By Salem Reporter
Marion County businesses can apply for grants to help cover Covid expenses
Marion County businesses now have a chance to apply for grants to cover expenditures related to Covid. LINK Applications opened Tuesday. The grants are first come, first served and applicants can receive up to $3,700. Receiving previous CARES Act funds does…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Aug. 17, 2021
Oregon Health Authority’s graph showing people hospitalized with Covid in Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties as of Aug. 17, 2021. Marion County on Tuesday set a record for reported new Covid infections, with 363 people testing positive…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners meet to consider justice grants
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider federal grants to reduce recidivism, setting up a mass casualty trailer and an agreement with Union Gospel Mission to provide housing for people leaving prison. AGENDA Commissioners will consider approving…
Gov. Brown tells school leaders not to “jeopardize” in-person classes by ignoring mask rule
Gov. Kate Brown visits a kindergarten class taught by Janeen Weigel on the first day back of in-person learning at Lincoln Elementary School in Woodburn, Ore. on Thursday, April 1, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem schools intend to follow Gov.…
Pandemic, work culture will be guiding priorities for new SAIF leader
Chip Terhune was named president and CEO of SAIF starting July 1, 2021 (Courtesy/SAIF) Chip Terhune had a lot going for him when he applied for the CEO position of SAIF–a not-for-profit, state-chartered workers’ compensation company based in Salem. He…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Aug. 16, 2021
Oregon Health Authority’s graph showing people hospitalized with Covid in Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties as of Aug. 16, 2021. Covid hospitalizations fell slightly over the weekend in Salem and Oregon, but the number of people being…
Governor extends Oregon foreclosure moratorium until Dec. 31
Distressed Oregon homeowners now have three additional months before they can face foreclosure for not paying their mortgage. Gov. Kate Brown on Monday announced Oregon’s residential mortgage foreclosure moratorium would last until Dec. 31. It was previously been set to…
Santiam floating trip strands rafters, requires helicopter rescue
An Oregon Army National Guard helicopter helped rescue several people who became stranded on the Santiam River Sunday. (Courtesy/ Marion County Sheriff’s Office) Five people floating down the Santiam River on Sunday afternoon had their trip upended when they got…
Person who attended Salem-Keizer School Board meeting tests positive for Covid
A person who attended a Salem-Keizer School Board meeting on Aug. 10 has tested positive for Covid, the district announced Saturday. The district shared few details about the case, but said three other people were exposed to the person with…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Aug. 13, 2021
Oregon Health Authority’s graph showing people hospitalized with Covid in Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties as of Aug. 13, 2021. With Covid cases and hospitalizations climbing in Oregon, Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest…