By Salem Reporter
One year in, about half of Village of Hope residents move on to somewhere better
Matt Herbert, navigation services manager for Church at the Park, at the door of a micro shelter at Village of Hope on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) About one out of four people leaving Salem’s first micro shelter…
Consumers to get better notice when Oregon utilities shut down power during wildfires
A lineman for Salem Electric works to repair power lines damaged by the February 2021 ice storm. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s Public Utility Commission has adopted a permanent plan for public notification of planned electric shutdowns in the event of…
Catch Chemeketa artwork in first student show since pandemic
Student artwork made during the pandemic hangs on the wall at Chemeketa Community College’s art gallery on the Salem campus (Submitted photo) A wide range of art created by Chemeketa Community College students is now on display in the college’s…
Central Point man arrested in December shooting at Orchard Park Apartments
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Police on Sunday arrested a Central Point man on charges that he shot and injured a man at a northeast Salem apartment complex in December. Kenneth Wayne Felton, 25, was charged April 22 with second-degree attempted murder,…
Learn about Russia-Ukraine war’s impact on citizens at Salem Tuesday library talk
Demonstrators gather in downtown Salem on Sunday, March 6, to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Salem residents can learn about how the war between Russia and Ukraine is impacting citizens at a library talk Tuesday…
Salem City Council will discuss infrastructure bond, street painting program Monday
Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on code changes that would allow street paintings around the city. AGENDA The changes would let artists paint directly on city streets as…
Salem artist April Waters explores Antarctic in Hallie Ford exhibit
April Waters on Marr Glacier in Antarctica, the landscape that inspired her exhibit of paintings on display at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art (Courtesy/Florence Yates) A few white knobs huddle below a blue ridge to the far side of…
Water contamination worsened as DEQ went easy on Port of Morrow
The Port of Morrow was fined $1.3 million in January for repeatedly pumping too much nitrate-laced water onto farmland. (Port of Morrow) The state’s chief environmental agency knowingly let the Port of Morrow pollute year after year, contributing to drinking…
Marion, Polk counties see highest voter turnout in 10 years for non-presidential primary
Marion County Clerk Bill Burgess processes ballots on Monday, May 16 (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Marion and Polk counties in the 2022 primary election saw their highest turnout for a non-presidential primary in the past decade thanks to a last-minute…
Salem man charged with beheading cat, two birds
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Salem man is charged with killing a cat, pigeon and crow found in a business parking lot after police say he beheaded and mutilated the animals. Micah Smith, 26, was charged Friday with first-degree aggravated animal…