By Salem Reporter
One Salem resident will pick the next president, but thinks the process is out of date
Sean Nikas, an elector in the Electoral College, stands in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Over a month after the November general election, Salem resident Sean Nikas will cast his vote for…
Volcanoes lose MLB affiliation with Giants
(Courtesy/Salem-Keizer Volcanoes) The elimination of Class A Short-Season baseball in Salem-Keizer became official on Wednesday, Dec. 9 as Major League Baseball (MLB) and its 30 MLB teams announced a significant realignment of baseball’s Minor League system, contracting from 160 teams…
Pandemic rules and smoke have meant a rough year for Oregon wineries
Pat Dudley, co-owner at Bethel Heights Vineyard, stands in the barrel cellar on Monday, November 23. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) With a shelf full of empty wine glasses behind her, Pat Dudley sat at a table in the deserted tasting room…
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Economy talk, new market opens, Facebook gets sued and fire rebuilding relief
The U.S. Post Office location in Gates was destroyed in the wildfires. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter has launched a semi-regular roundup of business-related items that…
GUEST COLUMN: As unemployment drops, women are also dropping out of the labor force
A graph showing the rises and falls of female labor participation in the U.S. and Oregon (Pamela Ferrara) The unemployment rate for the Salem area declined by a percentage point in October from 7.8% to 6.8%. Most of the area’s…
Memorial service for Selma Pierce scheduled
Selma Pierce, candidate for House District 20. (Courtesy of Selma Pierce). The memorial service for Selma Pierce, a well-known Salem community activist and retired dentist who died last week, will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at Salem…
AROUND OREGON: Remote reservation fills critical gap in Malheur County rescue net
Two paramedics and an advanced paramedic stand with one of Fort McDermitt Tribe EMS Rescue’s two ambulances. (Photo courtesy Fort McDermitt EMS) McDERMITT – For the better part of four years, whenever residents of the Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Reservation in…
Despite the pandemic, Oregonians keep starting businesses
Clayton Riley holds ranunculuses, one type of flower offered at Flowers in the Alley, his new downtown Salem flower shop. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Even with clamps on the economy because of the pandemic, Oregonians are still starting businesses. In October,…
Polk County businesses can now apply for pandemic assistance funding
Polk County Courthouse (Courtesy of Jolene Guzman/Polk Itemizer-Observer) Polk County now has help available for businesses and nonprofits affected by a new round of pandemic restrictions. The county has made $1.25 million available in grants, its share of $55…
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Good news and bad at Employment Department, farmworkers union reaches out, alcohol tax
Josh Pritchfield pours a taster at Vagabond Brewing, 2195 Hyacinth St. N.E., on Friday, May 22. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter is launching a semi-regular roundup…