Schools across the U.S. are getting more serious about banning cellphones during the school day. McKay and Sprague high schools, and Houck, Stephens, Straub and Whiteaker middle schools will start using lockable pouches over the next few months.
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Good school attendance gets some Salem families a phone call from the governor
Gov. Tina Kotek and state schools chief Charlene Williams joined a phone bank Tuesday evening at Waldo Middle School to check in with parents who have improved their students’ attendance this year.
Cannery redevelopment project gets green light from city
The developer buying the former Truitt Brothers cannery site on Front Street plans to preserve the 1914 building and two piers over the Willamette River while redeveloping the site as a 382-apartment neighborhood with a food hall, market and more.
Well driller seeks to unseat veteran legislator who serves West Salem, Polk County
Rep. Paul Evans, a Democrat from Monmouth, is running for re-election to a sixth term in House District 20. Challenger Kevin Chambers is a Monmouth well driller who’s been active in local civic groups and the county Republican Party.
Man stabbed in dispute at Cascades Gateway Park
A 24-year-old man injured in a stabbing Thursday night ran to the nearby Church at the Park micro shelter site to get help, shelter officials said.
2 girls charged in Englewood break-in, vandalism
Salem police arrested a 12 and 13-year-old girl on Tuesday night who are now facing burglary charges in juvenile court over a weekend break-in at Englewood Elementary School.
Retired Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers dies from cancer
Jason Myers spent nearly 30 years at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, retiring as sheriff in 2019. He served as a mentor for local law enforcement, advocated for better mental health treatment in Oregon and helped broker deals on contentious police reform issues in the Legislature.
5 takeaways: Salem-Keizer’s school scores
State data released last week showed local schools are struggling to recover from the pandemic, with most students reading and doing math below grade level.
VOTE 2024: Chemeketa hopes to renew tax measure for remodels at every campus
With one tax bill paid off, the community college wants to keep property taxes flowing for a new round of purchases over the next 20 years. New buildings and improvements to existing facilities are in the package.
UPDATED: McKay student, 17, facing criminal charges after bringing gun to school
School employees found a gun during a routine bag search of a McKay student Monday. The student did not make any threats, district officials said.