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Salem Pride event debuts Saturday with march, live performances downtown
Nicole attended Capital Pride on Aug. 21, 2021. (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem residents this Saturday can start their morning with yoga, join a Pride march and enjoy queer comedy, drag performances and live music downtown. For over a decade, Salem has held its…
Research from Oregon State finds ways to slow wildfires in critical sagebrush rangelands
Researchers at OSU identify ways to minimize range fires in sagelands. (Central Oregon Fire Management Services) Nearly 45% of historic sagebrush ecosystems in the Great Basin – 200,000 square miles of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming – have been lost to invasive plants,…
Free Chemeketa classes available for 2022 grads, seniors
Chemeketa Community College is offering free classes to 2022 high school graduates and rising seniors (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) High school graduates from the Class of 2022 and rising seniors can sign up to take a free summer course at Chemeketa Community College. Chemeketa is offering…
Salem-Keizer NAACP seeking student essays for Juneteenth contest
Local students could win a cash prize for participating in an essay contest put on by the Salem-Keizer NAACP. The civil rights organization is sponsoring a Juneteenth essay contest and recently extended the deadline to June 10, according to an email. Juneteenth, celebrated June 19,…
State insurance requirements hinder Salem nonprofits planning summer programs
Oni Marchbanks wants to see more Black kids studying science, technology, engineering and math classes in Salem. Marchbanks, an activist and educator focused on equity and diversity, said she recently spoke to a young Black student in Salem whose teacher reacted with surprise to seeing…
DMV temporarily closing Stayton office, 5 others
A closed Oregon DMV office. (Courtesy/Department of Transportation) Six Oregon DMV offices are temporarily closed due to staff shortages, including one in Marion County. The state Driver & Motor Vehicle Services department on May 31 closed its Stayton office, as well as offices in Ashland,…
PHOTOS: Salem tests amphitheater with inaugural First Friday concert
Rich McCloud performs at the debut concert at the amphitheater in Riverfront Park on Friday, June 3 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Rich McCloud performs at the debut concert at the amphitheater in Riverfront Park on Friday, June 3 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The Gerry Frank | Salem…
Parents of children with severe disabilities press Legislature for change in caregiving system
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A group of parents with severely disabled children wants the state to continue to pay them as caregivers when the federal public health emergency ends. The emergency was declared at the beginning of the pandemic, allowing federal health rules to be relaxed.…
Since pandemic, Salem sees big uptick in asks for help with utility bills
A filter pond at the city of Salem’s water treatment facility (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) More Salem homeowners are seeking help from city programs to aid those who have trouble paying utility bills. The city in 2021 provided help to 1,701 customers totalling about $230,000 under…