Philomath

Voters in Philomath will decide in May whether to prohibit psilocybin-related businesses and manufacturing within city limits.

Voters in the Philomath Fire & Rescue District will decide in May whether to renew an operating levy. The renewed levy would help fund daily operations of the district, including costs of fuel for emergency vehicles, medical supplies, and increased professional firefighting staff. The levy rate would be 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.

Student volunteers recently helped plant roughly 1,200 new willow trees along Shotpouch Creek outside Philomath as part of a yearslong restoration project.

We head to Philomath to talk with the employees who now own minimalist shoe maker Softstar Shoes to learn about the process and their product.

Benton County has several free daytime warming centers for those who need to get out of the cold and some limited options for overnight shelter.

Crews with Corvallis and Benton County were working to contain a diesel fuel leak Thursday.

Highway 20 from the Lincoln County line to Philomath has been a focus for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office this year because of the spike in driver deaths.

Voters in the Philomath School District are being asked to renew a five-year operating levy during the November election.

Voters in a growing number of cities and counties in Oregon will have the chance to put either a temporary or permanent ban on psilocybin facilities this fall.

A new historical marker honoring some early Black residents of Benton County will be dedicated this Saturday in Philomath. The marker has the story of Reuben and Mary Jane Shipley.

Restaurants in Benton County are preparing to open their doors to in-person dining this Friday for the first time since last fall. Benton County was one…

Black pioneers in Oregon are being honored with an exhibit at the Benton County Historical Society in Philomath. It's called "Black In Oregon: 1840 -…