By Salem Reporter
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider funding for wildfire recovery, expunging juvenile records
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider more grant funds from the state for wildfire recovery in the Santiam Canyon, an agreement to provide services that help people avoid the criminal justice system and state funds for…
Salem family in Ukraine en route to Germany as civilian attacks soar
Kim Johnson announced in a video filmed at 6 a.m. Saturday that her family would be leaving Ukraine for Germany. (Wide Awake International) Seven and a half hours after an explosion set off the Johnsons’ car alarms and left their…
$1.5 million grant will help chronically homeless in Salem move into housing
Ashley Hamilton, program director of the ARCHES Project, shows Jones recently donated supplies that are currently stored in the building’s unused sobering center on May 7, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Kaiser Permanente has granted the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency…
Wednesday protest will demand accountability from Kroger in employee’s suicide
A flyer for a protest planned for Wednesday at the Oregon State Capitol on the one-year anniversary of Evan Seyfried’s death. (Courtesy/Justice for Evan) A protest planned for Wednesday in Salem will be one of more than a dozen demonstrations…
Willamette Valley Hospice changes name, now Willamette Vital Health
Attendees participate in a scavenger hunt at a jewelry sale benefitting Willamette Valley Hospice in May 2021. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Willamette Valley Hospice has changed its name to better reflect the services it offers. It’s now…
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer School Board to appoint two new Budget Committee members
The Salem-Keizer School Board will appoint two new members to its Budget Committee at a meeting Tuesday evening. AGENDA Five people submitted applications to serve on the Budget Committee, which makes recommendations to the school board for its annual operating…
PHOTOS: New basketball team debuts in Salem with win
Salem Capitals center Vincent Boumann dunks against the Vancouver Volcanoes during the Salem Capitals inaugural home game on Friday, March 4. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem Capitals kicked off their inaugural season at the Salem Armory on Friday night with…
Driving with influence: The death of three and the driving of one
A Keizer home on Trail Avenue that Andrew Modine is alleged to have driven into on Jan. 22, 2022. (KEIZERTIMES/Joey Cappelletti) The Modine brothers, Andrew and Thomas, were drinking at The Shack Bar and Grill in Salem on a September…
Oregon Legislature ends 2022 session with big spending, policy changes, little political rancor
SALEM – With a final flurry of votes and speeches, Oregon legislators ended their 2022 session just before noon on Friday. Depending on whether Gov. Kate Brown signs all of the bills sent her way — she told reporters Friday…
Salem-Keizer won’t require masks after March 12, superintendent says
Starting March 12, students and employees in Salem-Keizer schools won’t be required to wear masks. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Superintendent Christy Perry said the Salem-Keizer School District won’t require students or employees to wear masks once a statewide mandate lifts on…