Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Volunteers walk along a row of pallet shelters under construction on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem is one step closer to having another micro shelter village that would keep the city’s current sheltering capacity flat. On Monday night, the Salem City Council unanimously approved funding for a[Read More…]
A rendering of the proposed Siletz casino in Salem near I-5. Officials with the city of Salem and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde want more time to review plans for a proposed tribal casino in north Salem as the Siletz tribe seeks federal approval for the project. The Confederated Tribes[Read More…]
Graffiti artist Eric Tautkus paints a mural Saturday, June 19 at the state fairgrounds in Salem (Courtesy/Salem Health) Salem residents could soon see colorful murals brightening the asphalt of their residential streets. The Grant neighborhood on the north end of downtown Salem hopes to create a colorful geometric street painting[Read More…]
Uncategorized Matt Herbert offers a man a sleeping bag during the annual point in time count on Jan. 26, 2021. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) About 100 volunteers are needed for an annual count intended to serve as a snapshot of homelessness in the Marion and Polk County region on a single night.[Read More…]
Daphne, the therapy dog, giving a woman a kiss. (Courtesy/ Rhonda Herbert) When Rhonda Herbert visited her ailing father in an assisted living facility with her dog, Daphne, she witnessed the comfort and smiles Daphne brought to the residents and staff. As a puppy, Daphne sat through hourlong music therapy[Read More…]
A sign noting utility work on Hayesville Drive Northeast on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) It’ll be easier to walk and bike along two sections of road in Salem as road improvements are completed in the coming years. A section of Northeast Hayesville Drive from Northeast Portland Road[Read More…]
Peace Plaza, between Salem City Hall and the Salem Public Library, is among the city sites under consideration for a new micro shelter camp. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) About a dozen people gathered for a forum at Broadway Commons Thursday night to learn more about a few proposed micro shelter locations[Read More…]
Uncategorized Preschool and daycare centers in Salem, already struggling with staffing shortages, are also being impacted by the omicron wave (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Autumn David had to close her northeast Salem daycare Jan. 6 because the sibling of one the kids in her care tested positive for Covid. She said providers[Read More…]
Tent sites at Wallace Marine Park on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Homeless people could soon be a protected class in Salem under city law. The proposed change would prohibit employers, landlords and businesses from denying service or discriminating against people solely because they don’t have housing. It[Read More…]
The proposed subdivision is on a 29-acre property at 4540 Pringle Rd. S.E. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) A proposed subdivision on a historic farm in south Salem has drawn stiff opposition from community members concerned about the degradation of open space in a largely built-out neighborhood. The Salem City Council on[Read More…]
