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Thousands of athletes expected in Salem as Ironman returns Sunday
Athletes competing in Ironman 70.3 do a quick change from their wetsuits into the cycling clothes to start a 56-mile course through hills south of Salem on during the 2021 event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Ironman is racing through Salem again this weekend bringing up to…
Village of Hope to move to Center Street after judge tosses suit
Matt Herbert, navigation services manager for Church at the Park, at the door of a micro shelter at Village of Hope on May 11, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem will move its oldest micro shelter village to a new location on Northeast Center Street in…
“Fun Fridays” for families return to Northgate Park July 8
Attendees walk in during the Hallman Neighborhood Family Council’s inaugural “Fun Fridays at Northgate Park” event on Friday, July 9, 2021. The 2022 events begin July 8. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem families seeking free summer fun can head to Northgate Park Friday as a weekly…
No major fires reported in Salem area over July 4 weekend
Fireworks on sale at the discount fireworks stand at Commercial Street Southeast and Bush Street Southeast in Salem on June 26, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Public safety officials say they responded to a few fires linked to fireworks in the Salem area this Fourth of…
Summer program opens possibilities for Salem’s young Black students
Students at the Zenzele Learning Center play an icebreaker game on Saturday, July 3 as founder Oni Marchbanks, left, looks on (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Eighteen Salem kids gathered Saturday at the Kroc Center to learn about brain surgery – but Oni Marchbanks first asked them…
Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails owners threatened after banning woman who harassed staff about vaccine policy
Jonathan Jones, co-owner of Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails on Monday, Jan. 18. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The owners of Salem’s Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails say they’ve received dozens of calls including death threats after banning a woman who harassed workers about the restaurant’s vaccination policy. It’s…
Casa de la Cultura Tlanese stays on beat
Dancers Sharon Mendiola Albor, left, Jackie Pererez and Jessica Perez with Casa de Cultura Tlanese get ready to dance “La Bruja” at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Casa de la Cultura Tlanese is a family affair. The nonprofit cultural center…
National Guard ends work at Oregon State Hospital
National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Weaver, right, speaks with guard members undergoing a training at Oregon State Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. The Guard ended their mission at the hospital on June 30, 2022 (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) After working for almost a year…
Oregon makes emergency management a separate state agency
Streets throughout Salem were impassible after the February 2021 ice storm, just one of several disaster that’s affected the region in recent years. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management is now operating as a cabinet-level state department that reports directly to the Governor,…