CERT team volunteer Laura Hildebrandt holds out one of the donated masks during a mask collection event at Woodmansee Park on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Gov. Kate Brown said[Read More…]
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Uncategorized A closer look at numbers springs Marion County from state watch list
Katrina Rothenberger, incident commander, sits for an interview in the COVID-19 incident command at the Marion County Health and Human Services office on Monday, July 13. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Some of[Read More…]
What one local delegate to the Democratic National Convention thought of the unusual political convention
In a remote roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention, Oregon casts its votes for president. (Screen grab/YouTube.) On Wednesday, Aug. 19, Democrats from across the country officially made Joe Biden the party’s standard-bearer in the 2020 presidential election. Held over video because of the pandemic, 56 states and[Read More…]
Uncategorized DATA: Cases rise in Marion County after several weeks flat, but hospitalizations not increasing
Katrina Rothenberger, incident commander, stands in the COVID-19 incident command at the Marion County Health and Human Services office on Monday, July 13. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Marion County saw a sharp[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gov. Brown says many Oregon schools won’t reopen until April unless Oregonians step up efforts to slow virus transmission
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] This article was updated to include more information from Salem-Keizer. Most[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Hard times on display as long lines form for $500 relief checks
A line of people wait to apply for a one-time $500 relief payment at the OnPoint Community Credit Union in West Salem on Thursday, August 20. At 4:45 p.m., with more than 175 people still in line, a credit union employee let those waiting know that OnPoint would be closing[Read More…]
Uncategorized Person shot after fight at northeast Salem park, police say
Flowers on display at Englewood Park following a shooting on Aug. 20 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A person was shot in Englewood Park Thursday evening following a fight between two groups of young people, the Salem Police Department said Friday. Police have provided scant details about the shooting, but said the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Hospice plans luminaria tribute to Oregonians who have died from Covid
The Willamette Queen Sternwheeler lit up with luminaria on Aug. 17. Willamette Valley Hospice is filming the boat for a September event commemorating Oregonians who have died of Covid (Courtesy/Willamette Valley Hospice) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing.[Read More…]
A proposed expansion of the Aurora State Airport brings promises of jobs and fears about strains on infrastructure
A jet arrives at the Aurora State Airport in 2019. (Jaime Valdez/Pamplin Media Group) A proposed expansion of the Aurora State Airport could generate millions of dollars in local economic activity while making room for fire suppression and emergency service aircrafts. But the city of Aurora and a local conservation[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem firefighters get 20,000 masks donated from South Korea
Salem’s sister city, Gimhae, South Korea, sent 20,000 masks to Salem. (Courtesy/ Gabe Benmoussa) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] The Salem Fire Department got a special shipment from South Korea on Wednesday, thanks to Salem’s sister[Read More…]
