Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Covanta Marion, a trash incinerator in Brooks, burns roughly 170,000 tons of garbage every year. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Clarification, Jan. 14: The House Committee on Agriculture and Land Use will reintroduce the proposal “at the request of the Marion County Board of Commissioners.” Rep. Brian Clem said his support only[Read More…]
Uncategorized People camp downtown, along the former home of Nordstrom, on Jan. 7. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) 4:15 p.m.: This article has been updated with more detail from city of Salem staff. The city of Salem plans to close and clean parts of downtown on Thursday and Friday where homeless residents have[Read More…]
Uncategorized People camp downtown, along the former home of Nordstrom. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Attempts to establish new emergency shelter for homeless Salem residents fell short again and again in recent weeks and the search party says the outcome’s not likely to change. “It’s been one strikeout after another,” said Jimmy Jones,[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Marion County’s Courthouse Square Building in downtown Salem. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Whether a piece of church-owned property in the Four Corners neighborhood can become housing will be the subject of a public hearing Wednesday. Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church wants to turn nearly two acres south[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Oregon State Hospital North Campus property, pictured in April. A piece of the project would give the city of Salem a former residence hall for nurses to be turned into 52 units of affordable housing. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem’s plans to remodel Yaquina Hall, a former residence hall for[Read More…]
Uncategorized Reporter Troy Brynelson (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) I want to say thank you to anyone reading our lists of our five favorite stories. One of the harder things about journalism is the ephemeral nature of the work. News hits faster and faster every year. Something that happened at 8[Read More…]
Six months after the bike sharing program Ride Salem launched, Evan Osborne said he’s excited. Not because it’s a runaway success. In fact, the program could still falter. No, the co-founder said he’s excited because it’s thrilling to try and change the way Salem residents view transportation. The concept of[Read More…]
Uncategorized A camp pictured at Oregon State Capitol State Park on Monday morning. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) More than 20 homeless residents packed their belongings Monday morning after a short stay at a state park near Oregon’s capitol building. But it remains unclear where they will go as the city[Read More…]
Yet another seat on Salem City Council will be wide open this year. Citing major changes with both her family and her career, Councilor Cara Kaser told Salem Reporter on Saturday morning she won’t seek a second term as one of the city’s nine policymakers. Her term expires Dec. 31,[Read More…]
Uncategorized People sleep on mats at a warming shelter at First Presbyterian Church during a cold snap in January. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Momentum to build more shelters in Salem could be in for a powerful push. Senate President Peter Courtney said Thursday he wants the state to pitch in between $3[Read More…]
