Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Jesse Davis, Salem-Keizer School District security field coordinator, tapes off the Englewood Elementary School playground on March 23, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to sustain this service. Please join us. No one[Read More…]
After its third attempt in as many years, the Salem City Council on Monday banned sitting or lying on city sidewalks during the day, effective once certain provisions are met. The ban comes on the heels of an emergency declaration on March 17 that prohibited loitering on sidewalks and partially[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon Army National Guard soldiers set up a temporary medical facility at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem on Thursday, March 19, 2020 (Courtesy Zachary Holden/Oregon National Guard) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. The Oregon[Read More…]
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 free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month for vital for this to continue. Gov. Kate Brown[Read More…]
Salem’s downtown during the lunch hour on Thursday, March 19. (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 for vital for this to continue. Salem is about to become even more quiet. Marion County[Read More…]
Uncategorized The departures level at Los Angeles International Airport is deserted on March 22. (David Zaitz/Special to Salem Reporter) Increasing restrictions on public movement loom for Oregon, following other states and urban areas that have already shut down in an attempt to stop community spread of the coronavirus. So what does[Read More…]
Make no mistake – Salem is in for a rough time. How we emerge from this pandemic depends on what we all do today, and it shouldn’t take government ordering us to act. As of Sunday, there were 19 reported cases of people in Marion County infected with COVID-19. A[Read More…]
Uncategorized A closed sign in Macy’s at Salem Center. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Day by day across Salem, doors are locked, lights go out and more people find they are without a job. Still, key businesses continue to function to keep the community fed and fueled. Grocers and hardware stores, some putting[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis signs a letter to Gov. Kate Brown on Saturday, March 21, calling for stronger quarantine measures statewide. NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month for vital for this to continue. A consortium[Read More…]
Uncategorized Center 50+, a city-run senior center, closed on Monday, March 16, and started offering drive-up meals for seniors. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This new digest provides all-in-one-place access[Read More…]
