By Salem Reporter
Quarantine rules ease for Oregon child care providers
Teacher Allie West leads a craft activity at the Oregon Child Development Coalition’s North Lancaster preschool on March 20, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Covid quarantine requirements in Oregon preschools and child care facilities will loosen March 12, mirroring changes planned…
Saturday market opens March 5 for longer season
A vendor sells flowers at Salem’s Saturday Market in 2020. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The past two years have been good to Salem’s farmers market. The pandemic left many people searching for alternatives to crowded grocery stores or seeking to get…
Budget plan would aid low-income Oregonians and help with housing, child care, job training
Democrats have advanced a $1.4 billion budget that includes affordable housing, education, health care and other priorities. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) New state spending designed to improve the lives of Oregonians by helping thousands of homeless residents obtain shelter, providing…
OHA survey finds interest in psilocybin treatment strongest for “general well-being”
A mushroom in Bush’s Pasture Park on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A state survey of over 4,000 Oregonians found most interested in accessing psilocybin services when available next January listed their reason as “general well-being” rather than…
Help design Salem’s newest skate park
A rendering of the location of a future skate park in Geer Park. (Courtesy/city of Salem) You can help design a new Salem skate park. Salem is planning to build a skate park in Geer Park in 2024 and…
UPDATED: Oregon will drop Covid quarantines, contact tracing in schools March 12
A student sanitizes her hands upon entering Blanchet Catholic School on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Covid will soon be just another disease in Oregon’s schools. Starting March 12, students won’t be required to quarantine if they’re exposed…
Get up to speed on Ukraine with panel of Willamette experts
Four Willamette University professors will address the current war in Ukraine in a free Wednesday evening panel open to the public. “Faculty members will share historical and political contexts related to the current war in Ukraine,” according to an event…
Salem family in Ukraine takes in dozens as refugees flee from Russian invasion
The Johnson family and residents living at their homes for children and adults with disabilities in Ukraine. (Courtesy/Johnson Family) Jed Johnson on Thursday felt his family’s house shake after hearing the first missile hit an airfield 20 minutes away from…
Deal with WOU makes 4-year degree easier for Chemeketa students
Chemeketa Community College on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Chemeketa Community College students will have an easier pathway to a four-year degree under a new deal inked with Western Oregon University. The agreement, signed by college leaders last week,…
Farmworker overtime bill passes Oregon House
A farmworker in eastern Oregon (Yadira Lopez/Malheur Enterprise) The House passed a proposal Tuesday that would require overtime pay for farmworkers. House Bill 4002 would phase in time-and-a-half pay over five years while paying farmers tax credits over six years to…