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The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

Bo&Vine Burger Bar, located in downtown Corvallis, Ore. is just one of the many businesses who are affected by the reduced student population during summer term. As students leave to go home or study abroad, college towns like Corvallis notice a dip in revenue due to the change in population.

City of Corvallis to be impacted this summer by lost OSU student population

Kelsy Valentine, News Contributor
July 6, 2021

After a year with low numbers for the college-student population in Corvallis, Ore. due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city will face impacts from the further loss of students over the summer.Oregon State...

A sign detailing Local Boyz Cafe’s current rules requiring a mask for service. Local businesses have had to be more direct with their signage since the CDC has announced that people who are vaccinated no longer need to wear masks inside or outside.

Local businesses react to new mask mandate

Kelsy Valentine, News Contributor
June 4, 2021

Even after the Center for Disease Control announced changes to the nationwide mask mandate surrounding COVID-19, most local businesses in Corvallis are choosing to keep their mask guidelines in place.The...

An illustration of downtown Corvallis. 

Benton County provides funding for local businesses affected by the pandemic

Kelsy Valentine, News Contributor
January 4, 2021

Jack Wolcott, co-owner of Grassroots Books and Music in Downtown Corvallis, owns one of the many businesses in Benton County who’s needed to apply for funding assistance during the pandemic.Earlier this...

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