Category Community
Welding, warehouse job training join list of resources available to formerly incarcerated people
After a change in location, the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency's program for people leaving jails and prisons has partnered with Chemeketa Community College for job training. It’s among many services offered by the lesser-known program.
A safe haven for families in NE Salem breaks ground
A northeast Salem hub for with space for social services, community meetings and a shared kitchen will open in the spring on the site of the former Epping family home next to the Boys & Girls Club.
Truck drivers turned junk haulers earn Salem Chamber new business award
Eleazer and Cynthia Lara started hauling junk five years ago as just a side hustle. Now a thriving local service, Bison Dump Hauling and Junk Removal recently received a prestigious award from the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce.
Meet the retired Salem dentist strumming folk songs to raise money for parks
Daniel Saucy, a Vietnam veteran, dentist and musician, spends his days fundraising for the Salem Parks Foundation with an open guitar case on downtown streets
What to do in Salem from July 31-Aug. 6: Family Fest, a bevy of local theater
Riverfront Family Fest returns Saturday, Aug. 2, the Great Oregon Steam-Up continues, and Theatre 33's New Play Festival is in full swing.
What’s showing at Salem galleries, museums in August
Eclectic portraits, local watercolor pieces and celebrations of nature are among the art showing in Salem’s galleries and museums this month.
Salem’s second-generation Oregon Symphony violinist retires after 41 years
Peter Frajola, a Salem native, retires from the Oregon Symphony where he played violin for four decades, continuing the legacy of his parents who were also symphony violinists.
COLUMN: A hands-on guide for emergency planning
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, walks step-by-step through his family guide for preparing for an emergency.
PHOTOS: Thousands take to Salem streets for Hoopla tournament
Basketball players – and their supporters – got lots of hoop time during the Oregon Specialty Group Hoopla on downtown Salem streets. Photographer Laura Tesler caught the action Saturday, July 26.