Fireworks remain banned on the Siuslaw National Forest ahead of the Fourth of July with fire officials warning that dry conditions could turn a single spark into a wildfire.

Homelessness in central Oregon is finally on a decline following years of steady increase, a milestone housing advocates, state lawmakers and Gov. Tina Kotek celebrated Monday.

Oregon’s landmark effort allowing adults older than 21 to access psilocybin has evolved beyond “strictly medical uses” and may be allowing more people to enroll in the program than is safe, according ...

The Philomath School Board plans to meet Thursday evening to elect its board officers for 2026-27. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Philomath High School Community Conference Room.

A traumatic first cattle slaughter and hernia surgery led Kings Valley's Mike Tucker to launch Soul Shine Ranch, a small-batch tallow skincare business.

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Bigfoot is officially helping Oregon celebrate the country’s 250th birthday. This September, the Dallas Area Visitors Center will host its second annual Bigfootstock, a one-day festival rooted in ...

The Philomath High School Class of 2026 walked across the stage at Clemens Field on June 6 and into whatever comes next — 122 graduates bound for colleges, trade programs, the workforce, military ...

Gov. Tina Kotek picked Renee James and Curtis Robinhold to lead her Prosperity Council. (Photo provided by Tina Kotek for Governor via Oregon Journalism Project) Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council ...

More than 68% of Philomath High’s Class of 2026 graduates are headed to college. (File photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) For the first time, the Philomath School District has a detailed snapshot of ...

Charity Jones was a heavy sleeper her whole life. Then, about two years ago, everything changed. “I could not get my brain to turn off at night,” she told Ivim Health. “And when I did fall asleep, it ...

To be included on the honor roll, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for 12 or more graded credits during spring term that ran from March to June. See the full list of honor ...