With Christmas and 2025 just around the corner, many government agencies and workplaces are slowing down until January.
At Salem Reporter, that means we have time to focus on the people who shape Salem.
We're planning profiles and other stories about interesting folks in Salem, community projects and other acts of goodwill during this season. (Don't worry, we're hard at work on some harder-hitting news projects as well.)
If you have a suggestion for someone who's making Salem a better place, let us know. You can send your ideas to Managing Editor Rachel Alexander at [email protected].
Here's some of today's news. Read all our latest coverage anytime on our website.
The Marion Polk Early Learning Hub is one of five organizations across Oregon that have crafted a plan to support families from pregnancy through the first three years of a…
Marion County disbanded its police crisis response team earlier this year as public funding shifted toward civilian response to people in crisis. But with new federal money, the county is…
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TIP US TO NEWS: We welcome your tips about possible Salem stories – a community event, a local resident doing something extraordinary, a government action that needs investigating. Send your information, ideas or questions by email to our editor, Les Zaitz, at [email protected].
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