By Salem Reporter
Volunteers needed to help homeless cool off in deadly heat this weekend
Ken Houghton, homeless outreach coordinator for ARCHES, pours a cup of coffee to serve to a homeless resident in downtown Salem in 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The ARCHES Project is looking for volunteers to help staff a cooling center this…
COLUMN: What’s behind large Medicare Part B premiums?
The couple had a modest household income and relatively few assets. They made an appointment with a Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) counselor to see if they could get help with their health-care costs. Their income would have qualified…
Polk County issues burn ban starting Thursday
Partially-burned apples in Detroit on Saturday, Sept. 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Polk County has issued a burn ban because of drought conditions and high summer heat as the temperature is expected to soar into triple digits this weekend. The ban…
After decades of service, Salem park’s garden leader heads for retirement
Gretchen Carnaby works with “rose detectives” trying to identify rare 19th Century species in Bush’s Pasture Park’s oldest rose garden. (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) After more than 30 years of citizen leadership in Bush’s Pasture Park, Gretchen Carnaby is…
Record-breaking heat expected this weekend
Children play in the splash pad at Riverfront Park in Salem on June 9, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A record-breaking heat wave is expected to roll through the Willamette Valley this weekend, with temperatures expected to soar up to 108…
Marion County Fair seeks volunteers as the event returns July 9-11
Petrina Buchheit from Silverton FFA milks her dairy goat during the 2019 Marion County Fair. (Anna CK Smith/ Special to Salem Reporter) The Marion County Fair will be back this year and is looking for volunteers to help staff information…
With proof of vaccination, Willamette will allow students, visitors to drop masks on campus
Willamette University on May 15. 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Students, employees and visitors no longer need to wear masks indoors on the Willamette University campus – provided they show proof of vaccination against Covid. The university announced the policy change…
With a talent for making dirty cars look new, a Salem teenager makes his vision a reality
Edgar Perez uses a steam cleaner to clean the interior of a pickup truck he is detailing on June 17, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Edgar Perez decided that by the age of 17 he wouldn’t be working for anyone else.…
Marion, Polk counties moving to lower Covid risk levels
Larry Alexander, of Salem, places an order with server Jessica Strong at Wild Pear Restaurant on Wednesday, September 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Social gatherings, restaurants and church services can soon have more people in the Salem area as both Marion…
Driver died after crashing into fence, truck near Brooks
UPDATE 4:04 p.m.: The driver was identified as 22-year-old Roberto Martinez, of Salem. A driver died after crashing into an unoccupied truck on Highway 99 E near Brooks Tuesday morning, Oregon State Police said in a news release. Police said…