Viviana Gourley, medical assistant at Salud Medical Center, waits between patients at the center’s COVID-19 testing area on Wednesday, April 29. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A study intended to track the coronavirus in Oregon and understand its impacts on minorities is now dead after Oregon Health & Science University, which lead[Read More…]
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Uncategorized PHOTOS: With a namesake amphitheater in mid-construction, a Salem legacy gets his first glance
Gerry Frank, Oregon legacy and Salem resident, was the guest of Salem Rotary on Friday, Aug. 28, at the construction site of the Gerry Frank Salem Rotary Amphitheater. It was the 96-year-old Frank’s first look at the site since construction began in Salem’s Riverfront Park. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter)[Read More…]
At a time of greater scrutiny for law enforcement, new leader tapped for Oregon’s largest police force
Terri Davie takes over as superintendent of the Oregon State Police on Nov. 1. (Courtesy/Governor’s Office) Terri Davie has been named by Gov. Kate Brown to head the state’s largest police force. On Monday, Brown announced the appointment of Davie as new superintendent of the Oregon State Police. Davie will[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem librarians stay busy with curbside service, zombie escape rooms, craft demonstrations
Senior library assistant Armando Trujillo wheels the Salem Public Library’s curbside pickup cart outside for patrons on Aug. 26 (Courtesy/Salem Public Library) A wire shelf loaded with plastic bags in a parking lot lacks some of the charm of the Salem Public Library’s usual shelves of books. But for months,[Read More…]
Share your opinion about what kids are getting from Salem schools
As the new school year approaches, Salem Reporter wants to know what parents are thinking about their children’s education. The pandemic has upended education since March, when Oregon schools were shut down. The Salem-Keizer School District switched to distance learning, an effort to keep schooling going under extraordinary conditions. That[Read More…]
Why one local delegate to the Republican National Convention doesn’t expect conventions to stay virtual
Oregon Republican Party Chair Bill Currier casts the state’s votes for President Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention. (Screen grab/Facebook) Kevin Mannix, a Salem lawyer long involved in GOP politics, has been to every Republican National Convention since 2000. The 2020 Republican National[Read More…]
AROUND OREGON: University of Oregon decides too risky to hold classes in person
The Lillis Business Complex at the University of Oregon in Eugene (Rick Obst/Creative Commons) EUGENE – The University of Oregon made it official Wednesday: It will operate primarily virtual classrooms this fall due to the pandemic. Michael Schill, UO president, said freshmen will be welcome to live on campus. But[Read More…]
Uncategorized DATA: Marion, Polk counties heading in the right direction on Covid, but still far from reopening schools
PPE during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Marion and Polk counties saw fewer new cases of Covid in the past[Read More…]
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: A brewer taps out, cash available for business and free safety training
A construction worker stands on scaffolding at the new, upcoming wing to care for residents with dementia. PHOTO CREDIT: (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter is launching a semi-regular roundup of business-related items including new business openings,[Read More…]
Uncategorized RESOURCE LIST: Where to get rent relief, food boxes
Davalee Meade, a paramedic with Woodburn Ambulance Service administers a COVID-19 test during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] As Marion County enters the sixth[Read More…]
