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Local Windermere offices are collecting school supplies for kids in need in a drive running through Aug. 27.

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The items they’re seeking are: crayons, #2 pencils, erasers, glue sticks, backpacks, colored pencils, washable markers, spiral notebooks, pencil sharpeners, scissors, composition books, dry erase markers, two-pocket folders, glue bottles, highlighters, pens, permanent markers, watercolor paints, rulers, lunch boxes and pencil boxes.

Supplies can be dropped off at three offices in Salem:

– Windermere Heritage, 960 Liberty St. S.E. Suite 250

– Windermere Heritage, 675 Orchard Heights Rd. Suite 200

– Windermere Pacific West Properties, 4285 Commercial St. S.E. Suite 100

Monetary donations can also be made online at KGWschool.com/cash and will go directly to one of the local school districts. Windermere will match up to $5,000 in donations made between Aug. 18 and 24.

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PHOTOS: 7th Englewood Fest brings community together to celebrate art, nature

Families and community members flocked to Englewood Park on Saturday, Aug. 9, to enjoy music, art and dance at the seventh annual Englewood Forest Festival.

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Woodburn area farmworkers targeted by ICE, advocates say

Federal officers took three men and one woman into custody on the way to their farm jobs Thursday.

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2-alarm fire at 2 houses shuts down blocks near Kuebler Blvd

A large fire at two houses in south Salem shut down two blocks between Kuebler Boulevard and Southeast Boone Road Sunday night. The two-alarm fire started at one house and…

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Council to consider conducting performance evaluation of interim city manager 

Salem city councilors on Monday will consider authorizing a performance evaluation of Interim City Manager Krishna Namburi which will help determine whether the city will recruit a new city manager…

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City wants ambulance service to pay overtime costs already covered by others

The city of Salem on July 1 took over ambulance service. That same day, it sued ambulance company Falck Northwest on a variety of claims. They included seeking nearly $7…

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Oregon ethics commission pursues legislative action, further revision on meetings policy

An ethics commission investigation into the Salem City Council over backdoor conversations about former City Manager Keith Stahley has prompted revisions to state guidance on open meetings policy.

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