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Salem Councilor Jackie Leung ends House campaign
Jackie Leung, candidate for House District 19. (Courtesy/Jackie Leung) Salem city Councilor Jackie Leung is exiting the race for a state legislative seat, citing an “unforeseeable personal health matter.” Leung was one of three Democrats seeking the nomination for House District 19, which covers much…
COLUMN: Medicare eligibility can mean losing employer-provided health coverage
Volunteer Medicare counselors talk with hundreds of Salem-area Medicare beneficiaries each year, usually with good outcomes. But occasionally the results can only be described as temporarily disappointing. This individual had turned 65 several months before, and had elected to skip Medicare enrollment because he had…
SWAT negotiates for hours before suspect killed in shooting, police report
Police close a road in north Marion County on Monday, April 25, after a Portland was shot and killed during a police confrontation. One officer was injured in the episode. (Marion Polk Yamhill Crime Facebook) A Woodburn police officer is recovering in a Portland hospital…
VOTE 2022: Q&A with ward 8 candidates Chris Cummings, Micki Varney
Chris Cummings, left, and Micki Varney, are running to represent west Salem, Ward 8, on the city council (Campaign photos) On May 17, Salem voters will select four city councilors and the city’s next mayor. Council candidates are running in ward 2, 4, 6 and…
Polk County to be designated as Purple Heart county at Tuesday ceremony
(Courtesy/Polk County) Local veterans who were wounded or killed while in service will be honored Tuesday when Polk County is officially designated as Oregon’s third Purple Heart county. The Polk County Board of Commissioners and the county’s County Veterans Service Office are inviting anyone to…
Salem needs tax breaks to provide affordable housing, smoother approval process, developers say
Homes on Tierra Drives Northeast on Jan. 12. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem area leaders need to provide incentives for building and offering units below market rates and speed up the process for development to help fill the area’s housing gap, local developers told city and…
Person dies, officer injured in shooting after Marion County SWAT team called to Aurora truck stop
A person died of injuries Monday morning at a truck stop near Aurora after a shooting involving law enforcement, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday, providing few details about the incident. The sheriff’s office said the suspect, who had barricaded…
Salem’s Queen of Peace school wins federal recognition for environmental efforts
Queen of Peace students explore outside (Courtesy photo) Salem’s Queen of Peace School earned federal recognition last week as a model school for environmental education and sustainability. The private Catholic elementary and preschool was named a Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education,…
Salem takes time to honor its leading citizens
Myron Jones of the Union Gospel Mission was honored with a Distinguished Service Award at the First Citizens Banquet, held by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce on April 17. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Glamour and celebration were finally back as hundreds of…