1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (237+ words) The Philomath School Board plans to hold a special meeting Monday evening to take up the pending student transportation contract. The board will convene at Philomath High School in the library, beginning with an executive session at 7 p.m. to hear a…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (204+ words) Benton County is asking community members to help choose the official logo for the 2026 Benton County Fair and Rodeo with voting now open on four finalist designs. The finalists emerged from a "Design Rodeo" contest that ran from November through…...

9+ hour, 26+ min ago  (1582+ words) If you've always dreamed of opening your own business, now may be the time. The entrepreneurial spirit is thriving in the U.S. as historic numbers of Americans start their own companies. In 2023, a record 5.5 million new business applications were filed, according…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (340+ words) Philomath High School's Reagan Heiken and Esias Sapp earned recognition on the Oregon School Activities Association's Class 4A All-State basketball teams. Heiken, junior, was included on the second team for the girls while Sapp, junior, was an honorable mention selection for…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (48+ words) PHS Track and Field at Elmira Relays'Philomath News PHS Track and Field at Elmira Relays The Philomath High School boys and girls track and field teams will open the season Friday, April 3, at the Elmira Relays. Field events begin at…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (12+ words) Team preview: PHS track and field teams loaded with promise, questions'Philomath News...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1745+ words) WOODBURN " Tom Fessler and his son, Kyle, are trying to do the right thing, but the right thing is about to get a lot more expensive. Inside Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas" sprawling greenhouses"they enclose space the size of 94 football fields…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (183+ words) BCSO Log: Two arrests, motorcycle in ditch'Philomath News Editor's note: This report is based on information submitted by the Benton County Sheriff's Office. All calls for service may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation....

18+ hour, 54+ min ago  (205+ words) The city of Philomath will hold a tree-planting ceremony Friday afternoon along Applegate Street in front of Philomath Community Library to replace an American elm that was lost to Dutch elm disease. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. The…...

23+ hour, 21+ min ago  (250+ words) The Philomath High School boys tennis team won three of four singles matches at home Tuesday but couldn't overcome a dominant doubles performance from Valley Catholic, falling to the Valiants 5-3. Junior Nate Houck, freshman Cameron Barlow and freshman Andrew Sims…...