By Salem Reporter
One week left to drop off ballots for May 18 school board, fire district election
Steve Bauman, right, and Paul Butler, elections workers, collect ballots from a drop box in Keizer on Thursday, October 23, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Voters in Marion and Polk counties have one week to get ballots in for the May…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners meet to approve contracts, extend east Salem patrols
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider extending sheriff’s office patrols in east Salem for another three years and approving several contracts related to debris cleanup, asphalt resurfacing and radio improvements at the Marion County Jail. AGENDA…
Salem’s emergency manager helps residents prepare for disaster in virtual talks
Salem area residents using trucks, car trunks, and trailers, hauled debris from a weekend ice storm to collection sites around the city Wednesday, Feb. 17 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem’s emergency preparedness manager, Greg Walsh, is having free virtual talks about…
PHOTOS: Supporters rally as Nearman arraigned on charges stemming from December attack on Oregon Capitol
Supporters of Rep. Mike Nearman gathered outside of the Marion County Circuit Court annex ahead of Nearman’s arraignment on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A lawyer for State Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, appeared in court Tuesday morning for…
Two dogs killed in east Salem shooting
Two dogs were killed in a shooting in east Salem Monday night in which several cars in a gas station parking lot near Northeast Clay and Cypress Streets were hit by bullets, Salem police said in a news release Tuesday.…
FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year-olds, but Oregon teens will have to wait a few days for shots
Syringes of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said the Pfizer Covid vaccine can be given to 12…
Throughout the pandemic, the Latino Business Alliance in Salem kept its focus on connections
A pre-pandemic Café Y Pan Dulce, a monthly networking event hosted by the Latino Business Alliance that will resume in May 2021. (Courtesy/Latino Business Alliance) Jose Gonzalez recalled how during the Great Recession of 2008 he and a handful of…
Western Oregon University will require Covid vaccination for students, employees
The Western Oregon University campus in Monmouth (Courtesy/Diane Stevenson/WOU) Students and employees of Western Oregon University will be required to be vaccinated against Covid to study or work in-person in the fall. University President Rex Fuller announced the decision Monday…
Participate in survey gauging discrimination in Salem
Western Oregon University students and Salem’s Human Rights Commission want to know about your experiences with discrimination in the city. The survey is anonymous and available until May 20. SURVEY LINK Two participants will win a $25 gift card through…
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer School Board to vote on property sale, hear update on hybrid school
Members of the Salem-Keizer School Board will vote Tuesday on selling the Rosedale School property for $1.13 million. View the agenda here The school, located at 6974 Bates Road, has been owned by the district since 1952 and formerly operated…