Salem Center’s owners have secured an independent operator to run the seven-screen movie theater downtown. They plan to remodel it to include recliner seats and modern projectors.

Les Zaitz, a journalist in Oregon for more than 50 years, has been awarded his sixth Bruce Baer Award, considered the state’s top investigative reporting honor.

This year’s Awesome 3000 drew nearly 2,200 runners and is expected to raise more than $30,000 for grants to local teachers and schools.

An annual count which attempts to measure the number of people experiencing homelessness in the region counted over 2,100 people, and nearly half said they were homeless for the firstu0026hellip;