Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Grapevines hang at Willamette Valley Vineyard in September. The vineyard has been one of the most visible to confront a Napa Valley winery over its labeling practices. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Willamette Valley winemakers are praising a decision by federal regulators that will change an embattled California winery’s labels. The federal[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Marion and Center street bridges (Salem Reporter files) Salem Councilor Jim Lewis hopes to keep the prospect of the Salem River Crossing alive next week by asking councilors to give the state information needed to move the project forward. Lewis will ask Salem City Council to direct staff to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Art Kuenzi, vice president of Suburban Garbage Services, examines a recycling bin on Southeast 45th Avenue on a recent morning. He said his company has struggled in 2018. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) It will now be Marion County’s turn to sift through the issue of garbage collection fees. Days after Salem[Read More…]
Potential conflicts of interest have destabilized a city commission tasked with earmarking millions of federal dollars for local projects. The Community Services and Housing Commission has for years been a keeper of grant dollars from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, and where affordable[Read More…]
Uncategorized A Suburban Garbage Services truck picks up trash in South Salem. Salem City Council rose garbage rates Tuesday. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter files) Your garbage rates will get a bit of a hike at the start of 2019. The Salem City Council Tuesday raised collection fees for garbage and recycling, after[Read More…]
Uncategorized Michael Livingston and Sara Cromwell, co-hosts of the Tuesday edition of “Willamette Wake Up,” pictured at work. The two co-hosts and Sarah Owens, who helped on the show, were fired last week. (Courtesy/Sarah Owens) Volunteer hosts of a Tuesday segment on community radio station KMUZ have been fired after a[Read More…]
Uncategorized The site of the proposed Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center in South Salem. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Costco’s road to a new location in south Salem is not over after neighbors appealed the city’s recent decision to allow the Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center. The appeals trigger what could be months of more[Read More…]
Uncategorized A truck from Suburban Garbage Services approaches cans on Southeast 45th Avenue Thursday morning. The company is among the six waste haulers in Salem that report to be losing money, according to city staff reports, and is asking to raise collection rates. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Art Kuenzi played a sort[Read More…]
Uncategorized New ideas to ease driving on and around Salem’s bridges have been received well by Salem city councilors but how and when those ideas get a green light remains to be seen. Councilors in work session recently discussed ideas to shave off time in traffic, ranging from delaying crosswalks to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gov. Kate Brown celebrates her re-election at her campaign party in Portland Tuesday night. (Pamplin Media Group/Jonathan House) On Tuesday night, Kate Brown ended a record-breaking year for campaign spending and anticipating what could be her last four years in public office. The Democrat defeated Republican Knute Buehler, a surgeon[Read More…]
