Corvallis

More than 400 people are expected to compete this month in the Oregon Senior Games designed to encourage fitness, competition and camaraderie.

The program is an alternative school in the Corvallis School District, for students in grades 6-12 who have experienced trauma or have severe behavioral challenges.

Founded in 2008 during a national wave of roller derby popularity, Sick Town has endured challenges in recent years, but players say the sport is as strong as ever in Corvallis.

The four creeks are now Ahngeengeen (The Flint), Ahnhoots (The Panther), Ahntkwahkwah (The Frog) and Ahshahyum (The Grizzly).

The Benton County Crisis Center, a trailblazing behavioral health facility in downtown Corvallis, has put the county on the forefront of emergency mental health support, officials said.

Body camera footage showed the alleged victim contradicting his claim of self-defense. It wasn’t released for two years.

The three-county system has not yet considered specific possibilities for its next move after possibly acquiring Santiam Hospital. But CEO Doug Boysen says ‘all options are on the table’ for Samaritan given the challenging financial landscape.

The site accepts more than 1 million tons of garbage annually. It’s located about eight miles north of Corvallis, near the town of Adair Village. Residents living there have shared concerns about odor and fire hazards.

The company says the federal funding will go toward expanding the Corvallis campus, a project that could create 150 temporary construction jobs and more than 100 manufacturing positions.

The train was operated by Portland and Western Railroad and was carrying “agricultural materials,” according to a news release from Corvallis Police.