By Salem Reporter
Sprague team wins county contest for video spotlighting problem gambling
A screenshot from the 2021 winning problem gambling video, “Reach Out,” by a pair of Sprague High School students. Two Sprague High School students took home a $500 award from the Marion County Health and Human Services Department for a…
Salem’s economy in 2020 drew half of prior year’s travel revenue, industry report says
Angie Onyewuchi, president and CEO of Travel Salem, addressed a crowd at the Kroc Center on Nov. 21, 2019. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Travel to the Salem area last year brought in half as much revenue for the…
Oregon faces short staffing and not enough customers to inject 1 million booster shots
Syringes of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in January 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon officials are still working out details on how they will get 1 million booster doses into the arms…
Celia Hyman Baculi, parent volunteer and South Salem High fixture, honored
Celia Hyman Baculi, center, is honored by friends, supporters and former students at a South Salem High School event celebrating her volunteer service on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Celia Hyman Baculi once took the seats out of…
Red Cross reports two catalytic converters stolen from response trucks, police say
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s Red Cross on Monday reported two catalytic converters were stolen from their response vehicles over the weekend. Lt. Treven Upkes, Salem police spokesman, said around 2:30 p.m. Monday, they reported someone had cut the chain-link fence…
Speed limits slow on sections of 17th Street, 45th Avenue
17th Street Northeast (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Drivers will have to slow down when driving on two Salem streets. The speed limit on 17th Street, between Southeast Mission Street and Northeast Silverton Road, has been reduced from 30 mph to 25…
Detectives looking for 17-year-old boy missing since Oct. 15
(Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) Detectives are asking for tips to help find Ezra Mayhugh, a missing 17-year-old boy from the Salem area. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office learned Mayhugh may be the victim of an online catfishing scheme, according to…
Salem unemployment falls slightly in November with gains in transportation, hospitality
Oregon Employment Department. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s unemployment rate fell again in November after the city added jobs in trade and transportation, professional and business services, and leisure and hospitality. The Salem metro area had a 4.1% seasonally adjusted unemployment…
Oregon schools face few limits on how to use millions in unexpected federal money
Lockers at McKay High School on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. Schools in Oregon have access to more than a billion in pandemic aid, yet less than 8% of it has been awarded (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) In some Oregon school districts,…
Cherriots asks for community’s help developing 20-year plan through survey, open house
An out of service bus at the Downtown Transit Center. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem Area Mass Transit District, known as Cherriots, wants the community’s help developing a 20-year plan for transit in the city. People can fill out a…