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A dozen Salem-Keizer teachers, counselors and leaders take home Crystal Apple Awards
The 12 educators who took home Crystal Apple Awards on Thursday were nominated for their dedication to supporting students through major life challenges, overcoming barriers and thinking creatively to make learning fun.
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PHOTOS: Family, friends and Enchanted Forest fans remember Roger Tofte at Salem service
The Tofte family hosted a memorial service for Roger Tofte, founder of Salem's Enchanted Forest on Tuesday, March 12. See scenes from the evening here.
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Traffic alert: Parade will pause traffic May 16 on Keizer’s River Road
The Keizer Chamber of Commerce's Bloomin' Iris KeizerFEST Parade is set for Saturday, May 16 – and drivers might want a few tips for travel on North River Road.
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5 things to do in Salem this week: Downtown walking tour, plant swap, Awesome 3000
Events in Salem this week include a free downtown walking tour, the Awesome 3000 fun run race in Bush’s Pasture Park and a white elephant-style plant swap at a local plant store.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening across Salem in May
This month, Salem’s neighborhood associations will host opportunities to learn about volunteer opportunities, pose questions to elected officials and join a peace walk.
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At 7, she helped save Salem’s library. She’s just getting started
Salem third-grader Zoey Harper’s public speaking skills were instrumental to the effort to pass a tax measure that prevented deep library cuts in 2025. Now, she’s hosted a candidate forum and posed questions to elected officials. She has no plans of slowing down.
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COLUMN: Preparing for sanitation in an emergency
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, tackles the topic nobody wants to think about but everyone should plan for: making a makeshift bathroom if a disaster disrupts water or sewer service.
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Biweekly live music at the Willamette Heritage Center will spice up summer in Salem
The Willamette Heritage Center will host a live music series every other week between June and September featuring bands from the Willamette Valley. The series will include eight concerts on Tuesday evenings with tickets available for purchase online for $10 or at the door for $15.
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Leaders start long-planned violence intervention meetings with local teenagers
Salem leaders are rolling out "call-in" meetings with young men who are deemed at high risk of being involved in a shooting to provide help finding employment, education and encouragement for choosing another path.
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