By Salem Reporter
Empty Bowls benefit sale will help feed the hungry through Salem-area pantry
The annual Empty Bowls fundraiser is this weekend. (Courtesy/ Willamette Art Center) Anyone who buys pottery at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday will be helping put food on the table for the hungry. The Willamette Art Center will hold…
Man cited and released, marijuana seized from reported burglary site
(Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) Marion County deputies investigating a burglary Sunday morning seized over 2,800 pounds of marijuana from what they described as an illegal marijuana operation just north of Salem. Deputies were called just after 6 a.m. Sunday to…
UPDATED: No gun or weapons found following report of armed person at McKay High School
This story was updated at 2 p.m. with additional information from Salem police. Salem police responded to McKay High School after a report of a student with a gun on campus led the school to lockdown late Wednesday morning, but…
Community college enrollments in Oregon begin to stabilize, but decade of decline worrying
Chemeketa Community College in Salem has seen enrollment decline by more than 40 percent during the last decade. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s 17 community colleges have managed to slow steep pandemic drops in enrollment according to figures released Friday but…
Tell the Salem-Keizer School Board which election map you prefer
Current Salem-Keizer School Board zones, adopted in 2011. The Salem-Keizer School Board wants to hear from the public about two plans to redraw board zone boundaries. The board plans to adopt a new map in December, tweaking the boundaries of…
Salem Dream Center makes Christmas dreams come true
Trees and wreaths on display at the Dream Makers Holiday Event at West Salem Ace Hardware (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Right between the Yeti coolers and the paint, beautiful Christmas trees and wreaths were on display at West Salem…
Salem’s YMCA launches final push to raise $3 million in 90 days
Construction at the Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties building in downtown Salem on Nov. 16, 2021. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) It’s been four years since Salem’s YMCA received its first state funds to help the nonprofit replace its century-old…
School staffing issues in Oregon called ‘real, emergency situation’
Julie Cleve, a reading specialist at Hallman Elementary School, helps students learn about length and measurement. At a Senate Education Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, school leaders said they are grappling with severe teacher shortages, especially in special education.…
Salem man arrested after police say he broke doors, windows at former police headquarters
The Salem Police Department arrested a man early Sunday morning who they say broke doors and windows at the department’s former police station at Salem City Hall, causing about $50,000 in damage. Salem firefighters responded to an active fire alarm…
State Capitol Foundation sponsoring exhibits by local museums, organizations
The Oregon State Capitol Foundation is offering sponsorships to cultural and heritage museums to have exhibits at the Capitol. The Capitol History Gateway Exhibit Sponsorship Program sponsors public and nonprofit museums and organizations that get Oregonians involved in the state’s…