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PHOTOS: As smoke clears, Santiam Canyon damage emerges in detail

A carved eagle stands guard over remnants of a business along Oregon Highway 22 in Gates on Saturday, Sept. 19. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) GATES – As wildfires exploded into fast-moving furies on Labor Day, high winds dropped power lines in Gates and triggered a string of fires. Among those who[Read More…]

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PHOTO: Aerial of the new Salem police station

The new Salem police station is set to open in October. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) Construction is moving ahead on schedule for the new Salem police station. Northeast Liberty Street is expected to reopen on Monday. Northeast Division Street and the lanes that will become southbound on Liberty Street[Read More…]

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And now a break from Salem’s pandemic

Customers browse through the Thursday West Salem Farmer’s Market on Edgewater Street which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. until mid-September. On Saturdays, the Salem Saturday Market runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 865 Marion St. N.E. with extra precautions because of COVID-19. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

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And now for a break from Salem’s pandemic

Workers for Schreiner’s Iris Gardens, north of Salem, harvest among colorful rows of blooming irises. Schreiner’s is a popular destination for flower lovers but is closed for the first time in the garden’s 95-year history due to the pandemic. Irises are still for sale by phone or online. (Ron Cooper/Salem[Read More…]

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And now a break from the pandemic in Salem

Salem musicians Dan Wetzel and Kristen Grainger, unable to perform at indoor venues due to COVID-19 restrictions, invited friends and neighbors to a free outdoor Mother’s Day concert on May 10. The performance was in Fairmount Park on South Rural Avenue, where there was plenty of room for social distancing[Read More…]

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PHOTOS: Merlie Reeves of Salem had quite a party as she hit 90

Erin Rhoten joined in a birthday party parade Friday to celebrate Merlie Reeves’ 90th birthday on Friday, May 1. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Merlie Reeves’ calls out to friends and relatives driving by her Salem home on Friday, May 1, to celebrate her 90th birthday. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Christie O’Brien tugs[Read More…]