On Friday, June 21, the longest day of the year, Salem will once again transform into a musical paradise where community and art thrive.

State auditors could not get complete information from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services about the $21 million state payroll system which had an error-laden rollout last year.

A man accused of attacking workers at a Salem elementary school spent months in the state’s mental institution before being sent back to jail under a federal order. Left with…