By Salem Reporter
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Sept. 7, 2021
An isolation room for a Covid patient in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) With Covid cases and hospitalizations climbing in Oregon, Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest…
Bicyclist struck and killed near Salem
A Salem driver struck and fatally wounded a bicyclist Monday night on Hazelgreen Road Northeast, according to a news release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators from the Marion County multi-agency crash team responded to a 911 call around…
How Salem schools are opening windows, filtering air to limit Covid spread as classes return
Freshmen head to classes on their first day of in-person school at McKay High School on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this free to the community as a public service to keep residents informed.…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider tax relief for wildfire-impacted properties
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 a contract for vaccine outreach and tax relief…
“Reluctant heroes” honored as Mill City remembers Beachie Creek Fire anniversary
Frances Thomas, left, hugs Mill City Mayor Tim Kirsch who helped her safely evacuate, prior to sharing her experiences with attendees during a memorial ceremony remembering the Beachie Creek Fire of 2020 in Mill City on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021.…
Benefit raises more than $500,000 to support Santiam Canyon relief
Auction items at Heart of the Canyon on Saturday, Aug. 28. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) One year has passed since the Beachie Creek Fire rapidly spread through the Santiam Canyon, devastating nearly everything in its wake. The Heart of…
Understaffed state hospital to get second round of National Guard help
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The National Guard is again being deployed to Oregon State Hospital to help care for patients as staffing shortages have persisted. The deployment of about 25 guard members will be part of the larger effort to aid…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Sept. 3, 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) With Covid cases and hospitalizations climbing in Oregon, Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest…
Salem library returns to curbside service at main branch
The large print and holds section, now located near the main entrance at the Salem Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem Public Library is returning to curbside service on Wednesday, Sept. 8 after the…
Tokyo dreams become reality for South Salem athlete
Annie Flood at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games (Instagram photo) After training for most of her senior year of high school, Annie Flood learned in July she’d been named an alternate for the U.S. women’s sitting volleyball team, and wouldn’t…