Corvallis, OR

Bounty of the county

Alsea Artisans Market part of weekend fundraising event

Public safety log (Sept. 5)

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in
court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses.

Scio not first mid-valley district to drug-test

BROWNSVILLE — While Scio students sign up for the first time for
random drug testing, the Central Linn School District is continuing
its own student testing policy, now in its 13th year.

News Tracker (Sept. 5)

Remembering Helen Berg

Serious medicine

Troy Morris thinks it’s high time that medical marijuana was
taken seriously, and he thinks he can help.

Deputies: Drivers pull switch in DUII crash

A drunken driver is responsible for a wreck just before 6 p.m.
Friday in Brownsville that sent a man to a Portland hospital via
helicopter with serious injuries, Linn County sheriff’s deputies
say.

Abuse victim speaks out to help others

After suffering in the shadows of childhood sexual abuse for
years, Alexandria Ritter spoke up and her stepfather went to
prison.


Cougar killed near Philomath

Young cat was prowling near poultry pens in rural neighborhood

Tree’s secret shifts mood

Second felled cottonwood was rotten to the core, a discovery that changes sadness to acceptance

Roving cyclist might be a fugitive

Michigan State Police say traveler with shaky tale might be a missing sex offender

Teachers stock up on free supplies

Love INC helps educators equip

OSU’s Moore edits book on climate change

More than 80 global leaders, writing on the moral obligation to
act to mitigate climate change, have contributed to “Moral Ground:
Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril.” The new collection of…


OSU researcher battles elements to study glacier

BEND – This week, Cody Beedlow woke up in a familiar place 8,000
feet up on Oregon’s largest glacier, nestled in a tent covered with
fresh-fallen snow and surrounded by scientific instruments.

Annual outdoor church service offered Sunday

Five local churches invite the Corvallis community to a worship
service at 10 a.m. Sunday by the gazebo in Central Park, on Monroe
Avenue between Sixth and Eighth streets.

F.Y.I. (Sept. 4)

Changes in hours

Corvallis Transit Labor Day schedule noted

Corvallis Transit System and Philomath Connection bus service
will not operate Monday, in observance of Labor Day. Normal bus
service will resume Tuesday.

Labor Day closures

Here is the schedule of closures on Labor Day: