By Salem Reporter
Zoom panel Wednesday to discuss ways Salem is addressing homelessness
Matt Herbert offers a man a sleeping bag during the annual point in time count on Jan. 26, 2021. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Join the League of Women Voters Wednesday evening as they update the Salem community on projects and programs…
Legacy Health opens Covid vaccine appointments in Woodburn
Syringes of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marion County residents can sign up to get a Covid vaccine at Legacy Health’s Woodburn clinic, 1475 Mt.…
City is accepting applications for federal urban development projects
Salem City Hall. The city of Salem is now accepting applications for two federal pots of money for projects intended to increase affordable housing, expand economic opportunities, give neighborhoods a facelift and others. The city has $2 million in…
Report finds that prisoners are dying in jails ill-equipped for people with mental illness or other disabilities
Marion County Jail (courtesy of Marion County Sheriff’s Office) Despite Oregon jails cutting their populations in half on average because of the pandemic, more people died in local correctional institutions last year, including Marion and Polk counties, according to…
True North duo to perform virtual concert Sunday to benefit Salem Cinema
Seats at Salem Cinema (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem musicians Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel can’t imagine Salem without its indie movie theater. So the nationally acclaimed folk duo, who together form True North, are trying to raise funds for Salem…
Salem City Council considers traffic study at Monday meeting
A screengrab of the Salem City Council at its first meeting of the year 2021. The Salem City Council will meet Monday evening to discuss a new transportation study, consider lease modifications because of economic impacts due to Covid and…
AROUND OREGON: National Parks in Northwest post record highs, lows in visitors during 2020
A visitor takes a picture at the Watchman Overlook in Crater Lake National Park. (Jamie Hale/The Oregonian) To say it’s been a hectic year for Northwest national parks is an understatement. National park sites across the region posted record high…
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board could change the way its members are elected
Members of the Salem-Keizer School Board during a Dec. 8 meeting (Screenshot from YouTube) The Salem-Keizer School Board will hear updates on the district’s plan to return students to in-person school during a Tuesday meeting and could move forward with…
AROUND OREGON: Vale family sheds doubts about Covid after death of father
Jerry Erstrom (center with hat) poses with his son Mike (left) and other family members. Ernstrom died Jan. 21 from the Covid virus. (Photo courtesy of Niki Cutler) VALE – The nurse walked into the hospital room and then the…
A state program paying workers to quarantine is sending cash to north Salem and Woodburn
A sign at Salud Medical Center in Woodburn on Wednesday, April 29. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Latinos and residents of less affluent parts of Marion County have been the biggest local beneficiaries of a state program intended to help workers isolate…