Libby Anderson serves coffee at Archive with a mask and safe distancing on June 17, 2020. (Cathy Cheney/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on in business in Salem. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter is providing a semi-regular roundup of business-related items including new business openings,[Read More…]
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When workers get sick with Covid, should workers compensation pay up?
SAIF headquarters near downtown Salem on Monday. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) In March, Jay Pinkerton, a Salem police officer, fell ill with Covid-like symptoms. While on patrol, Pinkerton responded to calls including motor vehicle accidents, domestic disturbances and unsheltered people blocking the pedestrian bridge. After falling ill, he was tested for[Read More…]
Reporting on pandemic means focusing on the impacts on the people of Salem
Les Zaitz, editor of Salem Reporter At Salem Reporter, we’re determined to help the community work its way through the pandemic. Let me explain our approach. For the moment, the coronavirus is the story of the day. Not a life in Salem is left untouched by the pandemic. We also[Read More…]
Health officials tracing Covid infections in Oregon aren’t asking about dining out
When indoor dining was banned by state order in April, The Yard waited for the day customers can come back to the east Salem food court. (Jean Dion/Special to Salem Reporter) NOTE: This story was shared as part of a statewide media collaborative for coronavirus coverage. There seems to be[Read More…]
Cuts loom as lawmakers prepare to meet
A flat-screen TV and speaker livestream a committee meeting outside of the Oregon State Capitol on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon legislators will meet on Monday to shore up a state budget decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Kate Brown called the second special session of the year[Read More…]
City officials revoke permit for church program in park – and say go ahead anyway
David and Amanda Vital of Salem Awakening 2020 at Riverfront Park on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When churches closed in March under pandemic orders from Gov. Kate Brown, David and Amanda Vital felt like the world was hurting and people needed some hope. David Vital is a drug[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Teen Parent Program, Early College High School graduation ceremony
Dressed in a mini cap and gown, Luis Torres, 18 months, greets mother Lupe following her graduation during the Early College High School and Roberts Teen Parent Program combined commencement ceremony at Sprague High School on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer’s Teen Parent Program is a high school[Read More…]
After waiting months, over 2,000 graduates earn diplomas at local high schools
Subhi Aryan, left, and sister Majida, wait their turn to walk the stage during the 3:30 p.m. North Salem High School graduation ceremony on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) They waited months to don caps and gowns, hoping they’d be able to enjoy one traditional rite of passage for[Read More…]
Uncategorized QUICK READ: County challenged to track sources of infection, care centers report more cases
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) Marion County’s coronavirus watch list review shows the challenge of figuring out where the virus is spreading Marion County epidemiologists have[Read More…]
Uncategorized DATA: Hospitalizations flat as virus cases grow in Marion, Polk counties
The popular statue of former Governor Tom McCall in Salem’s Riverfront Park, has become a photo destination after getting a pandemic update. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The Salem area is meeting four of five state public health metrics for controlling the spread of the coronavirus, according to updated data released Aug.[Read More…]
