By Salem Reporter
Marion County and others are preparing to reopen. But questions hang over how that will happen
Cat Frum, Santiam Brewing bartender, puts together an order for delivery on Friday, April 10. Frum has had to expand her job duties to include assembling and coordinating the delivery of orders direct to customers’ homes in recent weeks. (Amanda…
PHOTOS: Life as a leader during the pandemic – Commissioner Colm Willis
Colm Willis, Marion County commissioner, sits in on a homeless alliance executive meeting video conference on May 5, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Like just about everyone else, life has changed for Colm Willis, chair of the Marion County Board of…
SALEM IN NEED: Family Building Blocks stepping up for vulnerable families
Family Building Blocks of Salem is continuing to provide help to area families during the pandemic. The nonprofit urges those who want to find out what help is available to call 971-301-1003. (Submitted photo) Family Building Blocks live by the…
Wondering which downtown businesses are still open? A new guide has answers
People shop in downtown Salem in the winter. (Caleb Wolfe/Salem Reporter). Downtown Salem seems like a ghost town with retailers and restaurants closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But there’s activity beneath the quiet as downtown businesses find ways to…
PHOTOS: See school additions taking shape at North, McNary, Waldo and Judson
The new gym under ongoing construction at North Salem High School on May 6, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Expansions to make room for a growing student body are nearly complete at North Salem and McNary high schools, the first in…
With food pantry shut down, Chemeketa gives out $10,000 in grocery store gift cards
Chemeketa Community College on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Within the first hour of accepting submissions, the Grocery Grant received 201 applications – enough to eat up the grant’s entire $10,000 budget. After that hour, Grecia Garcia Perez, Chemeketa…
Another event shutters because of coronavirus: Oregon State Fair
The 2020 edition of the Oregon State Fair has been canceled. (Oregon State Fair photo) SALEM – There will be no Oregon State Fair this year, another victim of the coronavirus. The fair, a major end-of-summer event in Salem for…
Salem church joins legal effort to overturn governor’s COVID-19 orders
(Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Salem-based Peoples Church and nine other churches across Oregon have sued Gov. Kate Brown to force her to remove state restrictions on religious services and other activities. The complaint was filed in Baker County Circuit Court on Wednesday…
After a decline, claims for unemployment benefits rise locally
Bath and Body Works in the Willamette Town Center was closed. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Unemployment claims from Marion and Polk counties increased slightly last week after seeing weeks of decline. Weekly numbers released by the Oregon Employment Department show that…
Lawsuit accuses Chemeketa Community College of violating students’ free-speech rights
Chemeketa Community College (File/Salem Reporter) Chemeketa Community College violated the constitutional rights of a pro-life student group by only allowing its members to distribute pamphlets, flyers and other materials in small “speech zones,” a lawsuit alleges. The complaint was filed…