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News Archive for 2024

KORC uses an automated system to back up our news hour. Sometimes this system fails. If you are looking for a particular story and cannot find it in this archive, please feel free to contact us and we can email you that particular segment.

KORC uses an automated system to back up our news hour. Sometimes this system fails. If you are looking for a particular story and cannot find it in this archive, please feel free to contact us and we can email you that particular segment.

1/14/24

In this episode: Benton County Career Convention • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news • Street interview with B3AR & The Keyboard Kid • Flooding • MLK

1/29/24

In this episode: New fire evacuation route • Ward 5 Councilor Charlyn Ellis update • Weekly rallies for Palestine • Interview with guitarists from Vietnam, Brazil, Australia, and Italy • Call for volunteers at Benton County Career Convention • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news • Coffin Butte landfill updates • Flood zones

2/4/24

In this episode: Call for volunteers at Benton County Career Convention • Tried & True Coffee selling to Futura • Veterans for Peace on military recruiters in high schools • Turkey vultures • Bicycle repair • Tuvan throat singing • Headlight brightness • Making Corvallis safer for cyclists • Interview with hip hop reggae artist Zellie Rock • Coffin Butte landfill updates • Interview with basketball coach Bo Starr • Phil4Ril interviews his dad, DJ for Koma Hour • Gaming and cosplay convention

2/12/24

In this episode: City council meeting updates • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news • Black History Month events & formal recognition by Benton County commissioners • Phil4Ril interviews artists at Old World’s Open Mic • Sarah Finger McDonald interview • Remembering Wayne Kramer

2/19/24

In this episode: OSU strike • Segment from Dr. Cornell West talk • Pacific tree frogs • Interview with Slippy & the Sheets • League of Women Voters meeting announcement • Headlight brightness • Interview with Stone Ape • Corvallis Sustainability Coalition town hall & Sustainability Fair

2/25/24

In this episode: Interview with Jackie Neyman Jones of Manos Hands of Fate • Headlight brightness • Forest Stewardship task force meeting

3/3/24

In this episode: The myth of trickle-down economics (clip from John Stewart) • Unstuck LLC, Corvallis’ first psilocybin center • Joan McArthur on Mitch McConnell as read by JC • Sustainability Fair and town hall • Kindergarten enrollment • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news • Phil4Ril on Black American music and the first rap song • Visiting the courthouse bell tower • Fire safety tips

3/10/24

In this episode: The labor movement • Flood safety tips • Sustainability Coalition events • Kindergarten enrollment • Headlight brightness • Update on Palestine • Protest Putin in Navalny’s honor • US election update • Rust set shooting trial update • Interview with musician Stacey Henley

3/18/24

In this episode: Interview with Dr. Sami Al-Abdrabbuh • Democracy Now headlines • Interview with Northside Open Studios Tour (NOST) • Kindergarten enrollment

3/25/24

In this episode: Ward 5 Councilor Charlyn Ellis update • Climate Program Specialist job opening • Wolverine sighting • Democracy Now headlines • Interview with County Administrator Rachel McEneny • Corvallis Sustainability Coalition's Housing Action Team and Homeshare Oregon upcoming panel event • Interview with Northside Open Studios Tour (NOST) • Visiting the courthouse bell tower

3/31/24

In this episode: Vishnu Ramaswamy Sawinsky on pollen and allergies • Ward 5 Councilor Charlyn Ellis update • Democracy Now headlines • Interview with County Commissioner candidate Gabe Shepherd • Free dental clinic popup at Benton County Fairgrounds

4/8/24

In this episode: Lava Lamp Larry's recap of the 2024 Oregon Legislative Session • Democracy Now headlines • Nick Martin on community initiative projects for Corvallis • Interview with vocalist Roger Martinez about Vengeance Rising • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news

4/14/24

In this episode: South Corvallis Food Hub • Interview with poet Clem Stark • JC reads Jeff Tiedrich's response to Arizona's anti-abortion laws • Let's Go Brandon: The Mating Call of the Loser • Democracy Now headlines • Interview with Brian Steinhauser of the Early Learning Hub, Family Resources and Education Center of Linn & Lincoln Counties on lack of childcare in Corvallis

4/21/24

In this episode: Corvallis City Meetings • Tribute to Neil Gladstone • South Corvallis Food Hub • JC speaks with Veterans for Peace about Gaza (demonstrations every Saturday at Corvallis courthouse) • Interview with Medicine Wheel Recovery Services • Where can the unhoused sleep? • Turkey vultures • Flood safety tips

4/28/24

In this episode: Pacific Northwest Reptile and Exotic Animal Show • City of Corvallis possible refund to property developers • GRIST's annual Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors short story contest • Eric Scott McKinley skate park’s new bowl • Democracy Now headlines • Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization presentations • Bounski tournament at Conundrum House • Headlight brightness • Shooting in San Antonio

