By Salem Reporter
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer School Board will review math, reading performance; grant spending
The Salem-Keizer School Board will review data on students’ math and reading progress and sense of belonging at school in a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 9. AGENDA LINK Board members will get a report on how the district spent…
State offers free well water testing for 2020 wildfire victims
A white picket fence stands in front of the remains of a home in the Santiam Canyon near Gates. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) People impacted by the Labor Day wildfires in 2020 may be eligible for free well testing to determine…
Salem Peace lecture to focus on Indigenous strategies to fight climate change
Winona LaDuke (Courtesy photo) One of the most influential environmental activists in the world today, Winona LaDuke, will discuss Indigenous responses to climate change in the 23rd Annual Salem Peace lecture Nov. 10. LaDuke is a Harvard and Antioch University…
Following federal announcement, Oregon has 30 days to issue vaccine mandate rules for private businesses
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced workers at many private companies have until Jan. 4 to get vaccinated against Covid under federal workplace safety rules – but Oregon workers won’t be affected just yet. That’s because Oregon is one of…
Part 4: CHILDREN IN CRISIS: Improvement is slow for distressed Oregon families
A common room at the Children’s Farm Home is currently being used for storage. The facility does not have enough staff to take on more inpatient residents, leaving a building empty. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) When Angela Weirich moved her…
Keizer councilor Ross Day resigns following outburst at Nov. 1 council meeting
Councilor Ross Day expresses his frustration during the Nov. 1 Keizer City Council meeting. (Keizertimes/Matt Rawlings) Councilor Ross Day has resigned from his position on the Keizer City Council following a Nov. 1 meeting that left Council President Elizabeth Smith…
Polk County Fairgrounds to host holiday fair Friday, Saturday
The Christmas tree at the Oregon State Capitol in 2019. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Polk County is hosting its annual 4-H holiday fair Friday and Saturday. The event, in its 58th year, usually attracts more than 3,000 people to…
With new ag complex, Chemeketa sets sights recruiting high school agriculture students
The Agriculture Complex at Chemeketa Community College on Nov. 3, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Every summer, Jared Hibbard-Swanson helps a few dozen middle and high schoolers farm a 6-acre plot in northeast Salem. The Marion Polk Food Share’s youth farm…
Oregon jobs projected to grow 16% from 2020 to 2030
The Oregon Employment Department expects jobs in the state will grow by 16% between 2020 and 2030. The department projected Oregon’s total employment to gain 317,600 jobs in that timeframe, a Thursday news release said. That’s because the department anticipates…
Salem unemployment rate again dropped in September, preliminary data shows
Early figures show Salem’s unemployment rate continued to steadily decline in September. The city’s unemployment rate dropped from 4.4% in August to 3.9% in September, according to preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Wednesday. The unemployment rate has declined…