Latino cheese producers pave the whey in Albany
A huge steel vat of churning curds and whey sits in the center of a stark white room. Tall cooling tanks hum quietly. Nearby, factory workers in long, white lab coats and hair nets slosh across the wet floor in tall boots. Elsewhere in the factory, another worker stands over a red strainer crumbling soft
Lack of housing forces residents to look beyond Corvallis
With two days left to find a house and rejections from 11 apartment complexes, a Corvallis couple found themselves on the verge of losing their chance for a stable home. Kenneth Wiggington, 46, and his wife, Christian, 24, struggled with drug addiction and homelessness. Kenneth Wiggington had a criminal history. The state had taken custody
Corvallis likely won’t have men’s shelter this winter
For the past three winters, Walter Clark has lived at the Men’s Cold Weather Shelter in Corvallis. Clark, 58, wears a gray hat on his bald head and carries a camouflage backpack on his shoulders. His hands and voice shake a little. At the shelter, Clark could get a cup of hot coffee, a friendly