Philomath School Board unanimously reappointed Tom Klipfel as chair and Erin McMullen as vice chair for another year during Thursday's meeting.

Eighteen Benton County youth learned CPR, hose work and rescue skills at a two-day Philomath camp run by David Barron, Blodgett resident and Portland firefighter.

BCSO is accepting applications for its free 2026 Citizens' Academy, a 10-session program covering law enforcement and jail operations.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...