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Movies in the Park continues Saturday with “Love, Simon”
It’s onto the next movie at Riverfront Park this Saturday. Movies in the Park returned earlier this month for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic. The program’s next showing will be “Love, Simon,” slated for dusk on Saturday. The city still needs…
Cherriots board will consider new site for south Salem transit hub
The board of the Salem Area Mass Transit District, often known as Cherriots, may decide the future home of the city’s next transit hub Thursday evening. Cherriots staff are asking the board to pick one of three finalist sites for the project, which will take…
Salem boys raising funds to head to national baseball championship
Thirteen south Salem boys are headed to the Cal Ripken World Series to represent the Northwest region–if they can come up with $50,000. The Saxon Youth baseball team is one of 18 U.S. teams and eight international teams selected to play in the tournament where…
Expect traffic delays on Marion Street Bridge during construction
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…