By Salem Reporter
COMMENTARY: State’s odd handling of Covid data only adds to public confusion, challenges trust
This is an excerpt of a Covid study done in Malheur County by the Oregon Health Authority that covers up what in some instances is already publicly disclosed statistics. (Oregon Health Authority document) Confusion and suspicion are well stocked in…
Oregon community colleges risk losing 20-year-old contracts for inmate education
Oregon State Penitentiary (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Community college officials have just days to convince the state’s prison system to keep an inmate schooling system that has been in place for 20 years. Chemeketa Community College is one of six colleges under…
In wake of wildfires, concerns arise that tax relief for Santiam Canyon property owners will be too little and too late
Myron Shenk, of Albany, leans on the frame of a destroyed bunk bed at the remains of a weekend home he shared with his wife in Detroit on Saturday, Sept. 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) On top of badly damaged or…
AROUND OREGON: Baby Yoda brings smiles to Oregon firefighters on the front lines
Oregon firefighters spend some quality time with Baby Yoda, donated by five-year-old Scappoose resident Carver. (Courtesy photo) Baby Yoda may be most famous as a resident of a galaxy far, far away, but he’s now supporting those on the frontlines…
Salem volunteer turns experience with cancer into award-winning action
Kathy Ottele of Salem recently received the top award for excellence as the State Lead Ambassador of the Year from the American Cancer Society-Cancer Action Network in a virtual presentation ceremony held in Washington, D.C. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Twenty-two years…
Woodburn assisted living facility sees Covid cases climb
An image of the coronavirus from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of staff and residents infected with Covid at a Woodburn assisted living facility continues to rise and now has the highest number of cases…
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Grants go around, wildfire recovery presentation, networking event
The beloved Gingerbread House in Mehama survived a firestorm that tore through the Santiam Canyon community Monday, Sept. 8. Other businesses in the area were destroyed. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up…
Oregon public records advocate resigns after conflict with board over independence
Becky Chiao Oregon’s top transparency official resigned Tuesday, after clashing with the state board she chairs over its efforts to make her office more independent from the governor. In a resignation letter obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive, Public Records Advocate Becky Chiao wrote…
The pandemic brings a side effect: increased cannabis sales
Jared DeCamp pours out marijuana buds from Gadsden Gardens at Herbal Remedies Dispensary on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Alicia Smith said that as the pandemic struck, her cannabis stores have gotten busier with new customers looking for relief…
PHOTOS: Detroit owners consider losses and their plans
Jennifer Wentzel holds up the handles of destroyed pots and pans from inside of her family’s RV at Kane’s RV Park in Detroit on Saturday, Sept. 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) DETROIT – They arrived in convoys, led up Santiam Canyon…