By Salem Reporter
Medical professionals want mental health program extended to Oregon nurses
The intense care required for Covid-19 patients has exhausted nurses and other health care staff. (Oregon Health & Science University photo) The pandemic’s been tough on nurses in Oregon. They picked up extra shifts, worked overtime and endured relentless tragedy.…
Oregon officials watching for Omicron, urge vaccinations, boosters ‘soon as possible’
Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state health officer and epidemiologist.(YouTube video) The Oregon Health Authority said Monday that the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, is likely to reach the United States and that Oregonians should be vaccinated to protect themselves. In a news…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners to consider compensation for losses during wildfires, funding to help keep sentenced offenders and their children together
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider applying for funds to cover revenue losses from last year’s wildfires, replacing heating, ventilation and air conditioning units at the Marion County Courthouse, and grant funding to divert some offenders’…
Indigenous woman seeks public’s help in finding stolen tribal regalia
Auburn Logan wearing some of her now missing traditional regalia pieces. (Courtesy/Auburn Logan) Auburn Logan left her new Salem apartment around 11:45 a.m. on Nov. 20 to find her car was gone. Assuming it was towed, she called the number…
State hospital leaders float plan to hire hundreds of nursing workers, despite workforce shortages
National Guard members file out of a training at Oregon State Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Leaders at Oregon State Hospital want to add hundreds of new employees to address long-standing safety concerns, but the hospital…
Families have until Tuesday to seek compensation for school meals lost during online school
Veronica Diaz squirts mayonnaise on her son Victor’s sandwich during a free summer lunch at Washington Elementary School on June 18, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregon families with kids eligible for free school lunch should have received a card in…
Santa photos at Riverfront Carousel sold out for the season
Addie Calderon, 4, of West Salem, visits with Santa at Salem’s Riverfront Carousel on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Update: As of 11:30 a.m. Monday, all sessions with Santa at Riverfront Park are sold out. Original post below.…
Oregon is losing female school superintendents, new study highlights why
Christy Perry, superintendent of the Salem-Keizer School District, is seen in the reflection of a mirror in her office. Despite overseeing a teacher workforce that is overwhelmingly made up of women, just 25% of Oregon superintendents are women. (Amanda Loman/Salem…
More power, better restrooms and new visitor centers – Oregon parks to get major upgrades
The Kam Wah Chung museum in John Day is among the state park sites scheduled for major improvements next year. (Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department) The electrical system at Beverly Beach State Park on the Oregon coast hasn’t kept…
Salem law firm, notary recognized for efforts to hire veterans
Attorney and U.S. Army veteran Mark Ronning in his Salem office (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) When Mark Ronning left the U.S. Army after 24 years, the transition back to civilian life proved harder than expected. He’d spent most of his time…