Category Community
Reading with Dolly Parton proves popular for Salem kids
Three months after launching, the local iteration of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has signed up over 600 kids to get free monthly books in north Salem, Keizer, Falls City and Independence.
Bill Riegel Park to reopen this month with improvements
The park, located in the Southeast Mill Creek neighborhood, has been closed and under construction since July. The latest changes complete the second and final phase of a $740,000 improvement project that began over a decade ago.
PHOTOS: Families strut their best costumes at Fairmount Halloween Parade, SSHS
Avocado toast, skeletons, a family from Mario Kart and a mini Bob Ross were among the costumes on display during the Fairmount Halloween Parade and annual South Salem High School community trick-or-treat.
Willamette University hosts classical pianist Umi Garrett Nov. 2
The concert Wednesday kicks off the university's Distinguished Artist Series, which brings prominent musicians to Salem.
A pride flag display prompts conversation, backlash at Salem Art Association
Salem artist Jessica Rehfield-Griffith spent a month in residence at the art association sewing together a dozen flags representing various sexualities and gender identities, talking to visitors about what the flags mean. The work is on display through Nov. 5.
Extraterrestrial crabs snort cocaine, wreak havoc across Salem in upcoming local film
The local film "Cocaine Snorting Crabs From Outer Space," will debut at Salem's Historic Grand this Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
PHOTOS: Salem gets in the Halloween spirit
From Gilbert House to Willamette Heritage Center, kids had multiple opportunities to show off their costume and gather treats over the weekend.
COLUMN: Strike up the (bird) banding
Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his "Some Fascinating Things About Birds" column.
CC: Media to launch community journalism program
Meet CC: Media's new community news director, Meghan Jonas, who hopes to train more local journalists in Salem.