By Salem Reporter
With the Great Junk Hunt, things start to return to normal at the Oregon State Fairgrounds
A sign for The Great Junk Hunt at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Since the pandemic began, the Oregon State Fairgrounds has been used as a temporary hospital, Covid testing site,…
Salem Budget Committee meets April 14
Learn how Salem is going to pay for city services as the Budget Committee considers City Manager Steve Powers’ proposed budget for the next fiscal year on Wednesday, April 14. The committee, which is comprised of the Mayor, City Council…
Salem Health seeks applications for community grants
Salem Health employees file into a groundbreaking ceremony on the asphalt lot slated to become a new hospital building opening in 2022. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Community groups focused on improving health in Marion or Polk counties could get up to…
Oregon won’t approve Covid exposure app, citing limited resources
Austin Griffith, a medic with Woodburn Ambulance Service, administers a Covid test during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, Aug. 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon said Tuesday it won’t approve widely adopted technology that would allow smartphone users to…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Bill in Oregon Legislature aims to improve civics education
(Courtesy/Sue Luft) The Oregon Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that concerns an area where politics and education meet. THE ISSUE: Americans’ basic understanding of how their government has declined in recent years. THE BILL: Senate Bill 513 WHAT IT…
Oregon Legislature considers bill creating right to repair electronics
Brant Walsh, the owner of Salem-based repair shop The Mac Guy, opens up an older MacBook Pro to replace its battery. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Brant Walsh’s business, The Mac Guy, was typically booked a week and a half out…
Three arrested in connection with February shooting in west Salem
Three people were arrested in connection with a Feb. shooting in west Salem, the Salem Police Department announced in a news release Wednesday afternoon. Colton Thomas James Burr, 22, of Mill City, and Austin Mitchell McClure, 21, of Lebanon, were…
Commissioner, farmworker organizer get Covid vaccines during Marion County meeting
Reyna Lopez, executive director of PCUN, gets the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine live during a Marion County Commissioner meeting on April 7, 2021 (Screenshot from YouTube) A Marion County Board of Commissioner meeting Wednesday briefly became a vaccine clinic…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Oregon House passes bill intended to protect distressed homeowners
Oregon State Capitol, Legislature (Salem Reporter/file) One of the biggest challenges posed by the pandemic-induced downturn is keeping people in their homes. The Oregon House passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at doing that. THE ISSUE: While there are signs…
Polk County has two weeks to bring Covid cases down before businesses must reduce capacity
Polk County Courthouse (Courtesy of Jolene Guzman/Polk Itemizer-Observer) Polk County is getting a caution flag from Gov. Kate Brown. After seeing new Covid cases drop over most of February and early March, the county has again seen an uptick in…