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More animals, flowers competing for top honors as Marion County Fair returns
The Marion County Fair returns this weekend July 6-9. It’s the biggest fair since Covid, with Thursday events back and a sellout for commercial vendors.
PHOTOS: Salem celebrates Independence Day with Alabama, fireworks
Families flocked to the Oregon State Fairgrounds Tuesday for a concert, carnival fun and Salem's first fireworks show since the pandemic.
Weather alert prompts fireworks ban in Salem on Fourth of July
A ban on all fireworks in Salem has been in place for the Fourth of July, city officials announced. High fire risk triggered the move hours ahead of when families would gather for the holiday tradition of home fireworks.
Salem history moment: a mystery parade in 1886
As the city of Salem goes through its historic Ben Maxwell photo collection, Kimberli Fitzgerald, Salem's historic preservation officer, is reviewing the text accompanying photos and sharing her findings with readers.
REPORTER’S COLUMN: What I learned from talking to Salemites about a proposed tax on their paychecks
Many attendees who passed Salem Reporter’s booth at the Salem Saturday Market over the weekend paused a good distance away, squinting to read the signs before mouthing “payroll tax?” Some shrugged, some shook their heads and others approached the booth to cast a vote with…
SCAN celebrates 50 years as a strong neighborhood voice
One of Salem’s oldest neighborhood associations, SCAN, continues to advocate for bike and pedestrian safety and better parks and schools.
New nature center in south Salem brings the classroom outdoors
The Addyse Lane Palagyi Nature Center and Preserve offers Salem kids hands-on lessons about nature and ecology, catering to many families whose students struggled in traditional classrooms.
Decades of hair comes to an end as Kay’s World of Wigs set to close
Kay Staab has run the wig store in central Salem for 55 years with her daughter and granddaughter, but is retiring ahead of her 90th birthday.
EVENTS: Where to celebrate 4th of July, and other Salem weekend events
Salem is putting on a fireworks show for the first time since the pandemic, partnering with the Oregon State Fair for an all day event at the fairgrounds.