Drivers taking the Marion Street Bridge should hit the road earlier than normal after construction starts Wednesday evening. The Marion Street on-ramp in downtown Salem and the Wallace Road off-ramp in west Salem will close when state Department of Transportation crews start work on the bridge at 8 p.m. Wednesday.[Read More…]
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West Salem farmland selling for $38 million is poised for new housing, developers say
A133.9-acre property on Northwest Orchard Heights Road, which developers say is suitable for housing development, is selling for $38 million. (Coldwell Banker) A west Salem farm property developers say is fit for new housing is up for sale, priced at nearly $38 million. The 133.9-acre property on Northwest Orchard Heights[Read More…]
Oregon residents, local officials say highway tolling policy should include transit
A travel time sign on Interstate 205 in the Portland area (Oregon Department of Transportation) Residents of Portland suburbs and local elected leaders on Wednesday urged state transportation officials to think about transit and potentially stranded drivers as they move toward installing tolls on some highways. Oregon Transportation Department officials[Read More…]
Woman found dead in car Thursday morning was killed by gunfire, Salem police say
Salem police say a deceased woman found “slumped over” in a vehicle on Northeast Portland Road Thursday morning was killed by gun violence. (Salem Police Department) A woman found dead in a vehicle Thursday morning was killed by gunfire, according to Salem police. Around 6:45 a.m. Thursday, Salem officers were[Read More…]
Oregon sees job gains in construction, hospitality
Oregon added more jobs in construction than any other sector in June 2022 (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon continued to see an upward trend in employment growth, adding 8,700 jobs in the month of June. The state has averaged gains of 6,200 jobs in the prior seven months, according to data[Read More…]
Chemeketa’s free career training programs seek students
Truck driving students inspect a trailer before a hands-on lesson at Chemeketa Community College. The program is one of several eligible for free tuition under the college’s Job Corps Scholars program (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A local program aimed at helping to make career-focused college courses attainable is running out of[Read More…]
A new way to treat addiction in Salem
Josh Lair is the Oregon community outreach coordinator for Ideal Option, a network of medication-assisted addiction treatment clinics that expanded to Salem in 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Josh Lair knows how difficult it is to detox from drugs. After becoming sober over a decade ago from methamphetamine and alcohol, Lair[Read More…]
City again seeks feedback on near-final design for skate park
A 3-D rendering of the proposed skate park design for Geer Park, scheduled to be constructed in 2024 (Screenshot from city of Salem presentation) Salem planners on Tuesday unveiled a near-final design for a skate park to be built at Geer Park starting in 2024. The project is part of[Read More…]
Salem man charged with yelling racist slurs, shoving landscaper
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Salem man faces charges alleging he hurled racist slurs at a landscaper before assaulting him Monday. Jeffery L. Degallery, 57, was charged Tuesday with first-degree bias crime and and fourth-degree assault in Marion County Circuit Court. The charges allege Degallery physically injured the man because of[Read More…]
Magic returning to Enchanted Forest
The witch’s head at Enchanted Forest on Tuesday, October 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Last summer, where there were once teenaged screams at the height of rollercoasters and toddler giggles on wooded paths, there was silence as Enchanted Forest – the theme park nestled between Salem and Albany – struggled to[Read More…]
