By Salem Reporter
Salem asking for donations for managed camp at the state fairgrounds
Khalil Jansen stands outside her tent at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Feb. 1. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Less than a day after opening a temporary homeless camp at the Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion, all 100 slots filled up. Now, the…
AROUND OREGON: Oregon deaths outnumbered births last year, for the first time ever
On the lawn of her Salem home, Amy Vandegrift has installed plastic headstones, one for every thousand American lives lost to COVID-19. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s population growth has been slowing for several years, but in 2020 the state hit…
Wildfires, vaccines, cybersecurity and more is on state’s auditing agenda
Secretary of State’s office. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Unemployment insurance, response to wildfires, vaccine distribution, domestic terrorism and how cannabis regulations could correct racial injustice are among the topics that will be scrutinized by state auditors this year. Newly…
Oregon now says most seniors, educators can be vaccinated by early April
Syringes of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon is on track to finish vaccinating seniors, health care workers and educators by early April, about a…
Salem galleries, theaters get nearly $40,000 in state operating support
Jonathan Bucci, curator of collections and exhibits at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, pulls out a print by artist Rick Bartow. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Eight Salem arts organizations have received tens of thousands of dollars in state grants to help…
Vision for Salem’s future growth available online
Richard Riffle and David G. walk through the closed spray park at Riverfront Park on Thursday, April 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s vision for future planning in the city is now available online. This year the city is updating its…
Market Street ramp onto Interstate 5 reopened following crash
(Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) UPDATE 2 p.m. : Police said the crash scene has been cleared and the ramp has reopened. The Market Street ramp onto Interstate 5 in Salem is closed after a car and bicycle collision. The…
Salem’s new community radio station, KMWV 98.3 FM, gets its first director
Lisa Walz, new station director of KMWV 98.3 FM. (Courtesy/ Capital Community Media) Lisa M. Walz has taken over as the first radio station manager of KMWV 98.3 FM. The station was launched in September by Capital Community Media, an…
City of Salem offers free protective equipment to local businesses
PPE during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem is offering free personal protective equipment to businesses while supplies last. The city partnered with the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce…
Two dead in crash with Cherriots bus on Highway 99
A Cherriots mini bus following a fatal crash on Highway 99 on Feb. 3 (Courtesy/Oregon State Police) Two people were killed in a crash Wednesday night after a car driven by a Salem man struck a Cherriots bus on Highway…