Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized A sign reminds spectators of COVID-19 prevention measures as the demolition of old Leslie Middle School gets underway Wednesday, April 15 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter). A decision to build a larger auditorium coupled with higher-than-expected seismic and street costs have already raised by $18 million the cost of renovating South Salem[Read More…]
Uncategorized Pastor Jerry Miranda and wife Teresa pose for a photo outside of their Keizer home on Wednesday, July 1. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Thirteen days of Teresa Miranda’s life are blank. The 56-year-old remembers her husband, Jerry, driving her to Salem Hospital the afternoon of Sunday, March 15, as she struggled[Read More…]
Uncategorized Andrea Davila, a nurse at the Kaiser Permanente North Lancaster clinic administers a test for COVID-19 at the clinic’s drive-thru testing site on Wednesday, April 29. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Birthday parties, graduation celebrations and other private social gatherings are behind much of the recent spread of Covid across Oregon, and[Read More…]
Judson Middle School students in a seventh grade language arts on Oct. 30, 2018. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Thousands of Salem-Keizer students struggled with a hasty switch to remote classes this spring, with most saying classes weren’t academically challenging and fewer than half reporting an adult could regularly help them with[Read More…]
Uncategorized Viviana Gourley, a medical assistant at Salud Medical Center, adjusts one of her two masks at the center’s COVID-19 testing area in Woodburn on Wednesday, April 29. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem area is still seeing a steady increase in people newly diagnosed with Covid, but health workers have been[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem-Keizer School Board members elected Satya Chandragiri chair for the 2019-20 school year in a split vote after hundreds of public comments. (Screenshot from public meeting) The two newest members of the Salem-Keizer School Board will serve as chair and vice chair for the coming year after a divided vote[Read More…]
Uncategorized The 2019 Salem-Keizer School Board (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A normally routine task for the Salem-Keizer School Board – the election of a chair and vice chair for the coming year – will take place Wednesday, July 1 with a heightened level of public interest as at least two director vie[Read More…]
Uncategorized YMCA demolition in progress, seen from Cottage Street on Dec. 10, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The executive who took over Salem’s YMCA when it was near bankruptcy won’t stay on to see his largest project complete. Sam Carroll, CEO of the organization, announced Monday he’s stepping down Oct. 1. Timothy[Read More…]
Uncategorized Marty Heyen, left, and Jesse Lippold, right, take new seats during a Salem-Keizer School Board meeting after being unanimously elected chair and vice chair for the 2019-20 school year next to Superintendent Christy Perry, center. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Marty Heyen was braced for a long school board meeting as community[Read More…]
The 2019 Salem-Keizer School Board (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer school board members spent much of a four-hour public meeting Tuesday night explaining they want to listen to the community about the future of police in local schools, but devoted only one hour to hearing community input after more than 180[Read More…]
