Saphara Harrell - Salem Reporter
Salem woman honored for her role preserving legacy of trailblazing women landscape architects
Bobbie Dolp was recently honored for her work establishing the Lord & Schryver Conservancy. (Courtesy/ Bobbie Dolp) For Bobbie Dolp, the gardens at Gaiety Hollow are a laid out in a complex, extraordinary way that’s hard to convey. She said…
Salem residents call for a crisis response team in city budget
A look inside the black bag that CAHOOTS crisis workers carry to 911 calls. It contains Narcan, as well as wound cleaner, medicine for allergic reactions and more. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) As Salem begins putting together its budget, city residents…
Salem area officials worry bill to decriminalize homelessness will just lead to more litigation
Dogs stand outside of a camp at Cascades Gateway City Park on March 2, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marion County officials say a bill making its way through the Legislature aimed at decriminalizing homelessness would create more legal headaches for…
As Salem begins budget process, strategic plan will help guide priorities
For Courtney Knox Busch, the mark of a good strategic plan is that Salem residents can see their input and feel they have an impact on city operations. The city of Salem strategic initiatives manager was tasked with funneling hundreds…
Car choir performs for retirement home in first show off campus
The Chemeketa Car Choir performed for residents at Capital Manor Sunday, April 11. (Courtesy/Ken Porter) The Chemeketa Community College car choir had its largest audience yet Sunday as the singers took their show on the road to Capital Manor in…
Salem climate survey finds differing priorities between task force, survey takers
Salem’s Climate Action Plan task force held its first workshop Wednesday, Nov. 17. Salem residents recently surveyed preferred community improvement strategies like repairing sidewalks and planting more trees over more aggressive measures to combat climate change. Their responses stand in…
A year of struggles, failed services, a lonely motel death
Kevin Holloway, a nurse with Northwest Human Services, unloads medical supplies to treat an injury while conducting medical outreach at Cascades Gateway City Park on March 2, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) As Jean Hendron climbed the flight of stairs to…
Salem to get millions to create emergency shelter, street outreach
Rachel Miller and Matt Herbert walk into a field near Interstate 5 for the annual count of Salem’s unsheltered on Jan. 6, 2021. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem is about to get millions to address homelessness as this week $5.5 million…
Salem mother tells of efforts to help son in moments before fatal police shooting
Content warning: Please be aware this article contains graphic descriptions of violence and suicidal thoughts. Jessica Rothgery begged her son to put down a shotgun he aimed at police last Friday evening as officers walked up the driveway to her…
First tribally owned medication-assisted treatment clinic opens in Salem
Jennifer Worth, operations director at Great Circle Recovery, holds up a hygiene kit they’ll hand out to unsheltered clients at a new medication-assisted treatment clinic operated by the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) For years, the Confederated…