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…]
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25 Oregon mayors: Gov. Brown must issue stay-at-home order
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…]
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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…]
For Oregonians, time to stay home in a matter of life and death
The estimated number of people likely to need hospital services in the state of Oregon, based on computer simulations performed by Oregon Health and Science University. (Source: OHSU) 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[Read More…]
UPDATED: Marion County announces first death resulting from COVID-19 infection
The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) SALEM – A Marion County resident has died from the COVID-19 disease, the first death in the county and the fourth reported in Oregon, according to Marion County officials. The announcement was made in a statement Friday[Read More…]
Seniors in Salem could use a little Skype to combat isolation, fear
Barbara Halliday lives at Bonaventure Salem and recounted how life has changed because of COVID-19. (Courtesy/ Barbara Halliday) 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. Barbara Halliday has lived at Bonaventure Salem for[Read More…]
Salem Hospital doesn’t yet need your sewing skills
Cheryl Nestor Wolfe, CEO of Salem Health, addresses a COVID-19 incident command meeting on March 19, 2020 (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. Supplies of masks, gowns and other protective equipment are running[Read More…]
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the state wants workers to telecommute and people to keep their distance. Is it following its own advice?
The Oregon State Capitol canceled a Cherry Blossom Festival scheduled in March due to COVID-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 help support this. Across Oregon, schools and restaurants[Read More…]
Alone at home, a Salem pastor prays as his wife fights for her life against the coronavirus
Teresa and Jerry Miranda together at church (Courtesy/Jerry Miranda) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. For decades, Pastor Jerry Miranda has done everything with his wife Teresa by his side. But since Sunday, March 15, heβs[Read More…]
Legislators propose stopping evictions, expanding unemployment and requiring interest-free loans to businesses to help Oregon survive coronavirus
Bath and Body Works in the Willamette Town Center is among many Salem retailers closed. (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. SALEM β Two key Oregon legislators are proposing a 90-day plan for[Read More…]