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Consumers to get better notice when Oregon utilities shut down power during wildfires
A lineman for Salem Electric works to repair power lines damaged by the February 2021 ice storm. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s Public Utility Commission has adopted a permanent plan for public notification of planned electric shutdowns in the event of a wildfire or weather event.…
Catch Chemeketa artwork in first student show since pandemic
Student artwork made during the pandemic hangs on the wall at Chemeketa Community College’s art gallery on the Salem campus (Submitted photo) A wide range of art created by Chemeketa Community College students is now on display in the college’s first student art show since…
Central Point man arrested in December shooting at Orchard Park Apartments
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Police on Sunday arrested a Central Point man on charges that he shot and injured a man at a northeast Salem apartment complex in December. Kenneth Wayne Felton, 25, was charged April 22 with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and possessing a…
Learn about Russia-Ukraine war’s impact on citizens at Salem Tuesday library talk
Demonstrators gather in downtown Salem on Sunday, March 6, to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Salem residents can learn about how the war between Russia and Ukraine is impacting citizens at a library talk Tuesday evening. The talk is presented…
Salem City Council will discuss infrastructure bond, street painting program Monday
Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on code changes that would allow street paintings around the city. AGENDA The changes would let artists paint directly on city streets as part of a program intended…
Salem artist April Waters explores Antarctic in Hallie Ford exhibit
April Waters on Marr Glacier in Antarctica, the landscape that inspired her exhibit of paintings on display at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art (Courtesy/Florence Yates) A few white knobs huddle below a blue ridge to the far side of a vast landscape of glacial…
Marion, Polk counties see highest voter turnout in 10 years for non-presidential primary
Marion County Clerk Bill Burgess processes ballots on Monday, May 16 (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Marion and Polk counties in the 2022 primary election saw their highest turnout for a non-presidential primary in the past decade thanks to a last-minute flood of ballots returned. The…
Salem man charged with beheading cat, two birds
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Salem man is charged with killing a cat, pigeon and crow found in a business parking lot after police say he beheaded and mutilated the animals. Micah Smith, 26, was charged Friday with first-degree aggravated animal abuse and five counts of…
Catch a flamenco-inspired saxophone performance in Sunday concert
(Salem Symphonic Winds) If the return of spring weather has you in a dancing mood, Salem Symphonic Winds has a Sunday afternoon concert to help. The ensemble is putting on “Concertango” by Spanish composer Luis Serrano Alarcón, featuring a solo alto saxophone with a jazz…