Miranda Lara Ruiz, 16, left, and Marina Melnychuk pick up items from their lockers at McKay High School on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon so far has little picture of how hundreds of thousands of students are faring with virtual learning this year but local experience in Salem[Read More…]
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Uncategorized Oregon Health Authority begs Oregonians to limit social gatherings as Covid cases, hospitalizations continue to rise
The popular statue of former Governor Tom McCall in Salem’s Riverfront Park, got a pandemic update(Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The number of Oregonians hospitalized with Covid is climbing, and health officials said current models forecast an alarming rise in new cases of the disease if Oregonians don’t slow the spread by[Read More…]
School board signs off on $11 million plan to hire more reading teachers, community outreach and social workers
Jared Vergara Santana writes down research questions for his newspaper article in the Hoover Elementary School library on Oct. 29, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer schools will begin hiring more social workers and teachers this week after the school board approved a multimillion-dollar plan to help struggling students catch up[Read More…]
Uncategorized After clearing 30,000 trees, crews reopen Highway 22 following wildfires
A sign along Highway 22 thanks firefighters on Sunday, September 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon Highway 22 reopened to thru traffic Tuesday night more than a month after wildfire swept through the Santiam Canyon, leaving roads strewn with trees and debris. Crews with the Oregon Department of Transportation cleared an[Read More…]
EDUCATION ROUNDUP: More money for Salem-Keizer construction, WOU president to retire, pumpkin patch fundraiser
An expansion of the commons under ongoing construction at Waldo Middle School on May 6, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on in local schools, colleges and universities. To help keep you up to speed, Salem Reporter is launching a semi-regular roundup of education-related items including new programs,[Read More…]
Salem-Keizer schools will remain all-online for most students through at least Feb. 1
Teacher Kara Buchheit talks with Kristen Gough and son James, an incoming kindergartner at Kalapuya Elementary School on Thursday, September 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Nearly all of Salem-Keizer’s 41,000 students will continue school online through at least Feb. 1, the district announced Tuesday, citing a lack of progress in both[Read More…]
Willamette sophomore’s death ruled a suicide, police say
Abigail Agustin-Paz (Willamette University photo) A Willamette University sophomore found dead in a south Salem park earlier this month died by suicide, Salem police said Tuesday. Hikers found the body Abigail Agustin-Paz, 19, dead in Minto Brown Park on Oct. 2. Police said in a news release the state medical[Read More…]
Uncategorized VOTE 2020: Ballots go out this week for Oregon voters. Here’s how to make sure yours gets counted.
A stack of counted and signed ballot envelopes at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, May 19. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A contentious presidential race has voters around the U.S. more concerned than ever about voter suppression, fraud and security ahead of the Nov. 3 election. But voters’ own mistakes[Read More…]
Uncategorized As Marion County passes 100 Covid deaths, a Salem doctor reflects on what he’s seen caring for patients
Dr. Omer Khan, a hospitalist at Salem Health (Courtesy/Omer Khan) For Dr. Omer Khan, treating patients with serious cases of Covid hasn’t gotten any more predictable since the hospital saw its first in March. But the Salem Health hospitalist, who cares for people admitted to the hospital but not sick[Read More…]
Uncategorized Poll: Most Oregonians wearing masks to slow Covid spread, but socializing remains common
CERT team volunteer Laura Hildebrandt holds out one of the donated masks during a mask collection event at Woodmansee Park on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Eight in 10 Oregonians are wearing masks regularly indoors, and most are taking other protective measures to slow the spread of Covid, but[Read More…]
