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Ronald Rampenthal, 60, of Tangent, passed away June 21, 2022, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Fisher Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

A Monday night fire at the Philomath Frolic & Rodeo Grounds took out three of the 10 bleacher sections according to the organization's Facebook page.

EUGENE, Ore. - From Saturday through the end of July, you can find a piece of Eugene's running history right in the heart of the 5th Street Public Market; a new Steve Prefontaine statue has been unveiled, just in time for the World Athletics Championships. "So it's about a five...

EUGENE, Ore. -- There could be more shake-ups on the way to the PAC-12 conference after USC and UCLA announced they were heading to the Big Ten. USC and UCLA’s decision to jump the PAC-12 ship and sail east to the Big Ten caught many by surprise, including Oregon State University alumnus Brandon Lucas.

The Philomath City Council’s long and intense debate on how to pay for recommended improvements to North 11th Street reached resolution at a June 27 meeting with approval of a plan that does not financially burden the neighborhood’s property owners through a special assessment. The decision scales back the scope of the project and the city will utilize grant funding for the completion of a sidewalk from Pioneer Street to the north end of Flossie Overman Discovery Park.

Corvallis gathered some more momentum in its American Legion baseball season with Saturday night’s 10-4 win against Northwest Diamond Sports in the final round of pool play at the Mickey Riley Star-Spangled Tournament at Taylor Field. The host Gerding Builders Marketmen, behind two hits apiece from Michael Cale, Karsten...

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State University is responding this evening to breaking news that two PAC-12 schools are leaving the conference to join the Big Ten conference in 25 months. The Big Ten voted unanimously to add the University of Southern California and UCLA as conference members effective August 2,...

Dan Lanning and the Ducks added their first in-state recruit to their 2023 recruiting class on Saturday with 6-foot-3 Teitum Tuioti out of Sheldon High School in Eugene. If the name sounds familiar, it should. Tuoti is the son of Oregon’s defensive line coach Tony Tuioti, who came over from Nebraska in December.

Friday was a big day for head coach Jonathan Smith and the Oregon State football program. Highly touted edge rusher Kelze Howard committed to the Beavers, making him the highest rated player to commit to Coach Smith out of the prep ranks and the highest rated defensive player to commit to the Beavers in 20 years.

Growing up in Philomath and staying close to home to earn mechanical engineering degrees at Oregon State University, Mark McGuire places great importance on local connections. Beyond those strong bonds with his hometown, McGuire wants to help small businesses through mechanical work that might not be available to them otherwise.

EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon has added three-star edge rusher Teitum Tuioti. Tuioti is the tenth player from the class of 2023 to commit to the Ducks. He is the son of Oregon defensive line coach Tony Tuioti. The Sheldon High School product is the No. 2 player in Oregon according...

A local man who started a woodworking business in Philomath two years ago has allegedly taken more than 35 customers on a ride by charging deposits on custom jobs and then never doing any of the work. Now, Philomath Police would like to know if anyone else out there wants...

With countless key players returning for the 2022 football season, Oregon State is loaded with talent and depth across many positions. At BeaverBlitz, we want to recognize those top contributors, and with some help from our readers who participated in the fan vote, we’ve ranked them from twenty-five to one.

The Willamette Community and Grange Hall Historical Building Foundation received an Oregon Heritage grant, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced. The old hall is located about 10 miles southeast of Philomath and straight south of Corvallis on Highway 99W and Greenberry Road. Originally constructed over the winter of 1922-23, it had fallen into disrepair over the past couple of decades before restoration efforts took hold. Philomath residents Jay Sexton and Toni Hoyman have been among those leading the charge to save the building.

This week’s episode of the Dam Podcast airs live on Friday, July 1st at 3:00 pm PT. BeaverBlitz staffers Angie Machado and Carter Bahns are back behind the microphone and camera for another episode of the Dam Podcast, streaming live on YouTube and any time on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud.

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Corvallis using data from AAA.

Oregon State’s 2022 baseball campaign came to a close in the Corvallis Super Regional, but Beaver Baseball fans still have much to be excited about through the summer months. The program has produced countless professional players, especially over the last decade, and there are six school alumni on active...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Are you looking to find somewhere to watch fireworks this Fourth of July?. A few cities including Portland, Vancouver, and Cannon Beach have banned the use of fireworks. RELATED | Where can fireworks be sold, used in Western Oregon & SW Washington?. If you are looking...

The Library is kicking off it’s 2022 Newport Public Library Summer Music Series. The 2022 Newport Public Library Summer Music Series will kick-off on Wednesday, July 6th from 12-1 pm behind the Newport Public Library, 35 NW Nye Street in Literacy Park with Chayaq en Familia or Chayaq Family.

Philomath High School graduates Kenan Conner and Anna Leonard earned inclusion on the dean’s list at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for the spring term. Conner and Leonard were among more than 8,900 students named to the spring dean’s list at the school. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 graded credit hours during any one term.