By Salem Reporter
In Salem, farmworkers and adults with health conditions will be eligible for a Covid vaccine March 22
Avi Singh draws up a dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marion and Polk counties will begin vaccinating agricultural workers and adults 45 and…
Watch Gov. Brown, Oregon health officials announce vaccine schedule changes at 11 a.m.
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) At 11 a.m. Friday, Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials are expected to announce a quicker timeline for…
Deadline approaching for Chemeketa Foundation scholarships
Chemeketa Community College on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Students attending Chemeketa Community College in the fall have until March 31 to apply for scholarships from the college’s foundation. Applications are now open. Completing one application allows students to…
Oregonians will have more time to get their state and federal tax returns in
Ranch Records in downtown Salem held a going out of business sale in July after 38 years in business. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Department of Revenue has moved the deadline to file state income taxes to Monday, May 17,…
Map shows trail, recreation closures from wildfires
Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Site on Oregon Highway 22 west of Mill City was heavily damaged by the Beachie Creek Fire. (Pool photo by Rob Schumacher/Statesman Journal) Oregon Wildfire Response launched a map Wednesday that shows which trailheads and recreation sites…
As camping season approaches, Oregon state parks hope for a return to “normal”
Visitors make s’mores during a July 2019 camping trip at Silver Falls State Park (Courtesy/Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation) The campground at Detroit Lake State Park could reopen this summer following extensive repairs as Oregon’s state parks system hopes…
Salem man dies after being struck by car on Silverton Road
A Salem man died Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a car March 15, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Police believe Christian Kennedy, 50, was crossing Silverton Road Northeast at Brown Road Northeast around 2 p.m. March 15. A…
PHOTOS: Fourth and fifth graders join younger classmates in Salem-Keizer schools
Stephanie Madison, a fourth grade teacher at Myers Elementary School, leads newly returned students in a lesson on Wednesday, March 17, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) READ: Cowboy costumes, baby chicks mark first day back for fourth and fifth graders Fourth…
City of Salem offers aid to residents behind on utilities
Situated on an island in the middle of the North Santiam River near Stayton, the Geren Island Water Treatment Facility faces unprecedented challenges in providing clean water to Salem users. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Help is available for those having a…
All Oregonians will be eligible for a Covid vaccine May 1, Oregon Health Authority says
Agnes Tsai draws up a dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon will make all residents 16 and older eligible for a Covid vaccine…