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Five more coronavirus deaths reported at south Salem assisted living facility

An image of the coronavirus from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Long-term care facilities continue to drive new deaths from the coronavirus, and two new Marion County workplaces, including Oregon State Hospital, now have active outbreaks. Five residents at Farmington Square Assisted Living, 960 Boone Rd SE,[Read More…]

The Great Oregon Steam-up will continue this year — as a drive-through event

A volunteer at Powerland Heritage Park demonstrating how machinery from another era works. (Courtesy/Powerland Heritage Park) Just as the Great Oregon Steam-up was preparing for its 50th anniversary and had received a special recognition from the state, the coronavirus pandemic hit — canceling events across the state. But the event,[Read More…]

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Covid made health care more complicated. Two grants will help vulnerable communities in Salem navigate it

Tricia Ratliff, who runs youth services for the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, explains how the house chore board works. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Two community groups in Salem will be able to provide more access to health care for their clients, thanks to a grant from Salem Health announced this[Read More…]

Despite online start, Salem-Keizer superintendent promises school year will be “150% better” than spring

Salem-Keizer superintendent Christy Perry has a check-in video call with Schirle Elementary special education teacher Annie Hatzenbihler on Tuesday, April 14. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) More than 40,000 Salem-Keizer students will meet their teachers through a computer screen as classes begin in September.  Superintendent Christy Perry announced Tuesday Oregon’s second-largest school[Read More…]

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Sheriff’s deputies tampered with evidence and stole, lawsuit alleges

Marion County Sheriff’s Office. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A Salem man is suing Marion County, one former and one current sheriff’s deputy, claiming the deputy violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights when they allegedly stole from his home during an investigation and pawned some of the items. Charles Raymond Brown[Read More…]