Your Tuesday evening update on Salem news

Good evening, Salem!
The event is not in Salem, but the outcome will have a lot to do with what happens in our town next year.
The three major candidates for governor meet in Bend this evening for a debate that will be carried live. Republican Christine Drazan, Democrat Tina Kotek and Betsy Johnson, running as a nonpartisan candidate, make their case in a debate that begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday. One of them will be getting the keys to Mahonia Hall and by all indications, the race is close.
Want to watch? Bend station KTVZ is streaming it online HERE.
Until then, here’s some of the news of the day. Catch all Salem Reporter’s stories anytime on our website.
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