Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized I’m a relatively new face here at the Salem Reporter. I took the job here in June, refreshed to see a group of people so passionate about the information they were providing to the community. I’m hoping that my reporting here serves as a balance. Yes, you need to hear[Read More…]
The opening of “What Needs to Be Said” at the Hallie Ford Museum. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Willamette University’s Hallie Ford Museum of Art opened to the public in 1998 and still serves as one of our best cultural destinations and tourist attractions. It houses some of the[Read More…]
Students get off the bus for the first day of school at Bush Elementary. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) About 400 fewer Salem-Keizer students passed the state’s English test last year than in the previous year, according to state data released Thursday. The data shows a small districtwide decrease in the number[Read More…]
Uncategorized Covanta Marion, a trash incinerator in Brooks, burns roughly 170,000 tons of garbage every year. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Local garbage will be shipped to Brooks another year under a deal approved by Marion County commissioners that will avoid a shutdown and gives the plant operator another run at state politics.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon State Capitol rotunda (Salem Reporter/file) SALEM – When state Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell of Astoria won election to the Oregon House to represent the north coast, there was a lot flying through her head. On election night last Nov. 6, she thought of the people who made her campaign a[Read More…]
Uncategorized Rachel Alexander, reporter at Salem Reporter. (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) The past year has been something of a whirlwind – moving to a new state, starting a new job and getting to know a new community as a reporter. Salem Reporter has been one of the most fun and[Read More…]
Gov. Kate Brown at a Willamette Women Democrats meeting Sept. 12 in Lake Oswego. (Sam Stites/Pamplin Media Group) SALEM – Gov. Kate Brown will not call a special session to change a controversial bill limiting the state’s death penalty before the law takes effect on Sept. 29. Senate Bill 1013,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Police blocked off the West Salem Goodwill parking lot after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday afternoon. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) A police officer shot and killed a man inside the West Salem Goodwill, 585 Edgewater St NW, on Wednesday afternoon around 1:45 p.m. The man was being investigated by the Polk County[Read More…]
Uncategorized A trolley at Powerland Heritage Park. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Wednesday Need something fixed? Head over to the Pringle Creek Park Community Hall from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for help repairing items like tools, knives, computers, jewelry and bikes. 606 Church St. S.E. More info can be found on the[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Oregon State Fair saw revenue gains this year despite a slight decrease in attendance. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) It was a good year for the Oregon State Fair. The event, which hits Salem for more than a week at the end of August, saw gains in several areas. Revenues increased[Read More…]
