A door sign on the outside of Bush Elementary School on Thursday, July 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Nicki Marazzani’s daughter, Chloe, 12, does best in school when she has a clear schedule. When she saw the Salem-Keizer School District was offering an all-online option for the entire school year, Chloe was signed[Read More…]
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Uncategorized Crime Stoppers offer reward for pallet fire that caused millions in damage last year
Crews clean up a pallet fire in August 2019. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Nearly a year after a pallet company in northeast Salem burned down, the Salem Police Department is asking for help finding the arsonist. The department is offering a $2,500 reward through Crime Stoppers and the business’ insurance company[Read More…]
State finds a workaround to deliver delayed unemployment benefits
A closed sign in Engelberg Antiks in downtown Salem on Thursday, March 19. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Out-of-work Oregonians waiting for unemployment benefits may see their payments sped up. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Oregon Employment Department has seen a record number of claims for unemployment insurance as the state[Read More…]
First executive director will guide deeper research, online museum for Oregon Black Pioneers
Zachary Stocks, the first executive director of Oregon Black Pioneers (Courtesy/Oregon Black Pioneers) For more than 20 years, a small group of volunteers has worked to find historical records of Black Oregonians scattered across the state. They’ve documented hundreds of lawyers, distance runners, miners and foresters in nearly every county[Read More…]
Salem begins work on climate action plan to help reduce future emissions
Englewood Park on a foggy morning. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The City of Salem is beginning an 18-month process to develop a Climate Action Plan that’s intended to make the city more resilient to climate change in the decades to come. In July, Salem hired Nebraska-based consulting firm Verdis Group to[Read More…]
Businesses ask for Covid legal liability shield. But critics say it’ll shield bad actors
Michele Vanderyacht adjusts a sign on a blocked-off stationary bicycle at Epic Fitness on Thursday, July 30. Some equipment at the gym is closed to promote social distancing. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Michele Vanderyacht, the general manager of Epic Fitness, insists that even before the pandemic she had the cleanest gym[Read More…]
Second special session to rebalance state budget called for August
The Oregon State Capitol. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Oregon lawmakers have been tasked with plugging a $1 billion hole in the state’s budget in a special legislative session that’ll convene Monday, Aug. 10. This will be the second special session called by Gov. Kate Brown this year. In June, the Legislature[Read More…]
Uncategorized DATA: Despite placement on watchlist, Marion County meeting other state targets for Covid
Katrina Rothenberger, incident commander, sits for an interview in the COVID-19 incident command at the Marion County Health and Human Services office on Monday, July 13. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem-area health authorities reported about as many new cases of Covid this week as the week prior, with state data showing[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Salem cools off at Wallace Marine Park
People gathered on the gravel bar below Wallace Marine Park to cool off in the Willamette River on Thursday, July 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Temperature soared into the 90s in Salem on Thursday. Residents seeking relief from the heat took to the banks of Wallace Marine Park to cool off[Read More…]
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Salem sees an icon close, a food hall reopen and a new place to eat
The patio view from iWINGZ, a new restaurant that opened in Salem. (Courtesy/iWINGZ) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter is launching a semi-regular roundup of business-related items including new business openings, locations, grant opportunities and others. To suggest an item,[Read More…]
