By Salem Reporter
COLUMN: Community leaders gather, applaud mayor’s final State of the City
Mayor Chuck Bennett gives his final State of the City address on Feb. 9, 2022 at Salem Convention Center (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Mayor Chuck Bennett gave his 6th State of the City Address on Feb. 9 at…
Property owner fined $138,000 for cutting Oregon white oaks without permit
Trees cut down on a property in south Salem that led to an investigation by the city of Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) A property owner, manager and a local tree service have been fined for cutting down trees on a…
Lawmakers propose plan to expand access to primary health care, including visits to therapists
An empty waiting room at a Salem medical clinic(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposal that aims to expand access to primary health care for thousands of Oregonians. House Bill 4083 would require insurers selling individual and group plans…
COLUMN: How woodpeckers drum to send messages
A sapsucker on top of pole, drumming, on Jan. 28, 2022 in Salem (Harry Fuller/Special to Salem Reporter) The days are longer, nature is responding. Plants like crocus, violets and hellebore are blooming. Many bare trees are budding. Ducks are now in bright…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 10, 2022
The Oregon Health Authority’s Covid hospitalization data for the region including Salem as of Feb. 10, 2022. A 12-year-old Marion County girl is among the state’s latest fatalities from Covid. The Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday the girl died at…
Keizer attorney, civic leader Richard Walsh announces run for Senate District 11
Richard Walsh at a 2013 Keizer Chamber of Commerce event (Lyndon Zaitz/Keizertimes) A Keizer attorney and former councilor is seeking to represent much of Salem in the state legislature next year. Richard Walsh announced Thursday he’ll seek the Democratic nomination…
Public comment on proposed Meyer Farm subdivision closes Monday
The proposed subdivision is on a 29-acre property at 4540 Pringle Rd. S.E. called Meyer Farm. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) The city of Salem is accepting public comment until Monday on a proposed subdivision on an historic farm in south Salem…
Black Joy Oregon founder Julianne Jackson performing Friday at Salem concert
Julianne Jackson (Courtesy/ Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem) A local racial justice advocate will perform both original songs and covers at a Friday concert in Salem. Julianne Jackson will perform 7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem…
Street outreach team delivers medical care, social services at Salem homeless camps
Justin Davis, outreach nurse, listens to Rita Edward’s heart after she complained of chest pain at her camp in Wallace Marine Park on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For four days, Scott Botel yelled for help. He laid…
Oregon economic forecast: More money for lawmakers to spend, tax credits likely in two years
The Oregon Capitol rotunda in January 2022 (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Higher wages for workers and more income for businesses is driving up state tax collections, creating the prospect for even more state government spending and then credits in two…