Category COMMUNITY
Keizer fifth-grader takes aim at pollution as Kid Governor finalist
Kate Moisan, 10, will serve with other fifth-graders on a cabinet for the statewide civics education program.
Where Salemites can serve those in need this winter
Salem has no shortage of food drives, gift wish lists and other ways to donate or volunteer your time this Thanksgiving holiday.
Santa Claus is coming downtown: what to know about Saturday’s holiday parade
Downtown Salem is having its first downtown holiday parade in nearly a decade. Organizers say the event, which begins Saturday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. is part of a larger effort to support local businesses and rebuild downtown’s reputation.
LOCAL HISTORY: The removal of the Kalapuya people
For Indigenous History Month, Salem's historic preservation officer Kimberli Fitzgerald dives into an early historic account of Indigenous inhabitants in what is now Salem.
Salem Friends of Felines expands spay, neuter clinic to confront cat overpopulation
Starting in January, the cat rescue's surgery clinic will be open four days per week, allowing them to sterilize up to 200 cats weekly.
Longtime city employee honored for work making lifelong friendships overseas
Linda Berman, who died in February, spent over thirty years working for the City of Salem, where she helped develop the Salem-Kawagoe Sister Cities program.
Willamette Heritage Center exhibit reveals erased Chinese-American history in Salem
“Finding Salem’s Chinatown(s)” shows the lives of Chinese-Americans living in Oregon’s capital at the turn of the 20th century.
Salem’s community satisfaction survey shows discontent over homelessness, city services
57% of respondents said they were satisfied with services provided by the city, a decrease from 70% in 2021.
A 50-year regular at Salem’s Hollywood Tavern wins $1 million Powerball prize
Brooks Keebey, 82, said he plans to buy his longtime partner a better car with his winnings - and treat the bartender who sold him the ticket.