IKE Box, the downtown coffee house, will be moving to a new location in the same neighborhood – and taking the building with it. IKE Box director Mark Bulgin knew the coffee shop and community hub on Cottage Street at Chemeketa Street might have to move after Salem’s YMCA announced[Read More…]
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Agenda: Polk County Commission to review garbage collection rate increase
The Polk County Courthouse. (Courtesy of Janet Guzman/Polk County Itemizer-Observer) The Polk County Commission has a light agenda this week. At its Wednesday meeting, it will consider a rate increase for garbage collection from Brandt’s Sanitary Service, Inc. The commission will also vote on approval January and February business, including[Read More…]
Uncategorized AGENDA: Salem-Keizer School Board to review superintendent, extend contracts for district administrators
The Salem-Keizer School Board (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer School Board members will conduct their annual evaluation of Superintendent Christy Perry at a meeting Tuesday night and consider new contracts for two high-level district administrators. Chief operations officer Mike Wolfe and human resources director John Beight would both see their contracts[Read More…]
Report finds Oregon’s most vulnerable residents don’t have proper access to legal services
(Caleb Wolf/special to Salem Reporter) Many low-income Oregonians who need legal help can’t get it and they pay a price, a new study found. Such defendants are bombarded with legal issues. When they do have to appear in court, they often don’t understand the system or their rights and are[Read More…]
Legislators consider sharpening access to government records
State Rep. Karin Power, D-Milwaukie, is sponsoring reforms to Oregon’s public records law. (File/Pamplin Media) In 2017, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed reforms into law to promote government openness and transparency. Two years later, some state officials and advocacy groups say there is more work to be done to strengthen[Read More…]
Uncategorized Rotary Club of Salem picks contractor for amphitheater named for Gerry Frank
A rendering of the Gerry Frank Salem Rotary Amphitheater, slated to be built at Riverfront Park. (Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Salem) A proposed amphitheater at Riverfront Park, named after prominent Salem resident Gerry Frank, has its contractor. The Rotary Club of Salem announced Sunday it picked Dalke Construction,[Read More…]
Uncategorized AGENDA: Marion County Commission could finalize deal to fund deputies in east Salem
The Marion County Commission on Wednesday could put the final touches on a plan that funds 10 police officers in east Salem. An intergovernmental agreement between the county and the East Salem Service District would charge fees to nearly 8,000 homes and businesses in Hayesville and Four Corners. It could[Read More…]
Chemeketa board chooses Jessica Howard as college’s next president
Jessica Howard will be the 11th president of Chemeketa Community College (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A Portland Community College administrator will be Chemeketa Community College’s next president, the college board announced Monday. Jessica Howard, who currently serves as campus president for Portland Community College’s southeast campus, has accepted a job offer[Read More…]
Uncategorized Union Gospel Mission hopeful for $1.5 million in donations for new building
Union Gospel Mission Executive Director Dan Clem explains floor plans for the mission’s proposed upgrade. He told Salem Reporter he hopes to issue a site plan to the city of Salem this month. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) At an open house last Friday for Union Gospel Mission, Executive Director Dan Clem[Read More…]
Uncategorized Latinos Unidos Siempre teams up with Salem Art Association to spotlight, support urban art
Sandra Hernández-Lomelí, Latinos Unidos Siempre director, holds paintings made by young people at the organization’s northeast Salem office. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When Sandra Hernández-Lomelí was 12, she was arrested for tagging on a Salem street. Like many of her peers, Hernández-Lomelí used graffiti to express herself. But instead of getting[Read More…]
