By Salem Reporter
Oregon groups appeal to president over concerns of white supremacist threats
President Joe Biden speaks to a small crowd of Oregon officials, union workers and reporters in Portland on Thursday, April 21. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) After a white supremacist recently killed 10 Black shoppers at a grocery store in New…
Researchers find Covid associated with higher prevalence of mental health problems
(Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Researchers have found that patients with Covid had a higher risk of suffering a mental health disorder up to a year after the initial infection compared with people who came down with other respiratory infections. The findings,…
New minimum, maximum weekly unemployment benefits to increase 7% in Oregon
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregonians who file claims for unemployment insurance starting July 3 will see their minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts increase by about 7%, the state Employment Department announced Wednesday. The agency is required under state law to…
Oregon’s agriculture sector could win millions of dollars in federal funding
Minto Island Growers employees harvest beets on the south Salem farm (Courtesy/Marion Polk Food Share) Oregon’s thousands of farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to garner millions of dollars in loans and free grants from the federal U.S. Department of…
Read books to earn rewards through Salem’s Summer Reading Club
The Salem Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salemites of all ages can earn rewards this summer by reading books through the Salem Public Library’s summer reading program. The 2022 Summer Reading Club offers rewards and…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider funds for water system improvements, septic fee increases
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider contracts with the cities of Aurora and Jefferson to provide sheriff’s office patrol, as well as federal pandemic relief funding for water and sanitation projects in a dozen cities. AGENDA…
Salem Pride event debuts Saturday with march, live performances downtown
Nicole attended Capital Pride on Aug. 21, 2021. (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem residents this Saturday can start their morning with yoga, join a Pride march and enjoy queer comedy, drag performances and live music downtown. For over a…
Research from Oregon State finds ways to slow wildfires in critical sagebrush rangelands
Researchers at OSU identify ways to minimize range fires in sagelands. (Central Oregon Fire Management Services) Nearly 45% of historic sagebrush ecosystems in the Great Basin – 200,000 square miles of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming – have…
Free Chemeketa classes available for 2022 grads, seniors
Chemeketa Community College is offering free classes to 2022 high school graduates and rising seniors (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) High school graduates from the Class of 2022 and rising seniors can sign up to take a free summer course at Chemeketa…
Salem-Keizer NAACP seeking student essays for Juneteenth contest
Local students could win a cash prize for participating in an essay contest put on by the Salem-Keizer NAACP. The civil rights organization is sponsoring a Juneteenth essay contest and recently extended the deadline to June 10, according to an…