Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Anna Smith at work on a breaking news graphic (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Our small, local newsroom is getting a boost this summer from our first-ever intern. Salem Reporter is happy to welcome Anna Smith, who’s aiding our team with graphics and photography this summer. Smith finished her studies at Lane[Read More…]
Uncategorized Estephania Palacios and her children pose with Caesar the No-Drama Llama outside a fireworks stand in northeast Salem. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Caesar craned his neck toward a group of children, then bent down for a hug. The 4-year-old llama was curious but calm on a recent afternoon as dozens of[Read More…]
Jenny Madland, top left, David Wood, Denny McCarthy, Tara Baldridge, Robin Farup-Romero and Kimberly Ingram, bottom right, are taking on new leadership roles in Salem-Keizer schools for the 2019-20 year. Three Salem-Keizer middle schools and Bush Elementary School will have new principals when school starts this fall. District leaders announced[Read More…]
Uncategorized (Illustration by Anna CK Smith/Special to Salem Reporter) The classroom assistant was returning from lunch when a colleague asked her for help with a student who was biting and hitting. She worked with another teacher to move the elementary schooler into an empty classroom. “I was asked to help hold[Read More…]
Uncategorized Sparklers and fireworks on sale at the discount fireworks stand at Commercial Street SE and Bush Street SE in Salem on June 26, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Colorful fireworks stands have popped up around Salem, with vendors offering everything from classic sparklers to pyrotechnics designed to mimic fish, frogs and[Read More…]
Kelly Ward holds a Sidewalk Talk sign at the group’s first event on May 18, 2019 in Riverfront Park. (Courtesy/Kelly Ward) As nurses, Kelly Ward and Lindsey Cretella spend a lot of their time listening to people. Now, they’re taking those skills to the streets with a Salem chapter of[Read More…]
Uncategorized (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem Health and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon reached a contract agreement, meaning more than 23,000 Marion and Polk county residents can continue to get care at local hospitals without paying more out-of-pocket. The deal, announced this week, comes after over a year of sometimes[Read More…]
Chemeketa Community College graduates wave to audience members as the 2019 ceremony begins (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Winemakers, adult high school graduates, formerly homeless students and military veterans were among the 700 students who walked across the stage at Chemeketa Community College’s graduation on June 18 at the Oregon State Fairground[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem Reporter obtained through a public records request the list of over 1,600 books Oregon inmates aren’t allowed to get. The books are a small fraction of publications mailed to prisoners. Over the past three years, the Oregon Department of Corrections reviewed more than 65,000 books sent to inmates and[Read More…]
Veronica Diaz squirts mayonnaise on her son Victor’s sandwich during a free summer lunch at Washington Elementary School on June 18, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Veronica Diaz remembers eating summer lunches at Four Corners Elementary School when she was a kid in Salem. It was a chance for her and[Read More…]
