An Oregon State Hospital nursing building remodeled into 52 affordable apartments may open around two weeks late after power to Yaquina Hall was shut off on April 17.
Ardeshir Tabrizian
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider adding funds to evidence building project
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider awarding federal funds to a nonprofit for redevelopment of Highland Cottages. The complex will have six affordable units for a county program that provides childcare and addiction treatment for parents.
Long-awaited homeless navigation center opens in Salem with fanfare
The temporary shelter will allow 75 people to get treatment and prepare to move out directly into housing. The navigation center’s longtime future is uncertain as the city hasn’t publicly identified funding beyond two years.
Polk County Sheriff, DA seek $4 million per year in proposed tax levy
The new levy would retain sheriff’s deputies and prosecutors hired in 2015 as an earlier public safety levy is set to expire.
UPDATE: SE Turner Road reopened to traffic
Salem police on Friday afternoon asked drivers to find alternative routes as the semi-trailer blocked northbound and southbound traffic.
Adaptability is a style for Salem musician Jon Fro
A fixture of Salem’s music scene, Jon Fro has been songwriting, performing and promoting locally for over two decades. He recently made his solo return with his first album in six years.
Trooper justified in fatally shooting man during gun battle on I-5 in Salem, grand jury says
Felipe Amezcua Manzo pointed a laser-equipped gun at two drivers in freeway traffic and started a shootout with an Oregon State Police Trooper, according to a statement from the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider funding for Medicaid services
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider a $1.1 million contract with the Oregon Health Authority to help county residents eligible for Medicaid get access to medical and social services.
Deputies find mail stolen from 100 Polk County residents
A Polk County grand jury has indicted three people on charges of mail theft. Court records show deputies recovered mail from 11 Salem residents.
DATA: Salem police arrests, use of force reports decline last year
The number of times Salem officers used force against people younger than 16 doubled in 2022, according to an annual Salem Police Department analysis of officers’ use of force.