By Salem Reporter
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 17, 2022
Health care workers work in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Covid hospitalizations in both Oregon and in Salem are falling from their peaks during the omicron surge, but remain high.…
Former Detroit Dam operator receives Medal of Valor for wildfire actions
Mike Pomeroy, center, the power plant operator who sheltered inside Detroit Dam during the Santiam Canyon wildfires, was presented a Medal of Valor on Feb. 15 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Courtesy Army) The dam operator who spent…
Constellations features a unique love story through the eyes of the multiverse
Laura Blackwell and Michael Winder star in Keizer Homegrown Theater’s production of Constellations (Matt Rawlings/Keizertimes). Two lives. One love. Limitless possibilities. With the popularity of stories about the multiverse increasing in pop culture (such as Spider-Man: No Way Home), the latest…
Most activities resuming at Oregon State Hospital as Covid numbers fall
Oregon State Hospital (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Regular treatments and activities are resuming at the Oregon State Hospital’s Salem campus as a Covid outbreak that has sickened hundreds of patients and employees over the past two months is now winding down.…
Sewer overflows into Pringle Creek
Pringle Creek flows near the Minto Island Bridge (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Raw sewage spilled into Pringle Creek Wednesday morning, the city of Salem said in a news release Thursday. The overflow was caused by a tree root blocking flow in…
Oregon Supreme Court upholds decision to keep Kristof from running for governor
Nick Kristof (Kristof campaign photo) Secretary of State Shemia Fagan was right to keep former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof off the ballot for governor, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a 33-page unanimous opinion, the court affirmed Fagan’s…
COLUMN: A diverse workforce mix helps Salem bounce back from recessions
Government workers are a far larger share of Salem’s workforce than average, shielding the city somewhat from the impacts of economic downturns. (Graphic by Pamela Ferrara/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem area workers are employed in a diverse mix of industries…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 16, 2022
Health care workers work in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Covid hospitalizations in both Oregon and in Salem are falling from their peaks during the omicron surge, but remain high.…
Lancaster Drive reconstruction to level out street, reducing crashes and congestion
Northeast Lancaster Drive (Courtesy/Marion County Public Works) Marion County officials say a $3 million construction project funded by mostly federal dollars will help reduce crashes and traffic buildup on a half-mile stretch of Northeast Lancaster Drive. The road work will…
Salem-Keizer to spend $17.7 million on employee retention bonuses
The Salem-Keizer School District is using millions of dollars in federal Covid relief money to provide retention bonuses to nearly all district employees. Most full and part-time employees will receive a total of two payments totaling $2,250 this year, Superintendent…