5/5/24

In this episode: Natural Areas Celebrations Week • Border news with Lava Lamp Larry • Minimum wage changes • Interview with Stone Soup • Eric Scott McKinley skate park’s new bowl • Segment from Dr. Cornell West talk • Democracy Now headlines • Tribute to Neil Gladstone

5/20/24

In this episode: What to Expect in Oregon's Primaries by Leah Askarinam • Let's Go Brandon vandal’s return • JC interviews musician Hezekiah • New KORC app • Democracy Now headlines • Turkey vultures

5/26/23

In this episode: What to Expect in Oregon's Primaries by Leah Askarinam • Let's Go Brandon vandal’s return • Jeff Tiedrich's response to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s flags • JC interviews musician Hezekiah • Democracy Now headlines • Dan Crall on the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

6/9/24

In this episode: Corvallis School District petition • Restrictions on city expansion in Oregon • Lincoln Elementary Carnival Book Fair & Interview with librarian Alice Hazelgrove • CEOs Got Hefty Raises in 2023, Widening the Gap with the Workers they Oversee by Mae Anderson, Paul Harloff & Barbara Ortutay • Strodes & transportation • Corvallis Environmental Center’s Strawberry Grenita recipe • Oregon lags most states in public higher education funding, report finds • US Supreme Court’s decision on effort to overturn Oregon’s main-in voting system

6/16/24

In this episode: Project 2025 • New affordable housing community in Corvallis • City of Corvallis possible refund to property developers • Oregon lags most states in public higher education funding, report finds • Interview with waterfront saxophonist Chris Hansen • Juneteenth • Democracy Now headlines • Upcoming city meetings • JC interviews musician Hezekiah • Corvallis’ demonym

6/23/24

In this episode: In this episode: Lava Lamp Larry's response to Benton County Board of Commissioners cutting back on meeting minutes • Ward 5 Councilor Charlyn Ellis update • Interview with Anna Cassilly from Growing Peace • Phil4Ril interviews Ben Martens on Corvallis’ new, monthly hip hop event • A reading of As I See It: Why Do Good People Support Genocidal Behavior? by Rick Staggenborg • Interview with Barbie Christianson, public health nurse program manager for Benton County Public Health, on maternal morbidity, mortality, mental health, and Family Connect resources • Patrick O’Leary visits the Artisan Faire in Lincoln City

6/30/24

In this episode: Closures at SW 35th & Campus Way for pedestrian walkway improvements • Lava Lamp Larry's response to Benton County Board of Commissioners cutting back on meeting minutes • Enough is Enough campaign increases patrolling of drunk drivers • New water line + bike lane buffers on Western • Coffin Butte Landfill updates • Huge pay increases to non-union Benton County staff • JC and Daniel Keebler discuss Bruce Cockburn • Interview with Bob Durst on this year’s Grand Kinetic Challenge • Explorin’ Loren explores Music on the Land with Matt Benich

7/7/24

In this episode: City of Corvallis budget increases and new positions filled • 6 week series at Corvallis Friends Meeting house on improving communication • Democracy Now Independence Day special: James Earl Jones reads Frederick Douglas / Kerry Washington reads Angela Davis • Huge pay increases to non-union Benton County staff • Enough is Enough campaign increases patrolling of drunk drivers • JC and Daniel Keebler discuss Bruce Cockburn • Upcoming Day of Remembrance 2024 for Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945

7/14/24

In this episode: Living without shelter and the mission of Unity Shelter • Explorin’ Loren on Oregon’s largest native frog species • Interview with Stand By Me Day event chair Linda McCormick • City of Corvallis budget increases and new positions filled • Ammo in grocery stores • Interview with classical and jazz guitarist David Rogers

8/18/24

In this episode: Explorin’ Loren on the endangered sea otter • Lava Lamp Larry on Republican-dominated election subversion • Phil4Ril interviews King Youngblood • Oregon Labor Bureau dismisses hundreds of workers’ claims • Interview with cellist Rushad Eggleston

7/21/24

In this episode: Interview with Wendy Byrne on SAFE Corvallis • The Raw Story on Ivan Raiklin’s illegal arrests plot • Interview with Stand By Me Day event chair Linda McCormick • Interview with Heather Thomas of Unstuck LLC

7/28/24

n this episode: Explorin’ Loren on Oregon’s largest native frog species • Coffin Butte Landfill expansion • Upcoming Day of Remembrance 2024 for Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 • Phil4Ril interviews Yuli Martinez about quinceañeras • McDonald and Dunn forest sprays • Green Peter drawdown and effects on salmon • Ribbon cutting for solar panel installations • Eastern Oregon fire nation’s largest • Interview with dancers from Oregon Asian Celebration

