DEVELOPING: A landslide has closed River Road South. City crews are evaluating conditions to clear the debris.
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Library staffing, budget concerns close the book on 50-year-old delivery program
Since 1972, volunteers with “Operation Bookshelf” have been bringing a stack of personalized books to homebound and disabled people throughout Salem. The library closed the program in December due to staff workload and budget concerns
UPDATE: Council approves upgrades to problem intersection
During their meeting on Monday, Jan. 22, the Salem City Council approved upgrades to the intersection at Liberty Road South and Davis Road South, near Crossler Middle School. They also approved moving forward with renovations to the Willamette University baseball field, which won’t use city money but is located in Bush’s Pasture Park.
Meet the team tasked with fixing the city’s revenue issues
The Salem City Council approved 25 people and two alternates to its revenue task force on Monday, Jan. 22. The team will make recommendations for new money sources to support city services.
BUILDING SALEM: Former Green Thumb storefront to become “Retro Electro” retail, apartments
An empty storefront downtown on Commercial Street and an adjoining lot opening on Electric Alley will be redeveloped into 16 apartments with two stores.
Salem plans network improvements to fix traffic cameras kept offline during storm
Over nearly a week of freezing weather and icy roads, city crews treated more than 3,000 miles of road — more than twice the distance Interstate 5 runs down the West Coast.
After resident concerns, Church at the Park will insulate water pipes, prioritize bathroom access in future storms
City Manager Keith Stahley said the city’s homelessness liaison would be part of future emergency management meetings ahead of extreme weather events to alert city leaders to potential challenges facing homeless service providers.
Residents say they face ‘public health crisis’ at Salem micro shelter not readied for icy weather
Residents at Salem’s Village of Hope micro shelter site have gone nearly three days without running water when pipes froze during the winter weather, and said management failed to shovel snow so people using wheelchairs and walkers can reach the bathrooms.
Avelo “pleased” with Salem airport performance, serving 13,000 passengers
Three months after the first commercial flight in over a decade took off from the Salem Municipal Airport, Avelo Airlines said most flights have been over 80% full. The airline hasn’t tapped a pool of money the city set aside to guarantee revenues.
Snow, freezing rain forecasted for Salem this weekend
The National Weather Service says Salem will likely see some snow this weekend, with temperatures expected to drop as low as 19 degrees. Salem won’t be hit as hard as the Corvallis area
