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If your inner thespian is calling, Pentacle Theatre will hold open auditions this Saturday, Nov. 9, for "Arsenic and Old Lace," the first show of its 2025 season.

The 1944 black comedy revolves around hero Mortimer Brewster and his family of homicidal maniacs.

Auditions run from 1-5 pm. at the theater's rehearsal space in downtown Salem, 197 Liberty St. S.E. More information on the auditions is here.

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Mayor Chris Hoy is proposing a censure of City Councilors Julie Hoy and Deanna Gwyn at the Salem City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The mayor is acting after…

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Discovery Academy, opening next spring in Salem, will be one of three public “recovery high schools” in Oregon. It will be run by the Willamette Education Service District, with space…

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Upcoming Salem screenings of the documentary “No Place to Grow Old” will share the stories of three Portland seniors dealing with homelessness and housing insecurity. Organized in partnership with Church…

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Balancing Salem’s budget for 2025 will be a months-long process that almost certainly requires deep cuts. City councilors and Salem’s budget committee said the challenge ahead will include gauging its…

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We'll post results in local Salem-area races here shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday and update as more ballots are counted.

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U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, the Democratic incumbent, is fending off a challenge from Republican businessman Mike Erickson

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