown, but rather than simply shut down...1 min read
