More on the abrupt departure of Salem's city manager
Good morning, Salem.
Monday was an eventful day at Salem City Hall, with City Manager Keith Stahley abruptly resigning his post. City councilors huddled for a private session to “consider the dismissal or discipline of an employee" before voting unanimously in a public meeting to accept his resignation.
City councilors and spokespeople have so far been unwilling to publicly explain what led up to the resignation. We'll continue pressing for answers on your behalf and report what we learn.
We also apologize for a technical glitch that kept our newsletter from going out yesterday.
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City councilors met in a closed session before Monday night’s council meeting to “consider the dismissal or discipline of an employee” just before voting publicly to accept Keith Stahley’s abrupt…
Marion County prosecutors charged Logan Wilkins on Friday with second-degree abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Ashley Gandolfi, who they say was shot…
Police and sheriff’s offices across the state that have relied for decades on Marion County's incinerator must find another place to dispose of drug evidence, drug paraphernalia and other contraband.
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