Local homeless deaths down, preliminary state data shows
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Voters in May will make major decisions about Salem city services, community college - and local schools.
Four of the seven seats on the Salem-Keizer School Board are up for election, and with three months to go, candidates have started to file.
Two of the four current board members are seeking another term. Lisa Harnisch is running to represent West Salem, Zone 1, after being appointed to the board last year.
Karina Guzmán Ortiz will seek reelection to the east Salem seat, Zone 5, she told Salem Reporter. Challenging her is Jason Kroker, an Air Force veteran and equipment technician for the state.
Two current school board members, Ashley Carson Cottingham in Zone 3, and Maria Hinojos Pressey in Zone 7, are not seeking reelection. Angelo Arredondo Baca, an Oregon State University student and office assistant, is seeking the Zone 3 seat.
There's more about the election and candidate filings on the Marion County Elections website here and Polk County Elections website here.
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Oregon Health Authority data shows the number of homeless people who died in Marion and Polk counties decreased last year from 50 to 45. Homeless advocates say that’s thanks to…
Willamette computer science graduate Henry Dalton worked with his brother and a team to develop an app providing AI-generated plain English summaries of bills, executive orders and Supreme Court decisions.
Salem city councilors will formally vote Monday on putting a five-year property tax levy on the May 2025 ballot after months of discussions. It would cost the average Salem homeowner…
Clatsop County has one of the state’s highest homeless rates and is awash with fentanyl but its new deflection program is steering some drug users toward recovery
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