Lara Knudsen, left, and Dani Dupuis stand in front of the Alluvium Mobile Health Team vehicle on Friday, April 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so please sign up today.[Read More…]
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PHOTOS: ARCHES places homeless people in motels to slow the spread of COVID-19
ARCHES project outreach workers Ali Stephens, left, and Lucy Briseno talk with motel resident Diane Murphy about a newly instituted curfew at a Salem motel being used to house the homeless on Thursday, April 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to[Read More…]
SALEM IN NEED: Liberty House loses benefit event, seeks help to serve Salem-area children
Dr. Erin Hurley examines a young patient in a program at Salem’s Liberty House. (Photo courtesy of Liberty House) During the quarantine, there continues to be a concern for vulnerable children in Salem who may suffer from abuse and neglect. The pandemic has closed many options for family support and[Read More…]
As outbreak drags on, a source of cash for those on the economy’s margin stays open
Flynn Case, the owner of All That Glitters Jewelry & Loans. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so please sign up today. When people without a credit card need[Read More…]
Salem tucks homeless into motels, hoping to avoid virus
Leslie McCallister and her family are currently staying at a Salem motel being used to house the homeless. McCallister was evicted from a former residence after losing her job in insurance. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a[Read More…]
Government leaders around Salem let the public have a look at how they are doing their jobs
Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett puts on a face mask made by a neighbor on Thursday, April 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so please sign up today. The[Read More…]
Santiam Brewing owners innovate and experiment with food, beer, and community amid COVID-19
Santiam Brewing co-owner Jim Smiley, left, delivers a food and drink order to the home of Dan Valles on Friday, April 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so[Read More…]
PHOTOS: This was a stay-in-your-car Easter service at west Salem church
Unable to conduct the usual Easter morning service in the chapel because of coronovirus restrictions, Pastor Seth Morley of the West Salem Christian Church delivered his sermon from a makeshift pulpit on a flatbed trailer parked in the church’s parking lot. Church members were asked to keep their windows rolled[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Life as a leader during Salem’s adjustment to the pandemic
Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett and city manager Steve Powers sit in on a video call to discuss how to hold virtual city council meetings on Thursday, April 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) EDITOR’S NOTE: One impact of the global pandemic is that key public leaders now have to execute their duties[Read More…]
Oregonians saving themselves with ‘stay home’ but risks of relaxing rules are high, report says
Cherriots buses that would normally sit around 30 people have been reconfigured to sit 7 or 8 people under social distancing guidelines. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so[Read More…]