By Salem Reporter
Salem man arrested in pedestrian hit-and-run
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian on Lancaster Drive Northeast early on Sept. 17, 2021 (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) A Salem man was arrested early Friday morning a felony hit-and-run charge…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Sept. 17, 2021
Salem Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest Covid numbers. Here’s our report for Friday, Sept. 17. New Covid cases reported in Marion County: 157 New Covid cases reported…
Two weeks into school, 48 Covid cases, 99 quarantines among 39,000 Salem-Keizer students
Student mentor Yilda Yamilex Molina-Cruz, right, gives directions to senior Atziry Velazquez on the first day of school at North Salem High School on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem-Keizer School District has moved one kindergarten class…
Salem’s longest-running high school reunion going strong after 77 years
Trudie Meier Gavette, left, and William Juza look at their high school yearbook at the Salem High School Class of 1944 77th reunion on Sept. 16, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Trudie Meier Gavette never doubted she’d make it to another…
Colorful dances, music featured at Oregon Capitol’s Hispanic Heritage Month event Saturday
Casa de la Cultura Tlanese (Courtesy On Location Photography/World Beat) The Oregon State Capitol will host a virtual event Saturday celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. The free event will stream family-friendly video performances from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including…
Conflicting reports surround Covid outbreak at Bonaventure Senior Living
Bonaventure at Keizer Station (Joey Cappelletti/Keizertimes) An assisted living facility in Keizer with a staff vaccination rate of 34% is currently dealing with one of the largest active Covid outbreaks among all Oregon long-term care facilities. Family members and staff…
First significant rain in eight months forecasted for Salem this weekend
People cool off in the Willamette River at Wallace Marine Park on Saturday, June 26. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem residents this weekend can expect the first significant rainfall since January in a year that’s so far recorded hotter temperatures and…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Sept. 16, 2021
A health care worker wheels out a gurney in the emergency room at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest Covid numbers. Here’s our report for Thursday, Sept.…
Adopt one cat, get a second one free in Salem Saturday
Kittens Phineas, left, and Jim at Willamette Humane Society (Courtesy photos) If you’ve dreamed of having feline siblings but balked at the thought of paying two adoption fees, Willamette Humane Society has a deal for you. The Salem-based animal rescue…
Salem, Marion and Polk emergency alerts combine services
A grass fire burning near the 4100 block of Vitae Springs Road South near Salem on Monday, Sept. 13. (Courtesy/Marion Polk Crime, Traffic and Severe Weather Alerts) A single emergency alert system now serves residents in Salem and the mid-Willamette…