By Salem Reporter
Breitenbush Hot Springs loses half its buildings to wildfires, hopes to reopen in 2021
Tim McDevitt and Daniel Dundon, on the left, stayed behind at Breitenbush Hot Springs overnight as fire burned around them. They were joined on Tuesday, Sept. 8, by Fire Chief Jordan Pollack. Capt. Neil Clasen and Erik Wennstrom of the…
Cafe 22 West slapped with $14,000 fine for not following mask, social distancing orders
Oregon OSHA A longstanding west Salem cafe and fruit stand has received a nearly $14,000 fine from the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration for not requiring employees to wear masks or maintaining social distancing. But Clyde Aspinwall, the…
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Chances to network and learn about the economy, extra cash for unemployed, OLCC approves curbside rules and another business to close
Jim Smiley, co-owner of Santiam Brewing, flips through upcoming delivery orders on Friday, April 10. The brewery currently has two vans delivering food and drink orders directly to customers homes. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To…
SPECIAL REPORT: A night in hell – Santiam Canyon’s ordeal
Firefighters and citizens, trapped in Detroit by the fast-spreading wildfire in the early morning hours Tuesday, Sept. 8, gather at the Mongold state park. National Guard helicopters couldn’t get to them but they later escaped to the north. (Photo courtesy…
AROUND OREGON: Inequities in remote learning for marginalized students worry Bend-La Pine educators as school resumes
LA PINE — Only a half-hour’s drive from million-dollar mansions in west Bend, the Smith family lives in two RVs on a dry forested patch of land off of U.S. Highway 97 outside the rural town of La Pine. Children…
Crews make progress on fire, but Salem expected to see smoke until at least later this week
Teams from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon National Guard staff a roadblock on Friday, Sept.11, to prevent unauthorized access to closed fire areas. (Marion County Sheriff’s Office photo) Smoke is expected to stay around the Salem area…
Keizer church steps up to provide aid, counseling to wildfire evacuees
Wheelbarrows were one of the unexpected items to arrive at the Keizer Church of Christ in a delivery from Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Efforts. (Keizertimes photo) In less than 48 hours, congregants of the Keizer Church of Christ turned…
Thousands of Oregon families choose new online programs for school
Taryn Anderson’s oldest child, Jordyn, 13, doing distance learning in the spring. Distance learning at Taryn Anderson’s house last spring included her three kids, plus a niece and nephew. This fall, Anderson’s two youngest kids will attend EDGE, a new…
PHOTOS: East of Salem, waiting and deciding whether to go or stay as wildfires move
Wildfire ash blankets a car in Scotts Mills on Thursday, Sept. 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) SCOTTS MILLS – Despite evacuation orders, some people in this rural community on the east side of the Willamette Valley decided to stay put on…
Salem nonprofits, hit by pandemic, adjust services and budgets to get by
Michelle Cordova, executive director of the Willamette Heritage Center, stands outside the center’s buildings. She said that normally it would be packed but has been empty because of the pandemic. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Michelle Cordova stood in the middle of…