By Salem Reporter
Salem police, firefighters rush to collect blood
Red Cross volunteers Ann Hanus and Karen Craven pass out supplies outside of Gates on Sunday, September 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s Red Cross is out for blood and it has recruited Salem police and fire personnel to help. Battle…
Project Pooch takes its traveling booth around Salem
Estelle Watson works the traveling booth for Project Pooch (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The volunteers at Project Pooch love to promote their cause and take their traveling booth all over Salem. On July 31, they were at Guentners…
Oregon schools can be fined $500 per day for violating mask requirement under new rule
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 schools that fail…
Survey: Salem rates ‘poor’ or ‘failing’ for discrimination
A community survey created by Salem’s Human Rights Commission and Western Oregon University found that more than half of respondents have experienced discrimination in the city. Half of those incidents were in the past three months, the survey showed. The…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners to consider wastewater disposal contracts
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider several contracts to dispose of wastewater and an agreement to administer a foodborne illness prevention program. AGENDA Commissioners will consider approving two $5.6 million contracts to transport and dispose of…
Union Street entrance to Riverfront Park closes Friday for railroad repairs
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Union Street entrance to Riverfront Park will be closed from Friday, Aug. 6 to Tuesday, Aug. 10 while Portland & Western Pacific Railroad repairs the railroad tracks. Riverfront Park and its attractions including Salem’s Riverfront Carousel,…
Oregon employers must provide respirators for work in smoky air under new rules
A sprinkler waters a field amidst wildfire smoke in Aumsville on Tuesday, September 8. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration moved on Monday to employ new rules aimed at protecting workers against two pressing effects of climate…
Sassy Onion expands to second Market Street location
Sassy Onion Grill owner Kevin Boyles poses outside the restaurant on State Street on Aug. 3, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Sassy Onion is getting a new layer as the Salem restaurant plans to open its second location at the…
Oregon reopens WorkSource offices as unemployment requirements change
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Employment Department announced Monday that WorkSource centers are open to the public for the first time since closing to comply with Covid regulations in April of last year. That includes a center in Salem at…
Marion County offers emergency rental assistance to low-income renters and their landlords
Low-income Marion County renters who are behind on rent and utility payments can apply for assistance through Marion County. Landlords may also apply. The program covers up to a year of past-due rent and may pay up to three months…