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AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider funds for addiction treatment, McKay Road traffic improvements
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider funding for addiction treatment services and traffic safety improvements on Northeast McKay Road. AGENDA Commissioners will consider adding about $137,000 to a contract for replacing the Pudding River Bridge on Northeast Hazelgreen, bringing the contract…
Be the first to see Salem’s new skate park design at Tuesday meeting
Architects worked with feedback about two early proposed design options, above, to create a revised plan to be unveiled Tuesday, July 19 for the Geer Park Skate Park (City of Salem) Architects will unveil a new plan for Salem’s forthcoming Geer Park Skate Park Tuesday…
PHOTOS: Hoops actions fills Salem streets for 23rd year
Competitors play at Hoopla 2022 in Salem (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Thousands of basketball lovers descended on Salem this weekend, competing in the annual Hoopla tournament. Competitors play at Hoopla 2022 in Salem (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) The view at Hoopla 2022 looking…
Salem man killed in single-vehicle crash on Highway 226
Police arrested a Keizer woman after her passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died as a result of a single-car crash Saturday night in Linn County. Oksana Titarenko, 24, was traveling southbound on Highway 226 near milepost 21 when she drove off onto the…
As fire season begins, new rules protecting workers from heat, smoke are challenged
(Yadira Lopez/Malheur Enterprise) With temperatures rising and fire season officially declared, advocates are visiting farms and job sites in Oregon, educating workers about new state rules to protect them from extreme heat and wildfire smoke. Oregon’s 86,000 farmworkers face among the highest risks from heat and…
COLUMN: Recapping two years of economic turmoil in Salem
Overall employment trends for the Salem area since the pandemic began (Pamela Ferrara/Special to Salem Reporter) Describing what’s been going on in the economy over the last two years calls up adjectives like “stunning,” “astonishing,” “unprecedented,” and “once in a lifetime” and there doesn’t seem…
Invasive plant spraying along the Willamette to continue next week
The city of Salem is treating the Willamette Slough for an invasive water plant and is advising people to steer clear of the slough July 18-22. (Courtesy/city of Salem) The city of Salem is asking residents to use caution around the Willamette Slough and Minto…
Covid report for July 15: Local hospitalizations flat, Polk County cases rise
Empty beds in the hallway of the emergency room at Salem Hospital. The hospital has seen a steady number of Covid inpatients in recent weeks (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The number of Covid cases and hospitalizations in the Salem area has remained largely flat over the…
Woodburn mayor, state House candidate report sexual contact at massage parlor
The Woodburn Spa, seen on July 11, 2022, is at the center of a police investigation that included two local elected officials. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Editor’s note: Normally, the Capital Chronicle normally does not name sexual abuse or assault victims. But both Woodburn Mayor…