By Salem Reporter
Get a free blood pressure screening, sports physical at July 29 health clinic
Free health services will be available to community members next Friday, July 29, at the Lancaster Family Health Center in Salem. The event, at 255 Lancaster Drive N.E., will offer a host of health services free of charge as well…
Heat wave will hit Salem starting Sunday
Salem won’t break any records next week, but the area may see triple-digit temperatures as a heat wave blankets much of the Pacific Northwest. The heat will begin Sunday with an expected high of 91, according to the National Weather…
Covid report for July 22: Local hospitalizations up, cases mostly flat
A nurse cares for a Covid patient in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The number of people hospitalized with Covid in the Salem area rose over the past week, while reported…
AGENDA: City council to vote on utility rate increases
Salem city council chambers on Wednesday, September 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s city council will vote on a plan to raise city utility rates by about 5% at a meeting Monday night. AGENDA The council will first hold a public…
West Salem farmland selling for $38 million is poised for new housing, developers say
A133.9-acre property on Northwest Orchard Heights Road, which developers say is suitable for housing development, is selling for $38 million. (Coldwell Banker) A west Salem farm property developers say is fit for new housing is up for sale, priced at…
Oregon residents, local officials say highway tolling policy should include transit
A travel time sign on Interstate 205 in the Portland area (Oregon Department of Transportation) Residents of Portland suburbs and local elected leaders on Wednesday urged state transportation officials to think about transit and potentially stranded drivers as they move…
Woman found dead in car Thursday morning was killed by gunfire, Salem police say
Salem police say a deceased woman found “slumped over” in a vehicle on Northeast Portland Road Thursday morning was killed by gun violence. (Salem Police Department) A woman found dead in a vehicle Thursday morning was killed by gunfire, according…
Oregon sees job gains in construction, hospitality
Oregon added more jobs in construction than any other sector in June 2022 (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon continued to see an upward trend in employment growth, adding 8,700 jobs in the month of June. The state has averaged gains of…
Chemeketa’s free career training programs seek students
Truck driving students inspect a trailer before a hands-on lesson at Chemeketa Community College. The program is one of several eligible for free tuition under the college’s Job Corps Scholars program (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A local program aimed at helping…
A new way to treat addiction in Salem
Josh Lair is the Oregon community outreach coordinator for Ideal Option, a network of medication-assisted addiction treatment clinics that expanded to Salem in 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Josh Lair knows how difficult it is to detox from drugs. After becoming…