By Salem Reporter
Salem-Keizer NAACP holding virtual Martin Luther King, Jr. day program Monday
Children march along Lancaster Drive during Salem’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Salem-Keizer NAACP will hold a televised and virtual event Monday to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Reginald Richardson, president of…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Jan. 14, 2022
Salem Health’s laboratory site on State Street on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) As Covid hospitalizations continue to rise again due to the omicron variant, Salem Reporter will begin publishing case and hospitalization information daily. Here’s our report…
Oregon schools no longer need to notify students of Covid exposures while masked
First grade students at Liberty Elementary School in Salem. Under new state recommendations, students and families wouldn’t be notified if they sit next to someone in class who’s diagnosed with Covid. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Schools in Oregon no longer have…
Intimate exhibit sheds light on seldom-seen Salem
“Felony Flats: Changing the Focus” hangs at the Art Department in downtown Salem in January 2022 (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) “Felony Flats” is a derogatory phrase used casually in Salem to refer to the lower-income residential area between State…
Salem faith leaders aim to lift spirits, ease omicron concerns through worship
The historic Oak Grove Church in west Salem at sunset. Some area churches and congregations are again shifting their worship services in response to the omicron surge. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Brian Craker said he’s seen his congregation at Salem First…
Oregon students to get debt canceled and a payment over deceptive loan practices
College grads at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. More than 5,000 Oregon student loan borrowers will receive part of a $1.85 billion settlement brought by 39 states attorney generals against the deceptive loan servicer Navient. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) More than…
Oregon’s Covid testing system “approaching maximum capacity” as omicron wave continues
Rapid Covid tests are in short supply, as this sign in a Salem Walgreens in Jan. 11, 2022 illustrates (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) State health officials are deploying a mass Covid testing site at Spirit Mountain Casino and hiring hundreds more…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Jan. 13, 2022
Blaine Williams of 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment of the Oregon National Guard, helps health care technician Heather Smith change patient bedding at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg in August 2021. (Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard) As Covid…
Oregonians can earn a little more and still qualify for food stamps, child care help
A USDA food box distributed in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) About 18,000 more Oregon families now qualify for state help with food and child care expenses. The Oregon Department of Human Services on Thursday announced they increased the income limits…
Legislators consider shielding school superintendents from rash school board actions
Salem-Keizer Superintendent Christy Perry, center, at a 2019 school board meeting. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Leaders from the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators and the Oregon School Boards Association are asking legislators to protect superintendents from some firings and require greater…