By Salem Reporter
Carson Cottingham elected school board chair
The 2022-23 leadership for the Salem-Keizer School Board: Chair Ashley Carson Cottingham, Vice Chair Maria Hinojos Pressey and Second Vice Chair Karina Guzmán Ortiz (Salem-Keizer School District) In a split vote Tuesday, the Salem-Keizer School Board selected Ashley Carson Cottingham…
Former prison land sale offers 390 acres for potential Salem housing development
A 390.5-acre property that includes the now shuttered Mill Creek Correctional Facility is up for auction next month. (Higgenbotham Auctioneers) The nearly 400-acre property that housed a Salem prison until last year is up for auction next month, billed as…
One of North America’s most destructive bugs arrives in Oregon
Emerald ash borer tracks in the bark of an ash tree in Minnesota. (Hennepin County Master Gardeners/Flickr) A Portland biologist recently found an iridescent bug with the potential to wipe out Oregon’s ash trees, marking the first sighting on the…
Woodburn officials brace for release of police records about mayor, massage parlor
Woodburn Mayor Eric Swenson, right, and Councilor Debbie Cabrales, left, listen to Councilor Robert Carney during a meeting at Woodburn City Hall on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) WOODBURN – Elected officials in this small city northeast…
Coffee spot Gov Cup to reopen Thursday after months-long closure
The Gov Cup in downtown Salem will reopen July 14 after a prolonged closure (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Five months and one false start later popular downtown coffee shop, The Governor’s Cup Coffee Roasters announced it will open its doors again…
Oregon State Hospital temporarily closes unit in response to staffing crisis
Oregon State Hospital in Salem (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon State Hospital campus in Salem temporarily closed a unit for nearly a week after a worsening staff shortage left too few employees available to care for patients. A July 7…
Marion Street Bridge construction delayed for World Athletics Championships
A traffic camera captures Interstate 5 at Kuebler Boulevard in Salem Tuesday, July 12. Salem drivers may see heavier than normal traffic on Interstate 5 when the World Athletics Championships commence this weekend in Eugene. Heavier traffic is expected all…
Director of Oregon prisons selected to lead federal prisons system
Colette Peters (center), director of the Oregon Department of Corrections director, talks with workers in the Norway prison system during a 2017 research trip to transform Oregon prisons. (Oregon Department of Corrections) Colette Peters, director of Oregon’s prison system, was…
PHOTOS: Catch the 2022 Marion County Fair
Fairgoers enjoy the twister at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Carson Kuenzi shows a pig in the 4-H Round Robin competition at the 2022 Marion County Fair (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Corbin Kuenzi on…
Hoopla bringing basketball action back to Salem
Jason Unruh was managing The Hoop, now the Capital Fieldhouse, back in 1999 with his father Charrol when Jim Kniffin approached them with an idea: a three-on-three basketball tournament. That tournament became Hoopla and is set to spill out over…