By Salem Reporter
AROUND OREGON: Bootleg Fire hits full containment, but works continues
KLAMATH FALLS – After burning for 39 days, the Bootleg Fire is now under the full containment of fire crews. The determination Sunday night marked the likely end of growth on Oregon’s third-largest wildfire since 1900, which burned over more…
Test field burn planned Thursday afternoon in Silverton Hills
An irrigation system in an agricultural field off of 76th Avenue Northeast on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) If you spot smoke northeast of Salem Thursday evening, don’t panic. The Oregon Department of Agriculture is setting several test…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Aug. 19, 2021
A Marion County Health and Human Services Department graphic shows the overwhelming number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital this year have been unvaccinated against the virus. With Covid cases and hospitalizations climbing in Oregon, Salem Reporter is keeping you…
Salem-Keizer board cancels meeting over concerns of clashes between protesters
Osvaldo Avila, Salem-Keizer School Board director, is sworn in at a July 13, 2021 meeting (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Leaders of the Salem-Keizer School Board cancelled a scheduled Aug. 24 meeting after a warning from the district’s security director that planned…
Salem well represented at Paddle for Life dragon boat competition
Willamette River Unicorns and Dragonflies, composed of women from various Salem teams, race at Paddle for Life. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) If you’re driving over the West Salem bridge, you may see one of the Salem Multicultural Institute’s…
AROUND OREGON: Oregon has paid out less than half of relief funds earmarked for landlords
PORTLAND – Oregon has paid out less than half of the money it set aside for landlords through a state rent assistance fund approved by lawmakers last December. As of Aug. 11, landlords had received $55.6 million from the state…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Aug. 18, 2021
Oregon Health Authority’s graph showing people hospitalized with Covid in Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties as of Aug. 18, 2021. All of the staffed intensive care unit beds in region 2, which includes Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn,…
Oregon students who refuse to wear masks can’t attend school in person, state says
Fourth grade teacher Stephanie Madison works with student Jacob Class on the first day back to in-person school for fourth and fifth grade students at Myers Elementary School on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon school districts can’t…
Salem man who drowned in Turner Lake was a “godly man who helped anyone”
Soksan Korm, center, with family (Courtesy/Aniqua Korm) Breanna Schoene noticed Soksan Korm jumping off the dock at Turner Lake for more than an hour on a recent Sunday afternoon. She had gone to the lake south of Salem on Aug.…
PHOTOS: Young thespians perform at Unified Musical Theater showcase
Students perform during the Unified Musical Theater performance at Judson Middle School on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Fifteen middle schoolers took to the stage Tuesday for a theater showcase following a two week summer camp aimed at…