By Salem Reporter
Oregon’s unemployment rate falls below 5% for first time since pandemic began
Oregon Employment Department. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For the first time since the Covid pandemic began, Oregon’s unemployment rate is below 5%. That’s according to the latest statewide job numbers released Tuesday by the Oregon Employment Department, which recorded a 4.9%…
UPDATED: Firefighters contain scrap metal fire in northeast Salem
Salem firefighters conducts aerial attack on scrap metal pile. (City of Salem) The Salem Fire Department put out a scrap metal fire reported Tuesday morning at Cherry City Metals on Kanz Court Northeast in Salem. The department responded to the…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners meet Wednesday to consider mental health support contract, appointments
The view from Marion County Commissioner Colm Willis’ office in downtown Salem on May 5, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Board of Commissioners meet Wednesday to consider mental health contracts and appointments. AGENDA Commissioners will consider a $238,080…
School board members around Oregon get warning: Obey the law
VALE – The Oregon School Boards Association on Friday warned school board members across the state that any effort to defy state Covid mandates is “unacceptable.” The stern letter to 1,400 school board members and superintendents follows actions in recent…
Vitae Springs Fire evacuations reduced to Level 1; 50 acres burned
The car that started the grass fire along Vitae Springs Road South on Monday, Sept. 13 (Salem Fire Department photo) Update: As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, all evacuations for the fire have been lifted. Original story below. Evacuations for the…
Grass fire south of Salem contained, evacuations reduced to Level 2
An aerial view of a grass fire burning near the 4100 block of Vitae Springs Road South near Salem on Monday, Sept. 13. (Courtesy/Reader photo) UPDATE: Evacuations as of 6 p.m. were reduced to a Level 2 status, meaning residents…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Sept. 13, 2021
Flowers, masks and health alerts were all part of the scene at Salem’s Saturday Market on April 4. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) With Covid cases and hospitalizations climbing in Oregon, Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest numbers. Here’s…
UPDATED: Grass fire triggers evacuations along Vitae Springs Road south of Salem
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) Update, 5:30 p.m.: Firefighters contained the fire around 4 p.m. Monday. Evacuations and…
Oregonians largely trust health experts for Covid information, split on sending kids to school, study finds
A nurse cares for a Covid patient in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Most Oregonians trust scientists and doctors above all sources of information about Covid, while parents are split…
AGENDA: In virtual meeting, Salem-Keizer board will consider welcoming schools resolution
The Salem-Keizer School Board meets Tuesday to consider a safe and welcoming schools resolution and to nominate board members for the Oregon School Boards Association’s board and legislative policy committees. Board members will consider their annual resolution affirming that district…