By Salem Reporter
Eligible Oregon businesses will see break in unemployment insurance
A closed sign in Engelberg Antiks in downtown Salem on Thursday, March 19. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Businesses in Oregon may get some additional pandemic relief thanks to a new law allowing a deferral of 2021 unemployment insurance payroll taxes. Gov.…
Center 50+ holds summer tea party
Lorna Johnson (left) Judi Maulding, Char Mitchell and Mary Quinn at the Center 50+ Ladies Tea on Friday, July 23. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem’s Center 50+ will open Sept. 7 and soon seniors will be crafting, working…
AROUND OREGON: ‘It was our life’ – Alpenrose Dairy memorabilia sold off at auction
PORTLAND – The name Alpenrose Dairy takes many people back to their childhood, evoking memories of Little League, Dairyville and Storybook Lane. The southwest Portland landmark was sold in 2019, but on Monday, July 26, the public got a chance…
COLUMN: Research saves woman nearly $2,000 a year in insurance costs
The woman was about to turn 65, and friends had given her conflicting advice about Medicare. She made an appointment with a counselor through Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance to ask some questions. She said one friend had told her…
Construction workers put out Salem apartment fire
John Towne (Courtesy/Todd Construction) Josh Towne didn’t grow up wanting to be a firefighter but on Monday, July 26, he got the chance anyway. Towne, 47, a Blodgett resident and construction foreman was at work on a Todd Construction site…
Excessive heat’ watch issued for Salem area
People cool off in the Willamette River at Wallace Marine Park on Saturday, June 26. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The National Weather Service warned Wednesday that “dangerously hot conditions” are possible in Salem from Thursday through Saturday – but not the…
OHA recommends masks indoors for everyone, including fully vaccinated people
The statue of former Governor Tom McCall in Salem’s Riverfront Park had a mask added during the early months of the Covid pandemic (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) All Oregonians, including those fully vaccinated against Covid, should wear masks while indoors in…
Salem police search for driver who fled after woman fell off hood of van
Salem police are looking for a Salem man suspected of driving off after a woman fatally fell off the hood of a van he was driving. Police said they believe the driver is 53-year-old Robert Dornbusch. Officers initially responded…
AROUND OREGON: From a Vale swimming pool to the Tokyo Olympics
Sherri Hironaka talks about how proud she is of granddaughter Bella Sims on Wednesday, July 21, for making it to the 2020 Olympics as part of the USA women’s swim team. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – The informal headquarters for…
“Lorelei” set to showcase Salem on the big screen
A still from the film “Lorelei,” shot in part in Salem and due to be released locally on July 31 at Salem Cinema. Sabrina Doyle was at a gas station just outside of Salem one afternoon at the end of…