Corvallis Business: DCA Audit Still Pending, ‘Return to Work,’ Solving IT Hurdles, Senior Games, More About Corazón, & Chamber Events August 15, 2022·5 mins read
Benton County Seeks Landfill Board Members, Spends $88,000 on Facilitators August 15, 2022·2 mins read
Mental Health Professionals Seek Federal Help for Oregon Youth August 14, 2022Oregon’s mental health professionals for young people are frustrated. At a roundtable discussion on Thursday, Aug. 11, medical... Read More5 mins read
Corvallis Social Justice: “Asian Misidentification” Advocacy Project, Queer + Punk Corvallis DIY Organizers, Trans Support Network Seeks Volunteers August 9, 2022Julianna Souther, a Corvallis-based multimedia artist and photographer, is currently looking to expand an advocacy project she started... Read More8 mins read
Advocate Offers Help, Thanks Subscribers Who Make It Possible August 9, 2022Not long back we ran a story about a formerly homeless man now gainfully employed, and how a... Read More2 mins read
OSU’s Poinar Finds New, Extinct Lifeform August 13, 2022With bulging eyes, an elongated mouth and feet that oozed resin, a fossil insect identified by Oregon State... Read More1 min read
Local Firm ViewPlus Opens World of Science to Blind August 12, 2022Corvallis has a unique business in its midst, and it’s been here for more than 25 years –... Read More7 mins read
Corvallis Parents: Still Time for a Swim, Why No Water Wings, ABC House Doing Good, Getting Ready for Kindergarten, Listening to Some Kids Having Fun August 11, 2022Taking the little ones swimming over at Osborn Aquatic Center for a swim? If so, they want you... Read More6 mins read
From Bad to Verse: Trusty Rusty, Fabreze, Up is Down August 14, 2022Trusty Rusty The Oz’s tin man is no more And survivors have a plan The first thing they... Read More1 min read
Insurance Not Going to Use Oregon Wildfire Risk Maps August 13, 2022Insurance companies in Oregon did not use, and currently have no plans to use, the state wildfire risk... Read More2 mins read
Wyden Steps Up for BIPOC Medical Equality August 13, 2022U.S. Senator Ron Wyden this week with colleagues Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Ed Markey, D-Mass.,... Read More1 min read
Ward 9 Finally Has Council Candidate August 12, 2022With one person recently submitting his application for the Ward 9 City Council seat, now all wards have...1 min read
Benton County, Corvallis Promote Home Safety in Wildfire Season August 12, 2022This August, Benton County and the City of Corvallis are working with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the...1 min read
Corvallis Firefighters Add Fun to Annual Water Play Day August 11, 2022Last Friday was all about letting the good times flow. There was something new for Water Day, a...1 min read
Brown, Wyden, Merkley, US Energy Sec Tour OSU Wave Energy Lab August 11, 2022U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Oregon U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Oregon Gov....2 mins read
Benton County Approves Psilocybin, We Speak to Local Expert Brock Binder August 10, 2022As Benton County approves bringing psilocybin to town, we have a one-on-one with local expert Brock Binder. Will...7 mins read
Marys Peak Cleanup, August 13 August 10, 2022The Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Land Management, US Forestry Service, and Trash No Land – a...1 min read
OSU Study: Fed Land Management Changes Would Save Habitat August 10, 2022Oregon State University scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in...3 mins read
OSU Researchers Design Model Predicting Post-Earthquake, Tsunami Resilience August 9, 2022Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a computational model for predicting the resilience of local and regional...3 mins read
Government Meetings: August 9 – August 16 August 9, 2022This week’s Government Meetings: August 2 – August 9 To view The Advocate’s full events calendar please visit...3 mins read
Corvallis Business: Ward 9 Needs Candidates, Many Hands Building Sold, Why Food Carts Make Sense, Chamber Events August 8, 2022As of Friday, Aug. 5, there are no candidates for the Ward 9 City Council seat. Ward 9...6 mins read
Benton County, Oregon Property Tax Tutorial August 8, 2022Would it surprise you to know that only 39% of the registered voters in our area voted in...3 mins read
Oregon to Receive Additional $8.5 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance August 8, 2022Oregon will get another $8.5 million in federal emergency rental assistance money, the state’s two U.S. senators recently...1 min read
Wyden Joins Effort, “Kids to Parks Day” May 21 August 7, 2022U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Susan...3 mins read
From Bad to Verse: Seasonal Message, Barely Present, A Tiny Rambunctious Young Elf August 7, 2022Seasonal Message “August,” he declared “Hearty and hale” But was more like December No wind in his sails...1 min read
County Adds $8M Loan to Justice System Without Voter Approval August 6, 2022The Benton County Board of Commissioners has voted unanimously to borrow $8 million to build a new District...1 min read
Active Wildfires in Oregon August 6, 2022A combination of the recent heatwave and numerous thunderstorms over the Cascades have brought several fires to the...1 min read
Land, Water Conservation Grant Applications to Open in September August 6, 2022The Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Program (LWCF) will be accepting applications for the 2022 grant cycle...1 min read
PNW Hops Create Different Chemicals, Aromas, OSU Study Finds August 5, 2022Hops of the same variety grown in Oregon and Washington and beers brewed with those hops have different...2 mins read
