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Ballet inspired by Mayan folklore will bring hoverboards, imagination to Salem Sunday
A new ballet performed by Rainbow Dance Theater and Salem Symphonic Winds will use electric scooters called hoverboards in its worldwide premiere in Salem Sunday.
What to do in Salem from April 10-16: Junk Hunt, ballet, live music
Events this week include a large vintage sale at the Oregon State Fairgrounds, the world premiere of a ballet, roller derby and the 2nd Friday Céilí.
New medical waste facility approved to operate in Northgate after neighborhood opposition
A medical waste facility, owned by Bio Clean Industries, was approved by the city of Salem to operate in Northgate neighborhood after both Northgate and Highland neighborhoods opposed the decision. The facility will shred and treat medical waste before transferring it to a landfill.
Chemeketa planetarium to screen short film about telescopes through June
A spring planetarium show kicked off this month, screening weekly on Friday evenings in Chemeketa's planetarium.
Salem’s Chinese community remembers ancestors during annual Qingming Festival
Members of Salem’s Chinese community gathered at Salem Pioneer Cemetery for an annual Qingming Festival Saturday to honor ancestors and usher in the spring season.
Bridgeway ends plan for recovery home as local treatment providers brace for state funding cuts
Two of Salem’s largest addiction treatment providers will lose at least $1 million in annual state funding for recovery services due to funding changes made by the Oregon Health Authority last week. Bridgeway Community Health will be unable to fund a new men’s stabilization center, which it planned to open early this year.
OBITUARY: Alice Joyce Doumitt
OBITUARY: A child of the Dust Bowl era, Alice Joyce Doumitt for years volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul in Salem, where she cooked for the priests. She died on March 30, 2025.
UO, OSU students to join Salem Reporter team as reporting interns
Salem Reporter again will host interns from University of Oregon's prestigious Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism. The young journalists will start work in June.
PHOTOS: Thousands join Salem “Hands Off” demonstration
A crowd gathered Saturday near the Oregon Capitol to protest the actions of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.