By Salem Reporter
Salem’s fourth Indigenous peoples day event Monday brings powwow, guest speakers
(Courtesy/Salem Indigenous Now) Salem area residents near Riverfront Park on Monday may hear the drumbeats of a powwow as the city celebrates its fourth Indigenous Peoples Day. With other local tribes canceling powwow gatherings due to Covid, organizer Hannah Shootingbear…
State representative from Keizer sells house in district, moves to Nevada
State Rep. Bill Post, a Republican from Keizer, said he will continue serving in the Oregon Legislature despite his recent move to Nevada. (Bill Post photo) KEIZER – State Rep. Bill Post has sold his house in Keizer and moved…
Salem-Keizer’s first woman principal remembered at Celebration of Leadership
Erik Jespersen, McNary High School principal, shows the plaque that will honor the late Kathleen Hanneman, the school’s former principal (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) McNary High School Principal Erik Jespersen knew he had “big heels to fill” when…
Supreme Court drops death sentence for killer in Salem murder
The Oregon Supreme Court Thursday revoked the death sentence of a man convicted of aggravated murder in Marion County, a decision that could set in motion new sentencing for other inmates also sentenced to death. The court in a unanimous…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Oct. 7, 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…
Businesses, nonprofits can apply for grant funding to reduce waste
Covanta Marion, a trash incinerator in Brooks, burns roughly 170,000 tons of garbage every year. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Marion County businesses, nonprofits and governmental entities can apply for up to $10,000 in grant funding for projects that reduce waste. Marion…
COLUMN: Pandemic aid helped thousands of Salem residents out of poverty
Poverty rates in the U.S. over time (Pamela Ferrara/Special to Salem Reporter) Government stimulus programs including expanded unemployment benefits and food stamps and payments to businesses and the self-employed helped bring some 70,000 Oregonians and 11 million people across the…
Despite return to in-person classes, many who chose homeschooling during pandemic stay home
Since the pandemic began, Ethan Kemper, a high school junior, has been homeschooling with an online program called Build Your Library. His mother says he will not return to his public school in Banks, OR. (Jacoba Kemper photo) By May…
Salem woman asks community for help finding dog taken in front of Safeway
A missing dog sign showing a $100 reward for Toki’s return. (Courtesy/Carole Astley) A Salem woman is asking for help from the community to find her senior dog after he was taken from the front of a Safeway on Sunday.…
Oregon Health Authority advises employers to be flexible in enforcing Oct. 18 vaccine mandate
Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) SALEM – The Oregon Health Authority has advised the state and employers of health care staff, educators and others facing the Oct. 18 vaccine mandate not to fire employees…