Ceremony honors life of retired Sheriff Jason Myers, Cherry Blossom Festival
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The Salem Housing Authority is opening a waitlist for one-bedroom apartments at Yaquina Hall, a former nurses’ dormitory at the Oregon State Hospital turned into 52 affordable apartments.
The apartments opened in May 2023 and are attached to Section 8 vouchers. Residents, who must make less than $32,000 a year for a one-person household, pay at most around 30% of their income toward rent.
The property offers optional services for things like employment, education and health care.
Applications open on Saturday, March 22, at 9 a.m. and close on Sunday, April 13, at 11:59 p.m.
Dozens of relatives, friends and former colleagues of Jason Myers gathered Monday morning at the Oregon Public Safety Academy to honor the retired Marion County sheriff, who died from cancer…
PHOTOS: Despite gloom skies and blossoms still days away, Salem residents turned out for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in front of the Capitol on Saturday, March 15. Lanterns adorning…
Oregon and nine other states recently fulfilled a 2013 agreement to collectively register 3.3 million new electric vehicles in an effort to reduce pollution and combat climate change.
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