By Salem Reporter
Marion County distributing free at-home Covid tests Thursday
An at-home Covid rapid test (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Marion County’s Health and Human Services Department is handing out free at-home Covid test kits Thursday, March 3. The giveaway begins at 3 p.m. at Peoples Church in Salem, 4500 Lancaster Drive…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider buying a new $320,000 street sweeper
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider adding funds to a contract for replacing access controls and doors at the Marion County Jail, and replacing a 20-year-old street sweeper. AGENDA Commissioners will consider reappointing Sandii Butler to…
Corban leaders highlight donations for agriculture program, athletic facility at scholarship fundraiser
Dr. Sheldon Nord interviews Obiomachi Abonyi, Jeremy Hale, Evan Olson, Hope White, and Asia Sage Jackson about their college experience at the Corban University Scholarship Luncheon. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Corban University is a private university located in…
Salem man found in car Friday died by shooting, autopsy finds
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office’s Traffic Safety Team at the scene of a reported crash Friday, which led deputies to a homicide investigation. (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) A man found dead in a car Friday evening in east Salem died…
Legislators push for money to train Oregon teachers in the science of reading
Teacher Kalia Flocker holds books she bought for her classroom library at Lamb Elementary on Sept. 28, 2021 after a crowdfunding campaign. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Nearly 3,000 teachers in Oregon schools serving students with the highest needs could soon get…
South Salem student journalists win press freedom award
Eddy Binford-Ross, a 2021 graduate of South Salem High School, photographs the March for Floyd on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The national Journalism Education Association recognized student journalists at South Salem High School with a 2022 press…
AGENDA: Salem City Council meets to consider approving subdivision on Meyer Farm property
The proposed subdivision Meyer Farm is on a 29-acre property at 4540 Pringle Rd. S.E. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) The Salem City council meets Monday to deliberate on the Meyer Farm subdivision proposal, consider acquiring property for a bike lane project and…
Salem restaurant owner semifinalist for James Beard “Best Chef: Northwest” award
Jonathan Jones, co-owner of Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails on Jan. 18, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When the Instagram account for Salem’s Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails got a congratulatory direct message on Feb. 23, owner Jonathan Jones didn’t know what it…
Oregon will now drop indoor mask requirement March 12
Used masks fill a garbage can at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregonians can drop their masks indoors starting March 12, Gov. Kate Brown said Monday morning. The announcement moves up by one week the…
Reported crash in east Salem leads homicide investigation
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office’s Traffic Safety Team at the scene of a reported crash Friday, which led deputies to a homicide investigation. (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) Deputies are investigating a homicide in east Salem after finding a person dead…