By Salem Reporter
Salem climate action group meets Wednesday
Salem’s Climate Action Plan task force held its first workshop Wednesday, Nov. 17. Salem’s Climate Action Plan Task Force is meeting for a third workshop Wednesday to focus on climate action strategies. AGENDA LINK The group meets from 9 a.m.…
Annual breakfast with the police chief goes virtual Wednesday
Salem’s police chief Trevor Womack. (Courtesy/Trevor Womack) The Salem Police Foundation’s annual Breakfast with the Chief fundraiser is going online this year and will feature a new headliner for the first time. The virtual breakfast starts Wednesday, March 3 at…
Grocery store workers union blasts governor’s new vaccination schedule
Gov. Kate Brown listens to an update from the state Employment Department during a revenue briefing on Monday, April 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s grocery store workers now have their place in line for the Covid vaccination. But a union…
AROUND the NORTHWEST: U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson talks about saving the salmon, breaching the dams and his new proposal
Saving wild salmon like this Chinook is the mission behind the proposal unveiled earlier this month by Idaho’s Sen. Mike Simpson. (Idaho Fish & Game photo) When Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson publicly called for breaching four Lower Snake River dams…
With Oregon Capitol closed, lobbyists struggle to lobby without a lobby
A sign informs visitors of the Oregon State Capitol’s closure to the public on Wednesday, Feb. 24. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) An impromptu five-minute conversation can be politically effective in the halls of the Oregon Capitol. Such encounters have long been…
Salem debris drop off open until Sunday
Branches are stacked outside homes in south Salem along Cottage Street on Feb. 23 as residents clean up following an ice storm which brought power lines and trees down across Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem’s debris drop off sites will…
High school sports matches begin in Salem this week
Gibson Hanowell, left, and Leo Elkington, right, warm up during a cross country practice in Bush’s Pasture Park in early August. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) High school football, soccer and cross country meets and competitions will resume this week in Salem…
PHOTOS: What elementary school will look like as Salem students return March 2
Jessica Brenden, Hallman Elementary principal, walks down a hallway with traffic flow arrows and dividers on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Kindergarten and first graders in Salem schools will resume in-person classes on March 2, with other elementary…
Driver dies after colliding with tree on Mission Street
A Salem police vehicle. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A driver died after crashing into a tree on Southeast Mission Street around 10:15 a.m. Friday, Salem police said. Police said a preliminary investigation indicated the driver of a Ford Focus hit the…
Earthquake warning? There’s an app for that
A dispatcher handles emergency calls at the Willamette Valley Communications Center, the area’s 911 system. (City of Salem photo) Next month, the U.S. Geological Survey will implement a notification system that’ll give Oregonians a heads up when the Big One…