By Salem Reporter
Rents flatten after pandemic-induced rise, rental website finds
A chart showing Salem’s rental market compared to other cities. (Courtesy/Apartment List) Renting in Salem got a little more expensive thanks to the pandemic. That’s a recent finding from Apartment List, an online rental platform that tracks trends in local…
VOTE 2020 PHOTOS: Elections staff count thousands of ballots as polls close
Julie Fuge, elections technician, rings a bell signaling the close of the polls at 8 p.m. at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Steven Jackson, left, and Lynn Bailey unload a ballot dropbox at…
UPDATE Vote 2020: Marion County turns slightly more blue, but county commission stays with GOP
Arlene Webb takes a selfie with her ballot before turning it in outside of the Marion County Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, November 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This story has been updated with legislative election results released shortly before 10 p.m.…
VOTE 2020 PHOTOS: Salem voters find a way to get in ballots in final hours of election
Voters drop off their ballots at the Marion County Health Department on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Patti Butler, elections worker, and Jose Miranda, county employee, take ballot boxes back to the elections office on Tuesday, November 3. (Amanda…
VOTE 2020: Political spending in Oregon could soon be reined in. Local legislative candidates aren’t sure how to do that
Oregon State Capitol, rotunda (Salem Reporter/file) Money could become less of a factor in elections in Oregon. If voters approve Measure 107 Tuesday, the Legislature and local governments could regulate the amount of money that can be donated to those…
PHOTOS: Salem kids take to the streets as dinosaurs, clowns and skeletons
Libby Tuitt, 7, left, and Addie Casebeer, 6, walk in costume in the Fairmount Hill Neighborhood Parade on Saturday, October 31. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Valeria Flores, 6, collects candy sent by zipline ghost during the Gizmo Trick-or-Treat at Gilbert House…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s how Salem Reporter will deal with election results
Les Zaitz, Salem Reporter editor (Robert Quick photo) We will get through this, Salem. At Salem Reporter, we’ve planned carefully for how our team will cover the election results. That planning kept faith with key points. First, we aren’t going…
VOTE 2020: Oregon’s law enforcement agencies brace for trouble as voting ends
Dan Brummer, elections support specialist in the Marion County Clerk’s Office, adds ballots to a sorting machine on Thursday, Oct. 23. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Law enforcement officials in Oregon are prepared for trouble flowing from an election that has been…
VOTE 2020: Why does campaign literature say so little? It’s designed that way
100820 USPS 009a_1.jpg Connie Cruz, a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, checks addresses while delivering mail in West Salem on Thursday, October 8. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Good luck learning from campaign literature what local candidates would do if you voters put…
PHOTOS: After a difficult year, Enchanted Forest prepares for winter
Roger Tofte puts a plastic bag over a small castle next to the kiddie train to keep it safe through the off-season at Enchanted Forest on Tuesday, October 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Enchanted Forest, a beloved theme park just south…