By Salem Reporter
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners vote on juvenile justice prevention funding, three construction projects
Colm Willis, Marion County commissioner, sits in on a homeless alliance executive meeting video conference on May 5, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider funding for a juvenile criminal justice prevention program…
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes of “The Mousetrap” as live theater returns to Salem
The cast of “The Mousetrap” perform a matinee at the Pentacle Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Cast members rehearsed in masks for weeks until they began a weekly testing regimen for COVID-19 two weeks before opening night. (Amanda Loman/Salem…
Urban hospitals in Oregon lose hundreds of employees over mandate but largely adjust
Treatment rooms for seriously ill patients in the Salem Hospital emergency department are larger to allow more people and medical equipment inside (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s urban hospitals have lost hundreds of employees and some have consolidated services over the…
Reported Covid cases in Salem schools decline
Thirty-nine students in Salem-Keizer schools tested positive for Covid last week, a sharp decline from the 83 student cases recorded the week prior. The Salem-Keizer School District’s Covid dashboard shows cases recorded inside district schools have declined in recent weeks…
Federal judge rejects last-ditch effort to block Oregon Covid vaccine mandate
Lane Hawkes, emergency room nurse, receives a Covid vaccine at Salem Hospital on Dec. 17 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A federal judge on Monday struck down a last-minute attempt to block Oregon’s vaccination mandate for teachers, health care workers and state…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Oct. 18, 2021
A screengrab of a chart showing the number of Covid-positive patients hospitalized in the region which includes Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest Covid numbers. Here’s our report for…
Antibody therapy helps keep Salem’s vulnerable Covid patients out of hospital
Nurse Jeneanne Hawkins helps COVID-19 patient Eugene Schmick finish up a monoclonal antibody treatment at Salem Health’s COVID infusion clinic on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When Eugene Schmick started coughing in early October, his relatives got him…
Shortage of bus drivers the latest staffing challenge for Oregon schools
School buses parked in the Salem-Keizer School District lot on Hawthorne Avenue (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A shortage of bus drivers in many parts of the state have shown just how valuable the ride to and from school is. Districts and…
Catch a pandemic debrief Friday at Salem City Club
Katrina Rothenberger, public health division director for Marion County, works at the Marion County Health and Human Services COVID-19 incident command on Monday, July 13, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Want to hear what Salem-area health leaders learned from the Covid…
Bicyclist struck, killed by semi-truck Friday night in Salem
A bicyclist died after being struck by a semi-truck in Salem on Friday night. The Salem Police Department and Salem Fire Department responded around 7:50 p.m. Friday to a report of a crash between a vehicle and a bicyclist at…