Your Tuesday evening update on Salem news
Good evening….
The death of a beloved Salem cyclist in a collision recently leaves many questions unanswered.
Marganne Allen, 53, a state government executive, died after the accident as she rode down Southeast High Street on Tuesday, March 28.
The Salem Police Department didn’t release details until a day later. And then, oddly, the agency put out a second press release on the afternoon of Friday, March 31. In this, the agency disclosed that the driver was an on-duty agent of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
The agency won’t explain why it waited three days after the collision to share that fact. Any more information now will come from the Keizer Police Department, which has taken over the investigation because of Salem police ties to the federal drug agency.
We know people in the community have questions. Did the vehicle have a dash cam? Was the driver distracted and on the phone? Will the driver be treated special because he’s in law enforcement?
At Salem Reporter, we’ll continue to press for information but Keizer officials say they will proceed carefully. What they won’t say is whether the driver was cited. As we learn more, we’ll report back to you.
Now, other local news from your team at Salem Reporter:
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Polk County residents can receive same-day prescriptions for medication to move off illegal drugs at Ideal Option’s second Salem clinic, opened last month.
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Polk County residents can receive same-day prescriptions for medication to move off illegal drugs at Ideal Option’s second Salem clinic, opened last month.
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AT THE CAPITOL: The Early Literacy Success Initiative proposed at the Oregon Legislature would pay for reading tutors, teacher training and require a shift to teaching methods based on decades…
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Reacting to reader interest, Salem Reporter is launching its new obituary service. Families have unlimited text and can publish five photos to tell the stories of their loved ones.
3 Apr 2023
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Reacting to reader interest, Salem Reporter is launching its new obituary service. Families have unlimited text and can publish five photos to tell the stories of their loved ones.
3 Apr 2023
Salem Reporter’s new obituary service
Our digital obituary service is now available to anyone. It’s easy to use, more generous with space and photos than most, and priced to be affordable.
We have guidelines and an online form to use, but here are the basics:
*Obituary text has no limit (but no book-length submissions, please).
*Up to five photos can be loaded to share – not just one.
*Obituaries first appear in our obituary section, then in a summary of the week’s obituaries. That summary then appears on our Facebook and Twitter channels.
*The price is a flat $100.
Go HERE to use the submission form.
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