The Plein Air Invitational put on by Salem on the Edge fine art gallery will see 10 artists painting in Riverfront Park and throughout downtown on Saturday.
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Soul band, Movies in the Park take the outdoor stage this weekend
It will be a busy weekend at the Gerry Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater. On Friday, the city of Salem will continue its summer free concert series with live music for all ages. The 8 p.m. show will feature the Ferenjis, a self-described neo-soul band from Salem. The remaining concerts[Read More…]
Salem lands federal grant to help attract commercial air service
The $850,000 from the Department of Transportation can be used for revenue guarantees for airlines and marketing of local flights, but leaves unresolved the issue of how the city would pay for major terminal upgrades and ongoing staffing needed to support flights.
Salem middle schoolers wanted for free flag football tournament
When Elias Orso was growing up in Salem, football helped shape his middle and high school years. “Football to me means more than the game itself. It taught me how to work well with others, it taught me how to be a leader, it taught me what being a leader[Read More…]
The man behind Salem’s couch races brings pinewood derby to Fork Forty
A decade ago, Davis Buerge started an annual event racing couches down the soapbox derby track in Bush’s Pasture Park. On Aug. 20, he’s hosting a smaller derby event at the bar he owns in downtown Salem.
Gun safety regulations on November ballot could cost local governments
Only one of the four statewide ballot measures Oregonians will vote on in November comes at a financial cost to local governments. That measure would ban the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines, require a firearm safety course, tighten licensing and create stricter background checks on weapons’ purchases. A committee involving[Read More…]
Access to some county parks, roads in Santiam Canyon remains limited
Some county parks and roads in the Santiam Canyon damaged by wildfire will remain closed for repairs and hazard removal as the U.S. Forest Service recently reopened other spots in the area to the public. The areas of Salmon Falls, Bear Creek, North Fork, Niagra and Minto are staying closed,[Read More…]
Southeast Commercial site chosen as potential south Salem transit center
Salem’s transit agency is hoping a largely vacant piece of land on Southeast Commercial Street will be the city’s next transit hub. The Salem Area Mass Transit District’s Board of Directors last week voted to move forward with an environmental study of the site at the northeast corner of Wiltsey[Read More…]
Marion County residents to vote on banning psilocybin facilities in November
Marion County residents will vote in November on whether to ban psilocybin manufacturing and service centers in unincorporated areas of the county. The Marion County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt an ordinance that would refer to voters a measure banning the facilities. The measure will go before[Read More…]
LISTEN IN: Unpacking fatal Salem police shooting of teen, Michael Wolfe’s life sentence
TODAY’S BROADCAST: A Marion County grand jury on July 22 unanimously found three Salem police officers were justified in shooting and killing 16-year-old Robert Brown the previous week after trying to arrest him. Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian talks about the Marion County District Attorney’s Office’s account of the attempted arrest and[Read More…]
