By Salem Reporter
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners to consider adding funding for motel stays, board appointments
Marion County Courthouse. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) The Marion County Board of Commissioners will meet Wednesday to consider amending a room block agreement for a motel, appoint members to a public safety council and to formally close three parks…
Salem-Keizer School District wants your input on how it communicates
Leaders of the Salem-Keizer School District want to hear from you about how they communicate information to parents, students and the public. The district this week launched a survey of its communication efforts as part of an audit conducted by…
Chemeketa, state motor pool win PGE funding for solar projects in Salem
Solar panels sit on a roof in Salem(Courtesy/City of Salem) Two new Salem solar installations are among nine projects that will be funded through Portland General Electric’s renewable development fund, the utility announced Monday. Chemeketa Community College received a $116,972…
Community groups launch fund for Oregon’s small, immigrant-owned businesses
A closed sign in downtown Salem on Thursday, March 19. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Oregon small businesses that have been cut out of federal pandemic relief programs can apply for a grant from a new $10 million fund. The Oregon Small…
Free wood chips at Bush’s Pasture Park; Geer Park debris drop off until March 14
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) Free wood chips are available at the Bush’s Pasture Park Mission Street…
AGENDA: Salem City Council to consider adopting planning vision, strategic plan
A screengrab of the Salem City Council at its first meeting of the year 2021. The Salem City Council meets Monday to consider a city planning vision, funding security and cleaning at downtown parkades and adopt a strategic plan. AGENDA…
Salem’s economic development agency plants seeds to make the region a hub for agriculture-centered tech
A NORPAC-branded truck transports frozen vegetables in Oregon. (Courtesy/Oregon Department of Agriculture) In agriculture-rich Marion and Polk counties, the local economic development agency sees fertile ground for technology. With the help of a federal grant, the Strategic Economic Development Corp.…
Salem-Keizer to host parent forums about resuming in-person middle, high school
A sample high school student schedule for hybrid online and in-person classes in Salem-Keizer schools starting on April 13 (Salem-Keizer School District) Salem-Keizer school administrators will host forums for parents and families about the district’s plans to return thousands of…
Oregon Department of Justice settles with Salem hotel over wildfire price gouging
A sprinkler waters a field amidst wildfire smoke in Aumsville on Tuesday, September 8. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Salem hotel is among four lodging establishments that have settled for a total of $105,600 with the Oregon Department of Justice…
Salem library expands curbside pickup times, restarts delivery program
The Salem Public Library at its temporary Broadway location. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Salem Public Library is adding additional times for curbside pickup and restarting a service that delivers items to homebound library patrons after Marion County moved out of…