By Salem Reporter
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 14, 2022
Health care workers work in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Here’s Salem Reporter’s Covid report for Monday, Feb. 14. Monday case and death totals also include numbers reported Saturday and…
Engleberg Antiks’ new owners celebrate with Tuesday sale
A tongue-in-cheek sign in the window of Engelberg Antiks on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) John Forrest had one condition when he bought downtown Salem antique mall Engelberg Antiks earlier this month. While finalizing a contract with founder…
Legislators considering steps to tackle Oregon’s shortage of teachers
Julie Cleve, a reading specialist at Hallman Elementary School, helps students learn about length and measurement. Oregon legislators are considering several proposals to bring more teachers to the state (Salem Reporter/FILE) A proposal to make it easier and more lucrative…
AGENDA: Salem City Council meets Monday to consider new city flag
Salem city council chambers on Wednesday, September 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council meets Monday evening to consider a recommendation for a new city flag, appointing people to the Planning Commission and holding a public hearing on the…
South Salem student mentors send some love to city dispatchers
Salem Fire Chief Mike Niblock accepts gifts for the 911 dispatchers from South Salem High School LINK students on Feb. 11, 2022. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) On Feb. 11, four students from the LINK program at South Salem…
Fourth graders render Salem-Keizer school board in colorful portraits
Fourth grade students at Chapman Hill Elementary School in Salem drew portraits of the district’s school board directors for School Board Appreciation Month in 2022. Members of the Salem-Keizer School Board got a special treat recently – a portrait hand-drawn…
SALEM HISTORY: A pioneer marriage, and extravagant Valentine’s Day celebrations
A family portrait circa 1884 of Richard and America Bogle and five of their surviving children: Arthur, Belle, Warren, Kate and Waldo. (Benton County Historical Archives) In the spirit of romance, as well as to honor Black History month this…
Corrections Department adjusts hiring process to draw more applicants
The Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem is hiring. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) In the town of Umatilla, Two Rivers Correctional Institution needs to hire a food service coordinator. Pay: up to $61,000 a year. In Ontario, Snake River Correctional Institution is…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 11, 2022
The Oregon Health Authority’s Covid hospitalization data for the mid-Willamette Valley region including Salem as of Feb. 11, 2022. Here’s Salem Reporter’s Covid report for Friday, Feb. 11. Total Salem Hospital patients with Covid: 101 as of Friday morning, nine…
Salem company awarded $60 million wildland firefighting contract
U.S. Forest Service personnel outside of Gates on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The U.S. Forest Service has awarded eight Oregon companies, including one in Salem, multimillion dollar contracts to provide wildland firefighting crews over the next five…