8/4/24

In this episode: Election chaos updates from Lava Lamp Larry • Turkey vultures • Philomath water violation • Jeff Tiedrich’s update on false claims from Trump • BLM wildfire updates • Democracy Now headlines • Explorin’ Loren on Oregon’s sea otters • Dan Crall reporting from Benton County Fair

8/11/24

In this episode: Interview with Wendy Byrne on SAFE Corvallis • Downtown hotel parking lot city goal conflicts • Lava Lamp Larry’s update on Trump’s hush money case • Home Energy Fair • Democracy Now headlines • Benton County’s Community Emergency Responses Team • Upcoming Benton County World Breast and Chestfeeding Celebration

8/25/24

In this episode: Wendy Byrne on land use planning in Corvallis • Day of Remembrance 2024 for Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 • Lava Lamp Larry on Logan Act violation • Democracy Now at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago • Interview with cellist Rushad Eggleston

9/1/24

In this episode: Interview with District Attorney John Haroldson • Stump speeches from Corvallis City Council candidates • Klamath River dam removal project • Grange Halls of Benton County

9/8/24

In this episode: Wendy Byrne on land use planning and the Marriott in Corvallis, plus city council candidates • Drone interruption of life flight helicopter • Interview with Flicker & Fir • Stump speeches from Corvallis City Council candidates • House Bill 4002 reinstating criminal penalties for drug possession in Oregon

9/15/24

In this episode: School shooting threats in Linn County • Interview with Mark Baker of Soft Lights Foundation

9/22/24

In this episode: Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Phil4Ril interviews the Corvallis Music Collective • Democracy Now headlines • New 43-lot townhouse project • Interview with Ants on a Log cafe • Interview with Paul Toups, the Corn Man

10/6/24

In this episode: KORC Geo Report • Interview with Dr. Susanne Brander • Michael Moore’s election predictions • Oregon Donation Land Grant history • US Department of Fish and Wildlife press release • Wendy Byrne with city government updates

10/13/24

In this episode: Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Interview with Ants on a Log cafe • Deaths by wayfinding/delivery app drivers • Interview with Antonio Gisbert of ballot measure 118 • Indigenous Peoples Day • Turkey vultures

10/20/24

In this episode: Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Oregon Giant Earthworm • Lava Lamp Larry goes over the voter’s pamphlet • Interview with Adrienne Fritze of Conundrum House • Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) • Interview with artist Michael Ingram

10/27/24

In this episode: Oregon Department of Corrections breach • Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Lava Lamp Larry on measures 118 & 119 • Excerpts from the Corvallis Gazette from October 1879 • Interview with Rick Staggenborg of Veterans for Peace on Palestine • Turkey vultures • Interview with Jim Moorefield, running for City Council in Ward 3

11/3/24

In this episode: Interview with organist Craig Hanson • Interview with author Dr. Roxanne Manning • Lava Lamp Larry on ballot box fires • Interview with Records and Elections Director and the Board of Commissioner’s Office for Benton County on secure voting tips • A message from Michael Moore • Interview with Kirsten Miller, President of Ten Rivers Food Web

11/10/24

In this episode: Local election results • Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Claudia De La Cruz on national election results • Dan Crall on national election results • Democracy Now on national election results • Lava Lamp Larry on national election results • Lori Anderson reads Constantine P. Cavafy’s Waiting for the Barbarians

11/18/24

In this episode: Corvallis Civics Cafe with Wendy Byrne • Lava Lamp Larry on precarious status of Oregon’s impending semiconductor hub • The Wrath of Chain Lube with Bicycle Repairman • South Town Art Walk announcement • The Onion buys Infowars • Selfless Love track • Democracy Now headlines • Oregon’s giant earthworm

11/24/24

In this episode: Corvallis Civics Cafe with Wendy Byrne • Mary’s River hikes • Interview with Corvallis Housing First director • Strike updates • Democracy Now headlines

12/8/24

In this episode: Corvallis Civics Cafe with Wendy Byrne • The Western Spotted skunk • Democracy Now headlines • Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act • Historic newspaper reading from 1879 • Interview with local music artist Henry Jaxson Jr

12/22/24

In this episode: Corvallis Civics Cafe with Wendy Byrne • Corvallis Spartans v Roseburg Indians • Historic newspaper reading from 1876 • Solstice history • Pesticides truck wreck • Democracy Now headlines

12/29/24

In this episode: Corvallis Civics Cafe with Wendy Byrne • JC features Blü Eqyptian • Murder hornnets • New recycling standards • Interview with Bjorn Beer