By Salem Reporter
Salem woman exceeds goal for hygiene products drive following Salem Reporter article
From left, Donna Barcus, Hailyn Ayers, Mariah Butts and Aaliyah Tucker at the Fairgrounds Pavilion making Valentine’s Day bags with flowers for unsheltered women. (Courtesy/ Lisa Letney) When Lisa Letney talked to Salem Reporter earlier this week about a drive…
Salem Police Department asks for blanket donations
Officers, including Officer Nathan Bennett (right) from the Salem Police Department pass out bottles of water to protesters during the March for Floyd on Saturday, June 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem Police Department wants your blankets. Police are asking…
Gov. Brown, health officials announce vaccination schedule for frontline workers at 11 a.m. Friday
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials detailed a timeline for making Covid vaccines available to more Oregonians at a…
Legislative deja vu: Oregon GOP senators stage walkout
The Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 24. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon Senate Republicans walked off the Senate floor on Thursday, denying the chamber of the quorum needed to do businesses. This is the fourth time in the last three…
Chemeketa board approves tuition increase for 2021-22
Chemeketa Community College on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Chemeketa Community College’s board unanimously approved a tuition increase that would result in a full-time student paying between $180 and $270 more for a year of classes starting this fall.…
With airlines scrambled by the pandemic, Salem could have a shot at landing commercial flights
Empty seats at Salem Municipal Airport. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) While the pandemic has upended the airline industry, it’s put Salem in a stronger position to attract commercial air service, which could be available as soon as next year. Those are…
AROUND OREGON: Bend proposes code changes to ease creation of homeless shelters
The lack of beds has prompted discussion about changing codes in order to make it easier for organizations to create shelters for homeless people. Without adequate space, they have had to find other places to go, like Hunnell Road, where…
NAACP to host March 2 discussion on proposal to zone Salem-Keizer School Board elections
The Salem-Keizer School Board in 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Salem-Keizer NAACP is hosting a discussion Tuesday, March 2, about a proposal to make school board elections more local. The plan, proposed by board Director Jesse Lippold, would have voters…
Ferry tolls to increase in Marion County
The Wheatland ferry crosses the Willamette River on a sunny day. (Courtesy/Marion County) It’ll get a little more expensive for some vehicles in Marion County to cross the Willamette River using a ferry next month. Beginning March 15, the toll…
AROUND OREGON: State legislator’s firm collected thousands in fees for Malheur County work now being done for free
Local onion producers hope a new rail reload center near Nyssa will mean higher profits. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – The executive had a deal for Greg Smith when she called last fall. For no cost, her Pendleton firm could…