SPECIAL REPORT: Secrecy and Data Gaps Hinder Oregon’s Progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People September 11, 2024Cedar Wilkie Gillette, citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation and a Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa descendant,...13 mins read
Here’s How Oregon will Spend its First $41 Million of Opioid Settlement Dollars September 11, 2024Oregon public health officials are mapping out plans for spending $41 million in opioid settlement funding that will...2 mins read
Oregon’s New Chief Economist Comes from Wall Street September 11, 2024A longtime Wall Street analyst has taken over as Oregon’s chief economist, producing the quarterly forecasts lawmakers rely...1 min read
Corvallis Voter Files Federal Election Complaint Against GOP Congressional Candidate September 10, 2024A federal complaint filed Tuesday by a Corvallis voter alleges that Republican congressional candidate Monique DeSpain illegally omitted...3 mins read
Feds Grant Oregon Schools $11.5 Million to Assist State’s Beleaguered Literacy Efforts September 10, 2024Oregon’s highest needs schools that are focused on revamping literacy instruction and boosting student reading proficiency will get...1 min read
Majority of Nation’s Attorneys General Join Oregon, Seek Youth Warning Labels on Social Media September 10, 2024Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a bipartisan campaign with 41 state attorneys general who are prodding...2 mins read
Free Theater Mask Making Talk, Saturday, Sept. 14 September 10, 2024Join theatre director and craftsperson Sanaya Forbes as she walks workshop participants through the process of creating theatrical...1 min read
Corvallis’ Agility Robotics Nominated for ‘Coolest Thing Made in Oregon’ Award, You Should Vote for Them September 9, 2024What do beard oil, a blanket, a robot and an airplane have in common? They’re among the finalists...2 mins read
Former Advocate Writer Founds New Publication, Tethered Literary September 9, 2024Former Corvallis Advocate reporter and writer, Ari Blatt, has announced that she and a group of colleagues are...2 mins read
Firefighters Now Battling 25 Large Blazes Statewide September 9, 2024Firefighters continued to battle blazes over the hot weekend, with three new fires flaring in Oregon, dozens of...2 mins read
Guest Commentary: Home Care Laborers Need a Workforce Standards Board September 9, 2024When an industry sees three-quarters of its workers leave their employers in a single year, something is seriously...3 mins read
Governor Interviewed: What an Indigenous News Outlet Learned About Kotek’s Native Nations Views September 8, 2024This spring, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek promised to visit all nine federally recognized Native nations across the state....25 mins read
OSU Research: Loneliness and Nightmares Linked September 8, 2024People who are lonely are more apt to have bad dreams, according to a collaboration that included an...2 mins read
Here’s What Oregonians can Expect for Health Insurance Hikes Next Year September 8, 2024The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two...3 mins read
Reminder: Mid-Valley Veterans Resource Fair Slated for Thursday September 8, 2024Samaritan Health Services’ Veterans Outreach Program will co-host Linn-Benton Veterans Stand Down, an annual event that helps connect...1 min read
The Arts Center this Month: Exhibits of Hopeful Reclamation, Girls’ Stereotypes Disrupted, Classic Event Reimagined September 5, 2024 With fall approaching, The Arts Center delivers a hopeful inquiry into time and place in a shifting...2 mins read
Could Oregon End Taxes on Tips? State Senator Proposes New Bill September 5, 2024A Republican state senator who represents part of the Oregon coast has submitted a plan to exclude state...2 mins read
Diversity Among Oregon Teachers Rises, but Retention is Challenging September 5, 2024Efforts by Oregon education officials to make the diversity of the state’s teachers mirror that of students have...4 mins read
