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Beaver spotted girdling cottonwood trees at Riverfront Park
Wildlife camera footage shows a beaver munching on a tree in in Salem’s Riverfront Park in mid-March 2022 (Courtesy/City of Salem) Salem parks department staff removed two cottonwood trees in Riverfront Park after they sustained substantial damage from a hungry beaver in mid-March. Wildlife camera…
Salem dog shelter offering adoptions at reduced fees May 2-8
(Facebook/ BISSELL Pet Foundation) Marion County residents next month can adopt a dog for $25 or less as animal shelters in Oregon and across the U.S. face overcrowding. Adoption fees at Marion County Dog Services, the county-run dog shelter, will be reduced May 2 –…
VOTE 2022: Q&A with city council candidate Linda Nishioka
Linda Nishioka, 2022 candidate for Salem City Council, Ward 2 (Campaign photo) 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 8. Voters must live in a ward to…
Botaneity offers, wine, eggs in revitalized west Salem farmstand
Kayla Borgen prepares for the reopening of a farmstand on the old Lindbeck Farm property in West Salem. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Kayla Borgen and Robert Lauer weren’t looking for a new home when they stumbled across a listing for the old Lindbeck farm in west…
Cherriots lifting mask mandate following federal ruling
(Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem’s mass transit agency, Cherriots, is no longer requiring masks after a federal judge on Monday struck down a mask mandate on public transit and airplanes. “Effective immediately, masks are encouraged but are now optional,” said Patricia Feeney, the agency’s communications director,…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider funds for hazardous tree removal, trauma counseling for children
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider adding funding to existing contracts for removal of debris and trees damaged in the 2021 ice storm as well as counseling for children facing abuse, neglect trauma or grief. AGENDA Commissioners will consider a proclamation…
Celebrate Earth Day with Friday nature walks, ice cream
Marion County’s Earth Day celebration will feature guided hikes and more. On Friday, you could get a free ice cream sundae for celebrating Earth Day. Marion County Environmental Services is hosting an Earth Day party April 22 from 4-8 p.m. at Spong’s Landing Park, 6525…
VOTE 2022: What to know about the May 17 primary election in Salem
A ballot box in Marion County. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem voters will likely select their next mayor and a slate of new city councilors in the May 17 election. The election is a primary for a number of federal, statewide and local partisan offices. That…
Salem-area businesses can get grants for hiring teens
A ‘now hiring’ sign outside of a Burger King on Lancaster Drive in Salem (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Small businesses in the mid-Willamette Valley can get a portion of wages reimbursed for hiring teens who have never had a job before. The Willamette Workforce Partnership is…