By Salem Reporter
Mental health, addiction treatment now under same roof at Bridgeway Plaza in Salem
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2022, celebrating the opening of Bridgeway Plaza in Salem. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) When Tim Murphy set out to find a place to serve as a hub for mental health and addiction treatment…
Oregon scientists want your help gathering data on turtles
A Western pond turtle, one of Oregon’s native turtle species (Courtesy/Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife) Oregon scientists want your help keeping track of the state’s native turtles. Western Oregon University in partnership with the Oregon Department of Fish and…
Salem mayor honored for age-friendly city work
Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett won AARP Oregon’s inaugural age-friendly community champion award in May 2022(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons on Monday honored Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett with its inaugural Age-Friendly Champion award. Bandana…
Clackamas County still struggling to count ballots a week after Election Day
Shelves of boxes holding empty ballot envelopes. Clackamas County still has tens of thousands of ballots to count. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregonians likely won’t know the results of the May 17 election in Clackamas County until the weekend, or possibly…
Oregon leaders need to stop disrupting education reforms, report finds
A middle school language arts class in Salem in 2018 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregon leaders need to press for more accountability while avoiding political “flavor of the month” funding choices so schooling for the state’s 540,000 students can improve, a…
City to poll voters before finalizing infrastructure package
Salemites take advantage of nice spring weather to ride their bikes over the Union Street Railroad Bridge. Whether to include more funding for bike lanes is among the questions city councilors will consider in an upcoming bond package (Amanda Loman/Salem…
Affordable housing project slated to open early 2024 with new federal dollars
The proposed site of Sequoia Crossings, a 60-unit apartment for chronically homeless people, at 3120 Broadway St. N.E. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) City officials say a boost of federal dollars will fast-track a housing project for chronically homeless residents in Salem…
Snuggle a kitten while drinking beer at Thursday event
A kitten next to a can of Santiam beer from a previous Kittens and Beer event at the brewery (Courtesy/Willamette Humane Society) You can help Salem’s newest batch of kittens get ready for adoption with a Thursday event at Santiam…
Salem’s unemployment rate falls in April to 3.7%
Oregon Employment Department. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Fewer Salem residents were unemployed in April than in March, and unemployment locally remains far below what it was one year ago. That’s according to new Oregon Employment Department data released Tuesday, which showed…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider veteran services, federal pandemic relief funds
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider expanding contracts for veteran services and jail work crews. They will also consider a memorandum of understanding with three county departments to designate over $28 million of federal pandemic relief…