By Salem Reporter
Public memorial for Gerry Frank set for May 19
Gerry Frank arrives at the dedication on Friday, July 23, of the Gerry Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater in Riverfront Park. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A public memorial for Gerry Frank, considered “Mr. Oregon” for his life of dedication to his…
Oregon Supreme Court won’t clear way for voters to consider campaign finance limits
The Oregon Supreme Court Building (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort to have voters decide whether to limit campaign contributions to those running for public office. Proponents of three proposed ballot initiatives had…
As budget season begins, high fuel costs pinch Salem agencies
A worker at a west Salem gas station changes prices on a readerboard on March 4 as fuel prices spiked across the world. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) It takes Salem’s school bus drivers more than 1,000 gallons of diesel and 500…
COLUMN: No-premium Medicare Advantage not always best option
When he turned 65 five years ago, the Salem resident enrolled in Medicare and in a Medicare supplement (Medigap) Plan F insurance policy. He was happy with both except for the rising Medigap premiums. He made an appointment with a…
Your empty Oregon bottles and cans can benefit Ukraine
Oregon bottles and can deposits can be redeemed to support Mercy Corps’ Ukrainian relief efforts through April 10, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregonians redeeming bottle deposits can now donate their earnings toward Ukranian relief efforts. The Oregon Beverage Recycling Corporation…
Hollie Oakes-Miller drops out of mayor’s race, leaving two candidates
Hollie Oakes-Miller dropped out of the mayor’s race. Hollie Oakes-Miller has dropped out of the race for Salem’s mayor, leaving two candidates vying for the spot. She told Salem Reporter she didn’t’ have the capacity to run a large…
UPDATED: South Liberty Road reopened after Monday morning crash
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) UPDATE: The Salem Police Department announced around 12:45 p.m. Monday that South Liberty Road was reopened to traffic in all directions. Original story below: Salem police said Monday morning to avoid South Liberty Road after a crash…
Tucked into Oregon rural infrastructure package, $4 million to save a staircase
The Grand Staircase at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande in 1949. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Oregon University) In the early 1930s, when Eastern Oregon University was exclusively a teacher training college, students walked up the five-tiered Grand Staircase to…
Oregon issues bird flu alert to chicken owners and farmers
Backyard enthusiasts need to be aware of the potential bird flu threat to flocks. (Les Zaitz/Oregon Capital Chronicle) A highly infectious and deadly strain of bird flu has been detected in a bald eagle in British Columbia, posing a potential…
Bentz presses agencies to act on wildfire commission – after voting against legislation
Charred chairs are about all that is standing after a building in Santiam Canyon was destroyed by wildfire in September 2020. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, joined in a recent call for federal agencies to activate a…