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Friday, August 29th, 2025

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Good morning, Corvallis. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 29th of August.

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • Stacker used data from the U.S. Census Bureau to list the main countries that immigrants in the Corvallis metro area come from — the report is based on five-year estimates from 2023. The list shows the different cultures that have helped shape our community.  Philomath News

EDUCATION NEWS

  • Corvallis School District installed the city’s first traffic garden at Lincoln Elementary School to give kids a safe, car-free area for practicing biking and walking skills—work began August 18 as part of the Safe Routes to School Program with help from Alta Planning and Design and local volunteers. The project is a first step toward expanding bike safety instruction to all elementary students.  The Corvallis Advocate

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

  • OSU researchers led by Leigh Torres were named regional winners of the 2025 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award for a project that studies and reduces whale entanglements to protect Oregon's Dungeness crab fishery. Their work advances to the national stage to compete for the C. Peter Magrath Award and a $20,000 prize—bringing together scientists and local partners for better coastal management.  The Corvallis Advocate

GOVERNMENT NEWS

  • Due to the OSU football game, transit detours will reroute Routes 3, Philomath Connection, and Route 6 on Saturday, August 30, 2025—forcing riders to use temporary stops at the Downtown Transit Center and a 30th Street location. Plan for longer travel times as these changes are in effect all day.  City of Corvallis

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