Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized John Oberdorf looks at a selfie David Wilson took with Oberdorf’s painting on his phone. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) When John Oberdorf talks about his oil paintings, he says he’s asking questions through his work. Questions about memory, archeology and the human species. His latest exhibit titled: “ArcheoSpaces,” is on display[Read More…]
(Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) The Democratic Party of Oregon’s staff is unionized. The party’s 10 full-time staff members voted to unionize and reached a collective bargaining agreement with the party last week, according to a Jan. 14 press release. “As we enter the most important election year in a generation, it is[Read More…]
Uncategorized Art teacher Brenda Dobbins slides a ring made of a recycled seltzer can onto the finger of Leslie Villaseñor, a 6th grade student at Leslie Middle School, during art class at 2019 migrant summer school. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) More than 200,000 Oregon kids who want to enroll in an after[Read More…]
SALEM — Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, is out of the Capitol this week while being treated for a hip injury at Oregon Health & Science University, according to his office. Courtney’s absence occurs as state lawmakers convene in the Capitol for a series of meetings in preparation for the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem-Keizer superintendent Christy Perry passes out portraits from Hallman Elementary School students at a Jan. 14, 2020 school board meeting (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer school board members got a framed surprise at an otherwise uneventful Tuesday night meeting. To celebrate Oregon’s School Board Recognition Month, students at Hallman and Myers[Read More…]
Uncategorized Marion County Courthouse (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) A couple of contracts involving the Marion County Sheriff’s Office will headline the Marion County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting Wednesday. First up is whether to accept a contract that would pay the law enforcement agency $250,000 over a multi-year contract to[Read More…]
Uncategorized A 3D design student paints the backdrop ahead of a CTEC fashion show Thursday. (Courtesy/ Sina Zimmerman) Cupcakes. Secret agents. A drone half-time show. All that and more will be on display when students from Salem-Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center hit the runway Thursday night for the CTEC Extravaganza. Titled[Read More…]
Uncategorized Cheryl Nester Wolfe, Salem Heath president and CEO, turns over dirt on the site of a new hospital building during a groundbreaking ceremony on Jan. 14, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) One hundred twenty-four years ago, a group of citizens stood on a street corner in what’s now downtown Salem to[Read More…]
People sleep on mats at a warming shelter at First Presbyterian Church during a cold snap in 2019. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Update Jan. 14, 2:45 p.m.: The city of Salem announced in a press release Salem City Council will discuss declaring the emergency at a Jan. 21 meeting. Salem City[Read More…]
Uncategorized A Salem man was taken into custody at an east Salem grocery store Sunday after employees noticed him as a suspected thief and called the Salem Police Department. Franco Armando Moreno, Jr., 31, was pushing a cart full of goods at the Fred Meyer on 3740 Market St. N.E. when[Read More…]
