The principal of Lee Elementary School has resigned, shifting to a new school post to work one day a week until the end of the school year, according to Salem-Keizer School District officials. Principal Don Hakala’s last day at the school, located in southeast Salem, was Wednesday, March 20. He[Read More…]
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Six candidates in the race for three Salem-Keizer School Board spots
A psychiatrist, electrician, university student and the business group executive are among the citizens seeking seats on the Salem-Keizer School Board. Filing for the May 21 election closed Thursday, and six candidates have put forward their names for three seats representing northeast and south Salem, and Keizer. School board positions[Read More…]
Sprague parent and electrician David Salinas seeks school board seat to focus on career education, mentorship
David Salinas (Courtesy photo) David Salinas grew up in a farm-working family in Jefferson and dropped out of high school before getting his GED and becoming an electrician. Now a parent of four Salem-Keizer students, Salinas is running for the school district’s board with a focus on supporting career and[Read More…]
Groundbreaking at North kicks off $70 million campus renovation to add new classrooms
North High School senior and student body president Kiara Ballard speaks at the school’s groundbreaking ceremony with vice president Ben Garcia, right. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Senior Kiara Ballard won’t be around to see North Salem High School’s renovations over the next 18 months. But the student body president said she’s[Read More…]
AGENDA: Chemeketa board to consider contract for new president
Chemeketa Community College (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Chemeketa Community College board members will consider a contract for incoming President Jessica Howard at a meeting Wednesday, the final step in hiring her to take over college operations in July. Board members selected Howard from among four finalists to succeed retiring President Julie[Read More…]
Second measles case confirmed in unvaccinated Marion County resident
Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Oregon Health Authority has confirmed a second case of measles in Marion County, health officials announced Tuesday evening. Both cases are in unvaccinated people and are linked to an out-of-state traveler contagious with the disease who traveled to the Salem area in late[Read More…]
Following tuition increase, Chemeketa looks to layoffs to balance 2019-20 budget
Responding to declining enrollment and revenue, Chemeketa Community College is planning to cut 33 positions, including laying off seven employees for the 2019-20 school year. The announcement comes after the college’s board voted to raise tuition and fees by $10 per credit in February, the largest such increase in over[Read More…]
Fear and peace during Friday services at Salem mosque following New Zealand mass shooting
Tam, left, a member of the Salem Islamic Center, stands with her granddaughter as Brittany Cox, right, and Cherie MacDougall offer flowers and condolences following a mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Women entering the Salem Islamic Center before Friday’s mid-day prayer greeted each other as[Read More…]
Measles case confirmed in unvaccinated Salem patient
Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Measles has been confirmed in a Marion County resident, county health officials announced Tuesday. The patient is from Salem and is unvaccinated for measles, said Katrina Rothenberger, the county’s public health director. Rothenberger said the county was not releasing the patient’s age or[Read More…]
Salem’s IKE Box is moving – and taking the building with it
IKE Box, the downtown coffee house, will be moving to a new location in the same neighborhood – and taking the building with it. IKE Box director Mark Bulgin knew the coffee shop and community hub on Cottage Street at Chemeketa Street might have to move after Salem’s YMCA announced[Read More…]