Salem Reporter
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider asking voters to ban psilocybin facilities
The Marion County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday will consider putting an ordinance on the November ballot that would ban psilocybin manufacturing and service centers in unincorporated areas of the county. Oregonians in 2020 voted for Measure 109, which legalized…
Air quality advisory in effect for Salem due to smog
Smoke creeps over Silverton in 2020. The Salem area is under an air quality advisory this week due to increased smog levels. (Leslie Harvey/Special to Salem Reporter) Salemites will see more smog in the air this week, Oregon’s Department of…
Hallie Ford Museum offers free admission during heat wave
John Olbrantz, director of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, traces Scottish artist David Robert’s journey up the Nile in 1838-39. The Roberts exhibit is one of two currently on display (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) With temperatures rising, the Hallie Ford…
Catch a free concert Saturday outside the Capitol
Attendees enjoy a free concert at the Oregon Capitol. After a two-year Covid hiatus, the event returns to Salem July 30 (Courtesy/Oregon State Capitol Foundation) After the worst of this week’s heat wave, Salemites can unwind Saturday with a free…
Bringing passenger flights back to Salem won’t be cheap, city report says
Seats in the passenger terminal at the Salem Municipal Airport (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Getting Salem’s airport ready for commercial passenger flights will cost the city millions, with any payoff from increased revenue likely years down the road. That’s according to…
Hear about long-term plans for local schools during Tuesday work session
Leaders of the Salem-Keizer School District will give an overview of their plans for the district’s 40,000 students at a school board work session Tuesday. The meeting includes updates from Superintendent Christy Perry and other district leaders about the district’s…
LISTEN IN: Tracking what happened when Salem police shot, killed teen
TODAY’S BROADCAST: Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian saw chatter on social media about a police shooting that left a teen boy dead. He recounts efforts to get the information – and what he ultimately learned about the 16-year-old boy who died. His…
LISTEN IN: Why a micro shelter for homeless people is shifting to a downtown location
TODAY’S BROADCAST: Ardeshir Tabrizian explains the reasons for moving a micro shelter operation to downtown Salem. A property management firm’s efforts to derail the move were rejected by a state judge. The story he produced is HERE. And a local…
LISTEN IN: A simmering labor dispute and the decision by a Salem nonprofit to close down – what happened
TODAY’S BROADCAST: Rachel Alexander goes behind the scenes to explain why the nonprofit group Causa, supporting farmworkers and immigrants, is going dark and Salem loses a long-time organization. The story she produced is HERE. She also discusses a cool program…
LISTEN IN: In Salem, get your car fixed instead of getting a traffic ticket
TODAY’S BROADCAST: Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian provides the back story of how the Salem Police Department decided on a new policy that skips tickets for busted taillights and other equipment violations. The policy represents a bridge between police and a key…