A two-day meeting, which brought more than 700 teachers together, is the culmination of work that started in late 2023.

Events in parks is the theme for the next week in Salem, with a free movie screening, multiple community festivals, and some indoor shows and cinema to round things out.

Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s 5th Congressional District seat could be pivotal to control of the House and is being targeted by national Democratic and Republican groups.

Nearly $4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund solar infrastructure in Marion and Polk counties including a 12-acre solar array on Zena Road.