By Salem Reporter
Donate clothing, blankets to those in need
Matt Maceira, executive director of Be Bold Street Ministries, holds a sleeping bag (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Those wanting to help keep homeless people warm this winter can help by donating coats, blankets, hats, mittens, and socks in Salem. Windermere Real…
COLUMN: Workforce training can help, but labor market challenges run deeper
Unemployment since the pandemic began in Salem and Oregon (Pamela Ferrara/Special to Salem Reporter) Even though Salem’s unemployment rate stood at 4.7% in September, the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic, some eight thousand area residents are still unemployed…
‘Sense of urgency’ in Oregon should follow passage of infrastructure bill, DeFazio says
Crews pour concrete on an exit bridge on Interstate 5 in south of Ashland in August 2021. Oregon is getting $268 million for more bridge work. (Oregon Department of Transportation) Oregonians should see work start next year on transportation projects…
Stephens Middle School student arrested for bringing gun in backpack, police say
A Salem Police Department vehicle on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This story was updated with more information about the student arrested. The Salem Police Department arrested a student at Stephens Middle School Monday morning who they say…
Semi-truck crashes into Santiam River; Salem says drinking water remains safe
(Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Protection District/Facebook) A semi-truck crashed into the North Santiam River near Marion Forks Monday morning. Around 7:20 a.m., the Idanha–Detroit Rural Fire Protection District responded to a semi-truck wreck on Highway 22 near Milepost 71, the district said…
School board weighs new zones to balance population
Current Salem-Keizer School Board zones, adopted in 2011. Some Salem residents will soon be represented by a new school board member as the board weighs changes to the maps used for board elections. At a Tuesday work session, the board…
Kaiser Permanente reaches agreement with workers to avoid strike
A Kaiser Permanente clinic in west Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Workers for Kaiser Permanente won’t go on strike after the health care provider reached an agreement with a union representing thousands of its workers over the weekend. That means operations…
Salem City Council meets to consider progress on goals including homelessness, climate change
Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council is meeting Monday evening for a work session to discuss how it has made progress on goals set last year. Last year the council had five goals included in…
Oregon tenants urged to get bid in for state rent help before Dec. 1 cutoff
Some Oregon tenants are losing protection against evictions as the state pauses applications for state help with rent. (Getty Images) SALEM – The state agency in charge of helping Oregonians cover their rent has nearly run through the $289 million…
Oregon will be flush in money to dramatically expand broadband – but that’s not happening soon
Dozens of households and businesses in Cave Junction got high-speed internet, thanks to money from the CARES Act. (Illinois Valley Data Center) Oregon will reap at least $100 million to expand broadband services to homes and businesses throughout the state…