By Salem Reporter
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners to consider extending quarantine leave for county employees to July
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider extending two weeks of quarantine leave for county employees to July, and adding funding to contracts for a road study and debris removal. AGENDA The commissioners will consider extending the deadline of…
Back on stage, Theatre 33 sets sights on growth
A scene from Theatre 33’s December 2021 production “The Christmas Gift” featuring actors Jeff Sanders, left, Ed Schoaps, right, and Allison Saucy and Erica Towe, back. (Courtesy/Theatre 33) When the actors at Theatre 33 took to the stage in mid-December…
Driver hit pedestrian before fleeing Monday in northeast Salem, police say
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem police are looking for a driver they say hit a woman with their car Monday and fled the scene. Around 3:12 p.m., the Salem Police Department received a report about the hit-and-run in the 300 block…
Women food entrepreneurs in Oregon get state help to develop business
Elise Higley hopes to expand the sale of her tea blends in stores. (Elise Higley photo) Emily Moore is a longtime professional chef, with French cooking school credentials and fine dining experience, who whips up tasty concoctions on her farm…
Salem man killed while trying to break into house, sheriff’s office says
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man they say was shot by a resident while trying to break into a home. Investigators on Monday identified the person who died as 42-year-old Peter Bishop of Salem.…
Oregon State Hospital shuts down two units following patient Covid outbreak
A sign on a door into a screening area at Oregon State Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Patients on two units at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem have been quarantined following a Covid outbreak. In…
Keizer man makes it to final round on The Price is Right
Keizer resident Dusty Bowers (Courtesy photo) Dusty Bowers of Keizer did not make it to the Showcase Showdown on CBS-TV’s The Price is Right, but he came home with prizes when he was called to ‘come on down’ on the popular game…
Willamette will require booster Covid vaccines for employees, students
Willamette University’s Salem campus (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) All eligible employees and students at Willamette University must receive a booster dose of Covid vaccine by Feb. 1, the university announced Dec. 30. “Although experts believe that the two-dose vaccinations continue to…
South students create suicide prevention guide to aid struggling teens
South Salem High School students at a Saxon Strong club meeting on Dec. 6, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Ava Templeton knows how unhelpful well-intentioned friends and adults can be for teenagers struggling with depression. The 17-year-old South Salem High School…
Salem proposes five new micro shelter sites, asks for feedback during forums
A partially-completed pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The city of Salem is currently considering five new location for micro shelter villages, small buildings meant to serve as a transition out of homelessness. The city is…