By Salem Reporter
Oregon’s economy is rebounding faster than expected, according to forecast
The Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 24. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon is poised to return to full employment by early 2023, according to the state’s quarterly economic forecast released on Wednesday. The state’s economic recovery from the pandemic is…
Salem restaurants prepare to welcome customers back in from the cold
Omar Hernandez, restaurant manager at Adam’s Rib Smoke House, packs up a pick-up order on Wednesday, Feb. 24, as the restaurant readies to re-open later this week. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Mike Adams has tried to make the outdoor seating areas…
South Salem senior named Oregon student journalist of the year
Eddy Binford-Ross, a junior at South Salem High School, photographs the March for Floyd on Saturday, June 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A South Salem High School student journalist who’s received national attention for her coverage of protests in Salem and…
AROUND OREGON: Salem man sues Mormon church, alleging it allowed youth group leader with child sex conviction to abuse him
David Hiser is suing the Mormon Church, alleging his church youth leader sexually abused him for several years before, during and after youth group events, at the leader’s in Philomath, at a church camp and at a father-son campout. A…
More than 1,000 PGE customers in the Salem area still without power
The scene in the MacLeay Road area of south Salem on Saturday, Feb. 13. (Emil Marjan photo) About 1,900 households in Marion County remain without power Wednesday afternoon, down from 3,600 Tuesday, according to Portland General Electric. The utility’s most…
Salem teachers file labor grievance over pay for extra work hours
The union representing about 2,300 Salem-Keizer teachers and educators wants a state board to step in on a labor dispute over how teacher are being paid for additional work this year. The Salem-Keizer Education Association filed an unfair labor practice…
Grocery store workers demand their turn for Covid vaccinations
People standing in line to gain access to a Ralphs grocery store in El Segundo, California. Stores are regulating how many people can be inside the store at the same time. March 22, 2020.(David Zaitz/Special to Salem Reporter) A union…
Indoor dining will return to Salem as region sees fewer Covid cases
Signs in the window of Brown’s Towne Restaurant and Lounge on Wednesday, September 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Beginning Friday, Feb. 26, Salem residents will be allowed to dine indoors, visit relatives in long-term care facilities and gyms can allow more…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners to consider contracts for medical providers, Covid services and HIV
The view from Marion County Commissioner Colm Willis’ office in downtown Salem on May 5, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday morning to consider adding funding to a contract for temporary medical providers and…
Two local attorneys appointed as state judges in Marion County
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday appointed two local attorneys to become state judges in Marion County, replacing two retiring judges. Jim Edmonds, a Marion County native and managing partner in the Salem law firm Fetherston Edmonds, was appointed to immediately…