Saphara Harrell - Salem Reporter
Fourth of July was quieter in Salem this year
The fireworks on the Fourth of July in 2019. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) Fourth of July has come and gone and despite Salem not instating a fireworks ban, call data shows it was a quieter year for illegal fireworks…
Oregon OSHA to enact emergency rules for heat following Marion County farmworker death
An irrigation system in an agricultural field off of 76th Avenue Northeast on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Following the death of a farmworker in St. Paul during the heat wave last week, Gov. Kate Brown is directing…
Millions in rental assistance coming available after moratorium ended this week
Some Salem renters got a notice on their door this week, advising them the eviction moratorium has come to an end on June 30, 2021. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Millions of dollars are flowing to Marion and Polk county renters who…
Museum hopes to spread rich history of Asian Americans in the Mid-Willamette Valley
People look at panels detailing the Japanese experience in the Mid-Willamette Valley before and during World War II. (Courtesy/ Kylie Pine) Kylie Pine remembers how one of the first requests she got as curator at the Willamette Heritage Center was…
Unlike other Oregon cities, Salem won’t ban fireworks this year
Sparklers and fireworks on sale at the discount fireworks stand at Commercial Street SE and Bush Street SE in Salem on June 26, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) As Oregon emerges from an exceptionally dry spring followed by a record-shattering heat…
Salem budget by the numbers: what City Hall is doing with your money
Salem City Hall. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council on Monday approved the city’s annual budget amidst the backdrop of a waning pandemic and a windfall of federal cash. The city is expected to receive $32 million through the American Rescue Plan…
Marion County plans to sign new three-year contract with garbage burner
The Marion County Board of Commissioners are considering a new contract with Covanta Marion, a trash incinerator in Brooks.(Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider another contract with Covanta, the garbage incinerator, for another…
HEAT WAVE: Meals on Wheels delivers fans to elderly in need
A free standing electric fan awaits delivery to a client of Meals on Wheels in Salem on June 25, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) When Jim Franklin reported for his Thursday shift delivering food to the elderly for Salem’s Meals on…
HEAT WAVE FORECAST: Here’s the latest forecast ahead of a hot weekend
Atlas St. Onge, 18 months, pulls a truck through the Willamette River below Wallace Marine Park while walking with his uncle, Jack Baumeister, and grandmother, Melanie Baumeister, on Thursday, July 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Sunday could be hotter than initially…
HEAT WAVE: Here’s your updated forecast for the weekend
People gather on the gravel bar below Wallace Marine Park to cool off in the Willamette River on Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem is poised to break the record for the city’s hottest day on Sunday. Scott…