By Salem Reporter
A go-getter at North helped other students find their passions
Paul Quach, North Salem High School Class of 2022 (Courtesy/Paul Quach) This article is part of a series of profiles of Class of 2022 graduates. Amanda Asp remembers the moment graduating senior Paul Quach told her he’d won a full…
Employees in Marion County District Attorney’s Office file to form union
Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson (Paige Clarkson) Employees of the Marion County District Attorney’s Office have filed a petition to form a union. The June petition, filed June 3 with the state Employment Relations Board, contained no details about…
Three finalists for next city manager answer questions at virtual forum Wednesday night
Salem city manager finalists Keith Stahley (left), Taylor Adams (top right) and Eric Zimmerman (Submitted photos) Salem residents have a chance Wednesday evening to pick the brains of the three finalists running for city manager. At a virtual forum scheduled…
Oregon’s prison director a finalist to lead federal prison 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) SALEM – Colette Peters, director of Oregon’s prison…
Chamber names Rich Duncan Construction as ‘Business of the Year’
Rich Duncan (second from left) and some of his team at Rich Duncan Construction, named as 2022 Business of the Year (Salem Area Chamber of Commerce) When much of the mountain community of Detroit burned in the 2020 wildfires, recovery…
Oregon teens reporting ‘eco-anxiety’ from climate challenges, report finds
Young people hold signs during a climate strike in 2019. (Salem Reporter/FILE) The issue of global climate change became achingly apparent to 17-year old Ukiah Halloran-Steiner of Yamhill County during the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires. She was kayaking on…
After an injury, McKay’s goalie bounced back to graduate on time
Andy Canchola, McKay High School Class of 2022, stands on the school soccer field (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) This article is part of a series of profiles of Class of 2022 graduates. Andy Canchola Guerrero spent his last weekend of summer…
Central Point man indicted in three Salem shootings
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Marion County Grand Jury on Friday indicted a Central Point man on charges alleging he shot a man May 18 in south Salem. Salem Police responded to reports of gunfire in the 5700 block of Southeast…
Wyden raises concerns over shortage of firefighters, federal spending on fire prevention
Wildfire in 2020 left damage all throughout the Santiam Canyon east of Salem. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon faces a shortage of wildland firefighters that could be “a recipe for trouble,” according to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden. Wyden wrote to U.S. Secretary of…
Affordable housing project for veterans to break ground Wednesday in northeast Salem
A rendering of the new affordable housing building for veterans set to break ground Wednesday on the corner of Cottage and Court Streets in Salem (Courtesy/YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties) The ceremonial dirt will fly, the speeches will go…