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Nutrition company aims to improve food at disability group homes in Salem area
Wholesome Beginnings’ first order, intended to feed a home of five residents three healthy meals each day for a week (Courtesy/Sarah Short) Sarah Short was chatting with a friend who worked in a group disability home last year when he mentioned that the residents in…
Abortion rights protected in Oregon regardless of Supreme Court ruling
A banner reading “Abortion Saves Lives” hangs in front of the Oregon Capitol on Tuesday, May 3 during an abortion rights rally following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) If the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
Overturning Roe v. Wade would strain local abortion access, clinics with out-of-state patients, Planned Parenthood leaders say
Salem’s Planned Parenthood clinic on Northeast Wolverine Street on Tuesday, May 3 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Local Planned Parenthood leaders said Tuesday that abortion providers will be inundated with out-of-state patients that they lack the staffing and space to treat if a draft U.S. Supreme Court…
Pendleton Woolen Mills to open new Salem store Wednesday
The new Pendleton Woolen Mills store opens Wednesday at the Willamette Heritage Center in southeast Salem. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Visitors to the Willamette Heritage Center starting Wednesday can buy woolen blankets, fabric cuts and mill materials for crafting with wool when a store with historic…
Abortion rights rally planned for Riverfront Park Tuesday evening
A flyer circulating on social media Tuesday, May 3 calls for an abortion rights march and meeting in Salem following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade. Abortion rights supporters will gather in Salem Tuesday evening for a…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider hiring temporary health department staff, resurfacing two roads
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider hiring temporary staffing for the county’s health department, setting camping fees at North Santiam Park in Lyons and a $4.6 million contract for resurfacing asphalt on two roads in southeast Marion County. AGENDA Commissioners will…
Oregon abortion providers gear up for increased demand from Idaho and elsewhere
Dr. Paula Bednarek works at her computer in the Planned Parenthood Northeast Portland Health Center, on Feb. 9, 2021. (Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian) Editor’s note: This story was originally published on March 25, 2022. Salem Reporter is republishing it in light of the May 2 leak…
Cherriots adds local holiday service, more trips on Polk County express line
Riders board through the rear of Cherriots bus at the downtown Salem transit center (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Cherriots is adding two daily trips on its express line to Polk County and beginning holiday service for local buses. The mass transit agency announced the schedule changes…
Marion County spending $14.3 million to construct new Health and Human Services building
Marion County officials are spending $14.3 million to build a new Health and Human Services building next to the existing location on Northeast Center Street. County officials say it’s a one-time investment that could help save hundreds of thousands in annual costs for space currently…