By Salem Reporter
New Word of Mouth owners plan to preserve menu
Longtime Word of Mouth employees Nicole Murphy, left, and Mychal Arredondo bought the restaurant in April and are planning a May reopening. (Courtesy/Word of Mouth) When Mychal Arredondo started work as a host at Salem’s Word of Mouth, he wasn’t…
Gender-bending “Twelfth Night” adaptation opening Friday at Pentacle dives into identity
The final dress rehearsal for “Twelfth Night,” scheduled to run Friday through May 14 at the Pentacle Theatre. (Courtesy/Vicki Woods) Isaac Joyce-Shaw was 11 years old when he performed in his first show at Salem’s Pentacle Theatre. Joyce-Shaw, 27, is…
Biden drops into Portland, reels off benefits of infrastructure money for Oregon
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) PORTLAND— New federal infrastructure spending will create millions of high-paying jobs in Oregon and across…
City will revise skate park design plans after early feedback
Two proposed design options for the Geer Park Skate Park (City of Salem) Designers are reworking a proposal for a skate park at Geer Park after gathering public feedback on two early designs. Salem’s Parks Department is planning to construct…
Salem leaders celebrate groundbreaking for domestic violence housing complex Hope Plaza
Jayne Downing, executive director of the Center for Hope and Safety, celebrates the groundbreaking for Hope Plaza Thursday in downtown Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Soon after Sara Brennan began working at Salem’s domestic violence nonprofit in 2006, she tried to…
VOTE 2022: Q&A with ward 4 candidates Dynee Medlock, Deanna Gwyn
Dynee Medlock, left, and Deanna Gwyn, are running to represent south central Salem, Ward 4, 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…
Oregon Ag Fest returns Saturday and Sunday in Salem
(Facebook/Oregon Ag Fest) Oregon families this weekend can watch chicks hatch, ride ponies and take an old-fashioned wagon ride when the annual Oregon Ag Fest returns to Salem. The festival is slated for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and…
Oregon medical providers rely on diminishing number of out-of-state nurses, study finds
A Salem Health nurse at a monoclonal antibody treatment center. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Thousands of patients in rural areas of the state might not get high quality medical care in the future if the number of out-of-state nurses practicing in…
Grand jury rules Salem officer justified in shooting, killing man after fight with police
Items police recovered from Tayler Osborne’s Yukon after obtaining a search warrant following his death. (Courtesy/Marion County District Attorney’s Office) A Salem police officer shot and killed a man in northeast Salem earlier this month after he fought with officers…
Foundation honored for support of Salem’s library renovation
A stairway to the teen and children’s level at the Salem Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Library Association recognized the Salem Public Library Foundation with its Library Supporter of the Year Award earlier…