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Your Tuesday evening update on Salem news

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Good evening, Salem.

Today, we’re launching a new effort to keep you informed – Whatever Happened? It’s a collection of brief updates to stories we’ve covered in the past.

Our reporters often gather tidbits of information that don’t warrant a full article, but might still be of interest to people watching issues closely. Sometimes, the news may be that nothing much has happened at all, despite a previously announced timeline.

Our inaugural edition below includes updates on Cherriots’ plans to expand bus service funded by a tax, hopes to restore Eco-Earth, a Salem fire and Marion County crisis team and more.

We aim to publish this monthly, and we welcome your suggestions for stories to follow up on. Send ideas to Managing Editor Rachel Alexander at [email protected].


Here’s some of today’s news. Head to our website anytime for the latest in Salem.

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In a new monthly feature, Salem Reporter is returning to past stories to report on updates.

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AROUND OREGON: A state legislator facing multiple ethics investigations in the past year agreed to a state sanction in a second case. State Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, still has two…

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Two in three people moving in Oregon came from out of state last year – many from California, Washington and Colorado.

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After three months waiting on the north Oregon coast for a deployment that never came, Oregon Guard soldiers are heading home.

SEE LOCAL EVENTS: Our new events calendar lets you browse what’s happening in Salem – completely free. Want to submit an upcoming event? You can do that here.

TIP US TO NEWS: We welcome your tips about possible Salem stories – a community event, a local resident doing something extraordinary, a government action that needs investigating. Send your information, ideas or questions to our editor, Les Zaitz, at [email protected].

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