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The past week has seen a flurry of news locally, and our team is still working to understand the local impact of Oregon Department of Transportation layoffs.

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More laid off workers work in Marion County than any other location in the state by far, the agency’s data showed. Positions cut locally include administrative workers and those in information technology, alongside maintenance operators.

If you’re an ODOT employee from the Salem area who’s received a layoff notice, we’d like to talk to you.

Reach out to reporter Madeleine Moore at [email protected].

We’ll keep an eye on cooling resources and update you as conditions change. For the latest, you can always head to our website.

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Care providers move forward after large fire destroys offices

A commercial fire destroyed a building in northeast Salem last Friday morning, displacing a suicide prevention office for veterans, a church and several medical providers. VETcare is hoping to move…

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening across Salem in July

Salem’s neighborhoods are planning National Night Out events and the annual Englewood Forest Festival, which returns Aug. 9.

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Grant helps Salem Carousel add new ramp for wheelchair users 

Using funding from a new Travel Oregon grant, the Salem Riverfront Carousel will install a new wheelchair ramp and make other accessibility upgrades later this summer.

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Salem-Keizer School District continues to offer its free summer meals program

A combination of grants makes the summer meals offered by the Salem-Keizer school district completely free for students and their families. Meals are available for pickup three days a week.

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Oregon to receive $10 million in new nationwide opioid settlement

About half the money from Oregon’s latest opioid settlement will go toward local prevention and recovery programs.

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