By Salem Reporter
Flood watch for Salem, much of northwest Oregon, begins Thursday night
Heavy rains may bring floods to the Mid-Willamette Valley and much of western Oregon beginning Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service’s Portland office said. The agency has issued a flood watch in effect through Friday night and warned streams and…
New map shows Salem street sweeper schedule
Visitors to Salem’s Riverfront Park Saturday evening were rewarded with a double splash of color from the sunset and from the autumn colors on the ground. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem residents can now check a map to find out the…
Detroit, Idanha get wildfire relief grants to help build fire station, water storage
Detroit’s water storage. (Courtesy/ Oregon Community Foundation) The Santiam Canyon and mid-Willamette Valley nonprofits are getting $1.3 million boost to help rebuild a water reservoir, help house those displaced by last September’s wildfires and assist farmworkers during wildfire season. The…
State renews septic tank fix funding – but thousands will continue leaking without repair
More Oregonians will have a chance to borrow for repairing leaking septic systems under a renewed state program. (Wikimedia Commons) The invisible price of a failing home septic system is a foul smell. The very visible mark is ground softening…
Nonprofit providing Christmas gifts to Salem families in need gets $1,500 donation from local union
Volunteers wrapping gifts to deliver to Oregon families ahead of Christmas. (Courtesy of Christmas Family Adoption Foundation) Mike Burright was a Portland-area real estate agent in 2002 when a family he’d previously sold a house to told him they were…
Veterans to be honored at Oregon Capitol
Evan Sorce, Chief of Staff for Representative Paul Evans, views uniforms on display by the VFW #661 Uniform Display Museum during the “A Tribute to Veterans” event in 2019. (Courtesy/Oregon Capital Foundation) Oregon is resuming an in-person celebration of its…
A year after the 2020 election, Oregon county clerks still fighting back fraud allegations
A Multnomah County election worker sorts ballots on Oct. 22, 2020. (Motoya Nakamura/Multnomah County) A week before this November’s Linn County special election over a tax increase to fund law enforcement, a man walked into the election office and asked…
See an alligator before Jurassic Park showing at the Elsinore Theatre Wednesday
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) People attending the Elsinore Theatre showing of the 1993 film “Jurassic Park” on Wednesday will have a chance to see reptiles in real life. Prior to the 7 p.m. showing on Nov. 10, Brad’s World Reptiles is…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners to consider a $1 million public relations contract for environmental work
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider a $1 million with a public relations firm for its Environmental Services Division, waiving business inspection fees for commercial buildings impacted by the 2020 wildfires and a contract for battery…
Juan Fernandez wants to make sure every Sprague student feels welcome at school
Juan Fernandez, community school outreach coordinator at Sprague High School, stands outside of the school on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When Juan Fernandez’s family moved to west Salem midway through school, the teen knew he wanted to…