Oregon Approves New Recycling Rules and Fees for Next Year
Starting this summer, Oregonians across the state will begin to receive a standardized list of what can and...
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Oregon Monarch Butterflies, Pollinator Projects get New Federal Funds
$758,810 in funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, or NFWF, has been newly slated for two...
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Government Catchup: Black Friday and the Benton Landfill Expansion, City Fee Increases, Flag Freakout, Imagining a Civic Campus
With Black Friday upon us – let’s start with local environmentalist Mark Yeager telling us that the Benton...
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Corvallis Civic Campus Committee Co-Chair Voices Worries Over City Actions
At a Nov. 21 City Council work session, Steve Clark, one of the co-chairs of our fair burgh’s...
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Democrats win Supermajority in Oregon House and Senate
Oregon Democrats appear to have eked out a supermajority in both the state House and Senate, with a...
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Oregon Group Home Workers Launch No Confidence Vote Against State Agency Director
Hundreds of Oregon Department of Human Services employees who work in group homes that serve vulnerable Oregonians are...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, Nov. 29 to Dec. 6
Friday, November 29 League of Women Voters: Opportunity to Help the Unhoused. Donate Supplies for Unhoused Individuals. Each...
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South Town Art Walk this Sunday, Useful and Beautiful Gifts
Every year, the streets of South Corvallis brighten the first Sunday of December with delightful handmade goods crafted...
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Looking to Buy a Home, but Need Down Payment Help? Oregon has a Program
Oregon Housing and Community Services, or OHCS, recently scored $163 million to help first-time homebuyers with loans through its...
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Kotek Calls Special Legislative Session to Pay Now Due Bills for Wildfire Fighters
The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million, and the state leaders are struggling...
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Oregon’s Newest U.S. District Court Judge was the First Muslim American to Serve on the Federal Bench
The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Oregon Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai to a lifetime appointment on the U.S. District...
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Editorial: $200 Million Corvallis Civic Campus Proposal Needs Sensible Shoes
From a practical standpoint, good arguments can be made for a new city hall and offices, municipal courthouse,...
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Albany Woman Struggles with Permanent Disability after Untreated Head Injury in Prison
Jacqueline Orr walks gingerly through her Albany home, clutching a cane. She keeps her living room dim because...
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Oregon Hunger Rates Increasing, says OSU Study
Hunger rates plummeted in Oregon in the years leading up to the pandemic, but then COVID hit and...
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Benton County Sheriff seeks Donations for Shop with a Cop Kids Program
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is hosting its 30th Annual Shop with a Cop this holiday season....
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Report Cards for Corvallis Schools, Check How Your Kid’s School Did
The Oregon Department of Education released At-A-Glance profiles for all Oregon schools and districts yesterday. It’s sort of a report...
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Meet Oregon’s 2024 Kid Governor, Rosie
Deputy Secretary of State Cheryl Myers announced the winner of the 2025 race for Oregon’s Kid Governor: Rosie....
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Former Oregon Inmate Sues Prison Doctor, Alleges Sexual Abuse
A former Oregon inmate filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Corrections, alleging he was sexually abused...
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