Jared Vergara Santana, left, Evelyn Francis, right, Iris Johnson, right back and Lillyana Green, back left, work on newspaper articles at Hoover Elementary School. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Salem-Keizer leaders are[Read More…]
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Legislative panel tasked with coronavirus response presented with a bleak overview of the outbreak and possible responses
Oregon State Capitol FILE (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) DATE: 9/17/19 NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month help support this. As the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt daily life across Oregon, legislators had their first discussion on[Read More…]
Kaiser Permanente shuts down some clinics to free up space for sick patients
Rick Segal, left, and Carmelo Mejia, internal medicine doctors with Kaiser Permanente in Salem, type notes during a shift at Salem Free Clinic (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month help support this.[Read More…]
Coronavirus economic advisory council examining every option in providing support to Oregonians
A sign in the window of Coin Jam on March 17, 2020 announcing a closure during the COVID-19 pandemic (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month help support this. A team of Oregon’s[Read More…]
Temporary hospital to be installed on state fairgrounds in Salem, governor says
Gov. Kate Brown details steps Oregon is taking to limit the spread of COVID-19 at a press conference in Portland on March 12, 2020. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. A temporary hospital[Read More…]
In uncertain times, Salem cellist turns to music for connection
Joseph Harchanko filmed himself playing cello at the Oregon State Capitol State Park on Sunday. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month help support this. In a time when people are[Read More…]
Awesome 3000 postponed until August
Books fill the downtown office of the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation on Dec. 17, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. The Salem-Keizer Education Foundation’s signature event, the Awesome 3000, will be postponed until[Read More…]
Day by day, life in Salem is changing as Oregon confronts coronavirus outbreak
Downtown streets Salem were unusually empty in the afternoon on Tuesday, March 17. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month help support this. People can now ride anywhere in Salem for free on[Read More…]
Salem declares state of emergency, bans loitering on sidewalks and allows city camping
The Salem City Council declared a state of emergency on March 17, a move that will prohibit people from loitering on public property. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month help support this.[Read More…]
School closures in Salem, around Oregon, extended through April, governor orders
Shelli Dehut passes out free lunches to students at HOover Elementary School on March 16, 2020, the first day of a statewide public school closure. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a[Read More…]