Your Wednesday evening update on Salem news

Good evening, Salem.

Salem residents get one more chance Thursday to share their thoughts about violent crime during a city “listening session.”

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This will be the fifth time city officials and their consultants have hosted such a community meeting in recent months, dating back to March.

These meetings share some details about gun-related violence, a topic that has alarmed the community for some time. Citizens then can speak up about what they think needs to be done.

Thursday’s meeting starts at 6 p.m. in Cedar Hall at Salem Alliance Church, 555 Gaines St. N.E. in the Grant neighborhood.

Police Chief Trevor Womack is using the meetings as part of developing a strategy for gun violence that has particularly surged among youth. He created the Community Violence Reduction Initiative last year.

A consultant is expected to distill the community comments and propose a strategy for Salem to follow. That report is expected to go to a joint meeting of the Salem City Council and Marion County Board of Commissioners in November.

Our team will be at Thursday’s session with a report Friday.

AN UPDATE….

A public service has been set for Derek Morganstern, the man who died recently while trying to rescue a woman from the Willamette River.

The Celebration of LIfe is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at Wallace Marine Park at the old boat ramp.

“His ashes will be setting sail in a Viking mini boat,” according to a social media post from his family. “This is the closest way we can get to what he wanted. If you want to bring a small trinket or letter to put in his boat you’re more welcome to.”

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Man dies after July stabbing at Wallace Marine Park

19-year-old Riley John Adams died in the hospital Monday. He had been stabbed multiple times at Wallace Marine Park early in the morning on July 27, according to Salem police…

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A tale of two workers: Heat deaths on the job provoke differing responses in Oregon, Idaho

After a migrant farmworker died of heat-related illness in Marion County during the 2021 heat dome, Oregon made stricter workplace safety rules. Idaho has done little following a similar death.

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Mother of deceased inmate sues Oregon corrections agency, alleging wrongdoing, possible coverup

The inmate, 35-year-old Jesse Banks, suffered from a mental health condition and died while in solitary confinement after hours without anyone checking on him, the lawsuit alleges.

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Man dies after July stabbing at Wallace Marine Park

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Mother of deceased inmate sues Oregon corrections agency, alleging wrongdoing, possible coverup

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