After 9-year-old Briand Hermios finally got logged on to his virtual elementary school classes, his mother noticed he was missing needed supplies. Hermios’ classmates at Scott Elementary School had whiteboards and pens to respond to the teacher’s questions live during class. He should have gotten the same items to take[Read More…]
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Salem-Keizer schools roll back in-person instruction, stop youth sports as Oregon shuts down
Highland Elementary School students enter the school library for brief in-person classes on Oct. 20, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Thousands of Salem students who had been getting in-person help with school will be back to virtual class this week, Salem-Keizer Superintendent Christy Perry has announced. Schools had been bringing students[Read More…]
Uncategorized “We look after each other” – Salem Health’s Dr. Doug Eliason talks masks, Thanksgiving plans as Covid cases grow
Dr. Doug Eliason (Courtesy/Salem Health) Dr. Doug Eliason compares efforts to stop the spread of Covid to avoiding a car crash. “Every time you go to your car and you turn your car on, you know that you’re risking an auto accident that could involve death or serious injury,” he[Read More…]
Uncategorized As Covid spreads rapidly across Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown orders state to “freeze”
Gov. Kate Brown listens in during a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence and other governors on Monday, April 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Gov. Kate Brown moved to blunt the rapid spread of Covid in Oregon using some of her sharpest language since the pandemic started, ordering new business[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gov. Brown orders restaurants, bars, gyms to close as Covid hospitalizations surge in Oregon
Many restaurants in Salem were offering takeout orders after a ban on dining in at eateries went into effect on Tuesday, March 17. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Oregon restaurants and bars can provide only takeout service, gyms and other fitness outlets must close and grocers and retailers have to limit the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Facing surging Covid cases and hospitalizations, Oregon urges limited travel, quarantines
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) Gov. Kate Brown is asking Oregonians to avoid certain out-of-state travel to stop the surge of new coronavirus infections as Oregon recorded its first day with more than 1,000 new[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon voters – you have until Nov. 17 to fix signature issues and make sure your ballot counts
Pam Panther unfolds and stacks ballots at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, May 19. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon voters have just days to correct signature issues with mail-in ballots to ensure their votes are counted in the Nov. 3 election – and the outcome of a Salem state[Read More…]
Uncategorized Hoping to attract more students, Willamette cuts “sticker price” tuition by $10,000 for 2021
Two people walk through Willamette University on May 15. 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Willamette University is slashing its “sticker price” tuition rate by almost $10,000 per year in a bid to attract more students to Oregon’s oldest university, which has seen falling enrollment for several years. Starting next fall, the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Hey, Salem, the state says it’s time to cut down get-togethers, work from home even more
Viviana Gourley, medical assistant at Salud Medical Center, waits between patients at the center’s COVID-19 testing area on Wednesday, April 29. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to crucial information as a community service. Please support our local work by subscribing or contributing to our[Read More…]
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board to consider adding student advisor, revised public comment policy
The Salem-Keizer School Board meets virtually for a work session on July 28, 2020 (Screenshot) Members of the Salem-Keizer School Board will vote Nov. 10 on a plan to add a student advisor to their ranks while also considering a policy that would allow the board chair to cut off[Read More…]
