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Free Covid tests available Wednesday afternoon at state fairgrounds

Davalee Meade, a paramedic with Woodburn Ambulance Service administers a COVID-19 test during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Free Covid tests are available Wednesday afternoon at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. From 3-6 p.m., anyone can get a test at the drive-through[Read More…]

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West Salem band and orchestra ring in holidays with virtual “Sleigh Ride” performance

West Salem High School band and orchestra students perform “Sleigh Ride” (Screenshot) They may be playing from home, but West Salem High School’s band and orchestra still found a way to spread some holiday cheer. About sixty students in the high school’s ensembles collaborated to perform “Sleigh Ride” virtually, releasing[Read More…]

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The first doses of Covid vaccine have arrived in Oregon. Here’s what comes next.

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) People who have spent months treating Covid patients and cleaning their hospital rooms will begin receiving a Covid vaccine this week in Salem as Oregon starts[Read More…]

Salem-Keizer administrators plan overhaul of school discipline, safety with goal of reducing racial disparities

Protestors rallied outside of the Salem-Keizer school district offices on Thursday, June 18 to urge the district to cancel their contract for police officers in schools. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer School District leaders plan to overhaul the district’s discipline and student safety programs, aiming to reduce racial disparities in the[Read More…]

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A divided Salem-Keizer School Board votes to allow chair to cut off “derogatory, name-calling” comments

School board members discuss the comment policy during a Dec. 8 meeting (Screenshot from YouTube) After facing months of criticism over their handling of racial justice issues, the Salem-Keizer School Board narrowly voted to rein in public comment Tuesday night. The policy, approved on a 4-3 vote, is intended to[Read More…]

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Salem Hospital delays some elective surgeries as Covid hospitalizations rise

Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem residents scheduled for a hip or knee replacement may find their procedures delayed as the area’s largest hospital begins postponing some elective surgeries to keep staff and beds available for Covid patients. Salem Hospital began rescheduling some elective surgeries requiring overnight hospital[Read More…]