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A portion of Northeast Hyacinth Road will be closed on Friday and Saturday for construction.

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The road will be closed to drivers between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Northeast 25th Avenue. Detours will be marked on both of those streets as well as Northeast Portland Road.

Crews will be repairing and replacing the pavement pad at the railroad crossing on Hyacinth, the city of Salem said in a Facebook post.

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Stapleton to withdraw from council race to seek state House seat

Salem City Council President Virginia Stapleton plans to run for House District 21. If she wins the Democratic nomination, she’ll challenge Rep. Kevin Mannix for the seat representing north Salem.

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YOUR GOVERNMENT: School board to vote on classified employee contract, new board member

The Salem-Keizer School Board on Tuesday will select a new board member representing west Salem after Osvaldo Avila resigned last month.

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PHOTOS: Oregon students bring poetry to life at state recitation contest

Katie Lineburg, a senior at St. Stephen’s Academy, is Oregon’s Poetry Out Loud 2024 champion after a Saturday competition in Salem.

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Gov. Kotek signing expansive drug addiction bill while reviewing other proposals

With the 2024 session over, the momentum moves to Gov. Kotek’s office as she carefully reviews the legislation that was passed.

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Stapleton to withdraw from council race to seek state House seat

YOUR GOVERNMENT: School board to vote on classified employee contract, new board member

PHOTOS: Oregon students bring poetry to life at state recitation contest

Gov. Kotek signing expansive drug addiction bill while reviewing other proposals

Salem Reporter’s principles

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