Good morning, Corvallis.

Philomath’s Inclusivity Ad Hoc Committee meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Philomath City Hall (livestreamed on YouTube) to hear from Sarah Sims of Corvallis for Refugees and discuss an Indigenous Peoples Day proclamation and 2026 planning; the informal meeting welcomes public participation.

The Friends and Foundation of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will hold its Fall Festival Book Sale from Friday, Sept.

25 through Sunday, Sept. 27 at the library at 645 NW Monroe adjacent to Central Park. The sale offers paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, and more at discounted prices to benefit library programs.

Corvallis food truck operators report that new permit fees now exceed $15,000 per truck, a change that may slow pod operations.

AAA data compiled by Stacker shows local gas prices were $4.90 as of September 21 with a 20% increase over the past year and little weekly change.

Diesel prices reached $6.73 with a 4.9% week increase.

The Philomath School District's state-funded summer learning program helped 78% of regular attenders improve or maintain reading scores during a six-week session from mid-July to August, despite challenges with the 90%-attendance goal; the program offered math lessons, STEAM activities, and field trips for 84 K-3 students.