By Salem Reporter
PHOTOS: North Salem High School celebrates Class of 2020
Yasmine Duarte, right, and Jennifer Duarte, left, hold up their sister, Genesis, following her graduation from North Salem High School on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Local high schools worked overtime to celebrate the Class of 2020 last week,…
Oregon officials explain how they tie a death to Covid, varying from other states
[ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] PORTLAND – Fred Creasy was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at the end of June. Doctors gave the 81-year-old just…
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Businesses following governor’s orders, distillery’s grand opening, grants for jobs seekers and new insurance office
Libby Anderson serves coffee at Archive with a mask and safe distancing on June 17, 2020. (Cathy Cheney/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on in business in Salem. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter is providing…
When workers get sick with Covid, should workers compensation pay up?
SAIF headquarters near downtown Salem on Monday. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) In March, Jay Pinkerton, a Salem police officer, fell ill with Covid-like symptoms. While on patrol, Pinkerton responded to calls including motor vehicle accidents, domestic disturbances and unsheltered people blocking…
Reporting on pandemic means focusing on the impacts on the people of Salem
Les Zaitz, editor of Salem Reporter At Salem Reporter, we’re determined to help the community work its way through the pandemic. Let me explain our approach. For the moment, the coronavirus is the story of the day. Not a life…
Health officials tracing Covid infections in Oregon aren’t asking about dining out
When indoor dining was banned by state order in April, The Yard waited for the day customers can come back to the east Salem food court. (Jean Dion/Special to Salem Reporter) NOTE: This story was shared as part of a…
Cuts loom as lawmakers prepare to meet
A flat-screen TV and speaker livestream a committee meeting outside of the Oregon State Capitol on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon legislators will meet on Monday to shore up a state budget decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Gov.…
PHOTOS: Teen Parent Program, Early College High School graduation ceremony
Dressed in a mini cap and gown, Luis Torres, 18 months, greets mother Lupe following her graduation during the Early College High School and Roberts Teen Parent Program combined commencement ceremony at Sprague High School on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda…
Are Salem businesses enforcing state mask mandate? State records suggest many aren’t
A woman wearing a mask walks along Liberty Street in downtown Salem on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Complaints have flooded into Oregon’s worker safety agency ever since it was charged with enforcing many orders related to the Covid…
Oregon Employment Department said it’s met its goal. But tens of thousands are still waiting for benefits
A chart comparing unemployment in Oregon caused by the pandemic to the Great Recession. (Courtesy/Oregon Employment Department) Relief is on the way for more self-employed Oregonians affected by the pandemic as the state Employment Department has cleared a goal. During…