By Salem Reporter
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 3, 2022
The Oregon Health Authority’s Covid hospitalization dashboard for the mid-Willamette region on Feb. 3, 2022. As Covid hospitalizations remain high due to the omicron variant, Salem Reporter is again publishing case and hospitalization information daily. Here’s our report for Thursday,…
In final State of the State address, Brown touts victories, pushes spending plan
Gov. Kate Brown delivers her State of the State address from her office on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Gov. Kate Brown’s final State of the State address on Thursday served largely as a victory lap, while she challenged legislators to…
Oregon Health Authority has stockpiled more than 2 million rapid antigen tests
A rapid at-home Covid test (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Health Authority has stockpiled 2 million Covid-19 rapid test kits at its warehouse in Wilsonville, but does not know when they’ll be sent out. It is waiting for requests for…
A new micro shelter village is coming to Northeast Center Street
Volunteer Linda I’Anson works on assembling the inside of a pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The city of Salem plans to open a new micro shelter village at 1280 Center St. N.E. in May, according…
UPDATE: St. Paul firefighter dies after Thursday explosion, sheriff’s office says
Austin Smith (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) UPDATE: A St. Paul firefighter died Thursday from injuries suffered in an explosion after responding to a barn fire in rural Marion County. Austin Smith, 30 of St. Paul, was taken by Lifeflight to…
Salem’s December unemployment rate sees first increase in almost a year, preliminary data shows
Early figures show Salem’s unemployment rate rose slightly in December for the first time in nearly a year. The city’s unemployment rate grew from 3.3% in November to 3.5% in December, according to preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 2, 2022
Salem Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) As Covid hospitalizations remain high due to the omicron variant, Salem Reporter is again publishing case and hospitalization information daily. Here’s our report for Wednesday, Feb. 2. Total Salem Hospital…
ODOT to start rebuilding Aurora-Donald Interchange this month
(Courtesy/Oregon Department of Transportation) Oregonians who take Interstate 5 to and from northern Marion County may eventually spend less time in traffic as the state begins work this month on rebuilding the Aurora-Donald Interchange. State Department of Transportation officials also…
Travel Salem buys former Chase Bank for new office
Angie Onyewuchi, president of Travel Salem, shares numbers showing increasing tourism in the capital city. She addressed a crowd at the Kroc Center on Thursday, Nov. 21. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Travel Salem’s visitor center is temporarily moving…
Second Keizer resident dies in aftermath of Jan. 22 crash
A memorial began to form at the end of Moira Hughes and George Heitz’s driveway on Jan. 25 (Joey Cappelletti/Keizertimes) George Heitz of Keizer, who was in bed on the morning of Jan. 22 when a truck drove through his…