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The Daily Barometer

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Heartland Humane Shelter to host dog speed dating

Heartland Humane Shelter to host dog speed dating

Jaxson Skipper, Reporter
January 9, 2025

On Jan. 18 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. the Corvallis Heartland Humane Shelter and Care is hosting Meet Your Mutt, a dog speed dating adoption event. The event is intended to help some long-time dogs at the...

SNAP faces changes

SNAP faces changes

Alex Hyatt and Jaxson Skipper
January 6, 2025

Student Eligibility Alex Hyatt, reporter With school well under way this academic year, the federal government has laid out a plan to communicate with college students to provide more information...

Residents of Corvallis play Pokémon at Central Park at 6pm on Wednesday for “Raid Hour” on Pokémon Go in Corvallis on Oct. 16th.

Weekly Pokémon GO battles take place at Central Park

Jaxson Skipper, Reporter
November 12, 2024

On Wednesdays, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., students, families and seniors gather in Central Park to play the mobile phone game Pokémon GO for the weekly “raid hour”. “A year ago it was only like 5...

OSU Esports takes second place in third Rocket League Run it Back tournament

OSU Esports takes second place in third Rocket League Run it Back tournament

Jaxson Skipper, Reporter
November 12, 2024

A team of three Rocket League competitors placed second in Xfinity’s Run it Back Esports series on Oct. 25. The finals were hosted at Oregon State University in front of an audience of nearly 200 people,...

In 2017, Peak Sports took first in the best of outdoor gear store category. 

Local business Peak Sports at lowest point since opening

Jaxson Skipper, Reporter
October 16, 2024

“I can’t imagine Corvallis without Peak,” said Larry Desaulniers, the current owner of Peak Sports in downtown Corvallis. Recently the long-standing local business has fallen on hard times.  ...

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