Parents, students and teachers rally in support of opening Oregon schools for in-person classes at the state capitol in Salem on Oct. 5, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Three weeks into the school year, DeLee Brown says too many Salem kids are slipping through the cracks in online school. Brown is[Read More…]
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After over a quarter-century, new owner takes over at Salem Art Department
Jessica Ramey (left), the new owner of the Art Department, with Katy and Jim Vigeland who sold the business to her. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) After spending decades working jobs to pay the bills, Jessica Ramey has found her happy ending. On Sept. 30, Katy and Jim Vigeland handed her the[Read More…]
Salem sets goals for walkable neighborhoods, zoning changes in long-range planning document
Jost Rist, left, of Salem, and Noah Grunberg, of Keizer, chat at Riverfront Park on Thursday, April 9. “It’s my first time out in two weeks, we’re all just trying to find some human connection,” said Grunberg. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) After receiving 1,600 survey responses, attending 120 meetings and consulting[Read More…]
AROUND OREGON: Farmworker study shows difficulties of avoiding Covid at work
Workers unload potatoes for storage at Threemile Canyon Farms outside of Boardman on Wednesday, Sept. 30 (Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian) UMATILLA COUNTY — A survey of Oregon farmworkers indicates a majority of farms are taking precautions for COVID-19, but conditions in the fields and at home can make it difficult for[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem-Keizer NAACP spearheads first-ever local candidate forum focused on communities of color
Stickers on top of a ballot box on Wednesday, September 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer’s NAACP normally invites candidates for local office to meet with its members, but the racial justice organization is going a step further this year, with a three-night virtual candidate forum for Marion and Polk County[Read More…]
COMMENTARY: State’s odd handling of Covid data only adds to public confusion, challenges trust
This is an excerpt of a Covid study done in Malheur County by the Oregon Health Authority that covers up what in some instances is already publicly disclosed statistics. (Oregon Health Authority document) Confusion and suspicion are well stocked in the public relating to government information about the pandemic, and[Read More…]
Oregon community colleges risk losing 20-year-old contracts for inmate education
Oregon State Penitentiary (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Community college officials have just days to convince the state’s prison system to keep an inmate schooling system that has been in place for 20 years. Chemeketa Community College is one of six colleges under pressure to reform their work educating Oregon prisoners or lose[Read More…]
Uncategorized VIDEO: Mountain top video captures ferocity of Beachie Creek Fire
An image from a video taken on top of a mountain ridge near Detroit on Sept. 8, 2020, shows the Beachie Creek Fire as it burns out of control. (Oregon Department of Transportation video) On the night of Monday, Sept. 7, the Beachie Creek Fire exploded as winds up to[Read More…]
VOTE 2020: Across the political spectrum, Oregon elections officials say mail delays won’t affect the election
Bill Burgess, Marion County clerk inserts a ballot into an envelope on Wednesday, Sept. 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Local and state elections officials say they don’t expect mail delays to interfere with general election voting in Oregon and that long-practiced security measures ensure ballots will be properly counted. A record[Read More…]
Uncategorized Police investigating death of Willamette University sophomore
Salem police are continuing to investigate the death of a 19-year-old Willamette University student leader whose body was found by hikers in Minto-Brown Island Park on Friday afternoon. The Salem Police Department disclosed the investigation in a Saturday afternoon news release, identifying the victim as Abigail Agustin-Paz, a sophomore from[Read More…]
