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- Les Gehrett
Oregon State football players Van Wells and Jaheim Patterson thought they had played their last games with the Beavers. They haven’t. A court decision Tuesday keeps their case alive and extends their eligibility, perhaps to the end of the regular season.
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While there was an uptick in gun sales following the 2022 gun control law passage, proponents say in the long run, it will lead to a safer Oregon.
- Les Gehrett
Oregon State football players Braden Atkinson and Jesse Legree were recognized by the Pac-12 Conference for their performances in the Beavers’ 52-17 win over Montana on Saturday night.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s third-quarter performance in a 31-21 road upset of then-No. 9 Texas A&M last Saturday left ESPN’s Greg McElroy marvelling. “For one quarter, Kentucky played football at a level that only two, maybe three programs in the SEC have played at in the last 10 years,” McElroy said on the “Always College Football” podcast. In breaking away from a 7-7 halftime tie, UK ...
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Benton County marks the courthouse’s 138th birthday while launching a study and community process to decide how to reuse the historic 1888 building after courts move.
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KinCultivate’s exhibition highlights garden-inspired ceramic tiles and self-portraits by Black girls, supported by community aunties and Maxtivity partners.
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ODOT invites the public to an online open house on OR 99W safety upgrades, including a new roundabout, turn lanes, and intersection realignments, with work in 2027-2028.
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