Skeet Starr - Salem Reporter
Skeet Starr joined Salem Reporter in 2026 as a multimedia intern. A senior at Willamette University, he is also the editor-in-chief of The Collegian, the university's independent student newspaper.
Salem man who helped build Oregon’s freeways turns 100
Lloyd Beutler grew up in a farming family east of Salem and helped maintain roads and operate heavy machinery during the Korean War.
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North Salem students headed to robotics worlds for second time in school history
North's "Valkyrie" robotics team will compete against students from across the globe in St. Louis beginning Tuesday, April 21.
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Salem chamber music group celebrates 10 years raising money for music education
Project Chamber Music: Willamette Valley is holding a spring concert Friday, April 17, in Newberg to raise funds to support music lessons and summer camp for Salem and Keizer students.
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Martial arts schools celebrate 30 years in Salem
Sandra Davis earned her first black belt in shao-lin kempo karate in downtown Salem in 1998. Three decades later and just across the Willamette River, she and her daughter are training students in the martial art in West Salem.
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Dinosaurs, community building the focus of Radness Ensues founder’s new picture book
Becka Bonner, the mind behind Radness Ensues and Becka Makes Buttons, will host a party and book reading this Saturday, March 14, to celebrate her button shop’s 15th anniversary and the release of her pterodactyl-forward book.
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Oregon prisons will cut visitation hours to curb overtime costs, DOC says
Visitors will only be allowed four days per week at the Oregon State Penitentiary, down from the current seven, starting April 1.
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Acclaimed Salem architecture firm passes the torch from father to son
For 15 years, Nathan and Forrest Good have navigated changes in technology and the climate together through their architectural work at Nathan Good Architects. The younger Good, Forrest, has now taken on ownership of his dad’s award-winning firm.
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McKay marching band performs at Disneyland
Five years ago, McKay High School’s marching band wore hand-me-down uniforms and didn’t compete. This year, they took to Disneyland’s Main Street, USA, performing music and showcasing how far the program has come.
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United Way seeks state support to expand distribution facility
United Way says it has outgrown its goods distribution center where it processes donations for over 75 local organizations. The nonprofit hopes to buy Marion Polk Food Share’s larger warehouse, as the food provider moves out.
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Salem artist will explore large prints, community programming after winning prestigious fellowship
Yanely Rivas Maldonado received a $150,000 artist fellowship that will allow her to expand her printmaking practice and potentially develop a community art space in Salem.
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