By Salem Reporter
Polk County to be designated as Purple Heart county at Tuesday ceremony
(Courtesy/Polk County) Local veterans who were wounded or killed while in service will be honored Tuesday when Polk County is officially designated as Oregon’s third Purple Heart county. The Polk County Board of Commissioners and the county’s County Veterans Service…
Salem needs tax breaks to provide affordable housing, smoother approval process, developers say
Homes on Tierra Drives Northeast on Jan. 12. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem area leaders need to provide incentives for building and offering units below market rates and speed up the process for development to help fill the area’s housing gap,…
Person dies, officer injured in shooting after Marion County SWAT team called to Aurora truck stop
A person died of injuries Monday morning at a truck stop near Aurora after a shooting involving law enforcement, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday, providing few details about the incident. The sheriff’s office said…
Salem’s Queen of Peace school wins federal recognition for environmental efforts
Queen of Peace students explore outside (Courtesy photo) Salem’s Queen of Peace School earned federal recognition last week as a model school for environmental education and sustainability. The private Catholic elementary and preschool was named a Green Ribbon School by…
Salem takes time to honor its leading citizens
Myron Jones of the Union Gospel Mission was honored with a Distinguished Service Award at the First Citizens Banquet, held by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce on April 17. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Glamour and celebration were…
Oregon needs more financial aid for nursing students and more educators, experts say
Nurses staff a mobile vaccine clinic in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) More scholarship money and perhaps tax credits would help stem Oregon’s nursing shortage, according to nursing students and deans of Oregon nursing schools. In an one-hour online discussion on…
AGENDA: Salem City Council meets Monday to consider raising deputy chief pay, proposed Meyer Farm subdivision
Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council meets Monday evening to consider raising pay for the Salem Police Department’s deputy chief by 8%. They’ll also consider a final order affirming a scaled back development plan to…
VOTE 2022: Q&A with ward 6 candidates Julie Hoy, Stacey Vieyra-Braendle
Stacey Vieyra-Braendle, left, and Julie Hoy, are running to represent east Salem, Ward 6, on the city council (Campaign photos) On May 17, Salem voters will select four city councilors and the city’s next mayor. Council candidates are running in…
Colin Mochrie coming to Elsinore with hynosis-improv act “Hyprov”
Hypnotist Asad Mecci and improviser Colin Mochrie will take the stage at the Elsinore Theatre April 28 for their “Hyprov” comedy show. (Courtesy photo) Colin Mochrie has been racking up marriage proposals. The Canadian improviser, best known for his years…
Salem weekly Covid report for April 22: Regional hospitalizations, cases rising
Empty beds in the hallway of the emergency room at Salem Hospital (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Covid cases are ticking up again in Oregon both statewide and in the Salem area. Hospitalizations remain low locally and regionally, but have increased from…