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Voter turnout: With one week to go until Election Day, local voter turnout is lagging far behind 2020.

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In Marion County, just 25% of voters had returned ballots as of Tuesday morning – 57,357 voters. Polk County’s turnout was 26%, or 16,893 ballots returned.

In 2020, during the last presidential election, Marion County voters had returned 104,231 ballots one week out from Election Day – a turnout of 49%, according to Secretary of State data. Polk County turnout on the same day was 50%, with 60,670 ballots returned.

You can check daily ballot returns through Election Day here.

Public safety training at Oregon Supreme Court: The Oregon Judicial Department Marshal’s Office is having an active threat public safety training this afternoon, Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the state Supreme Court in Salem. Sound effects may be used and the building will be closed to the public.

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Travel Salem officials said they expect Avelo Airlines’ Salem operations to remain commercially viable when a grant to pay minimum revenue guarantees expires in a year. The money comes from…

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Kids got in the Halloween spirit at Willamette Heritage Center on Sunday. The historic mill site host its 5th annual drive-thru trick-or-treat event.

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Salem city councilors voted unanimously Monday to approve union contracts that cover most city employees and are expected to cost the city $25 million over three years. They separately and…

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A growing number of local and state agencies that rely on revenue from logging public forests are agreeing to scale back logging in exchange for money from carbon credits.

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