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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…
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.…
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…
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…
Long Covid continues to keep Oregonians out of workforce as state rebounds from job losses
Oregon is nearing a full recovery of jobs lost during the pandemic according to the Oregon Department of Employment. But the gains are uneven, and for some industries, and hundreds of thousands of Oregonians experiencing long Covid, the road ahead is still uncertain. Oregon has…
COLUMN: What to know about switching Medicare Advantage plans
A recently retired teacher was about to turn 65, and she had done her research into Medicare insurance that would be available to her as a retired public employee as well as to the publicly available options. She had decided she wanted to enroll in…
Free summer lunch program still on in Salem
Veronica Diaz squirts mayonnaise on her son Victor’s sandwich during a free summer lunch at Washington Elementary School on June 18, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Children ages one-18 are eligible for a free meal through the federal Summer Break Meal Program despite mixed messages about…
Salem woman dies after being found unresponsive in Marion County Jail cell Monday
Marion County Jail (courtesy of Marion County Sheriff’s Office) A Salem woman died at a local hospital after she was found unresponsive Monday in her cell at the Marion County Jail, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Just after 11:30 p.m. Monday, 36-year-old Jody…
New Salem program targets training for bilingual EMTs, health workers
EMTs with Metro West Ambulance prep for patients at a drive-thru Covid vaccination clinic in Woodburn (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marin Arreola has seen the need for Spanish-speaking health care providers firsthand. He worked with the Interface Network, a community health organization, to organize Covid testing…