Arena football coming to Salem in 2024
Salem will soon have its own home football team to cheer on: the Oregon Blackbears, part of the Arena Football League.
The team will have home games in the Salem Pavilion Arena, part of the Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center grounds at 2330 17th St. N.E. The season is planned to start in April, said Kim Grewe-Powell, the fair’s chief executive officer.
The league, recently reformed after a bankruptcy, announced details of the new…
