Sofia Castellanos and Kaiden Armstead are the fifth group of student advisers to sit on the school board since the role was established in late 2020. They hope to keep students better informed about decisions being made while elevating their peers’ concerns to district leaders.
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Friends of Felines opens low-cost vet clinic to help keep cats, owners together
On Tuesday, a veterinary nonprofit opened its new low-cost wellness clinic for cats and kittens. Friends of Felines wants to preserve owners’ relationships with their pets by helping lower financial barriers to veterinary services.
Oregon Department of Corrections plans mail changes to curb drugs in prisons
Advocates say changes would unfairly restrict the flow of mail between families and people in prison.
Protester wins appeal, regains $1 million payout for Salem officer’s excessive force
A federal judge last year dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Salem despite a jury finding a police officer liable for shooting and injuring a protester with rubber bullets. On Monday, three judges in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the protestor.
Federal appeals court tosses damages, recommends dismissing Oregon senator’s free speech case
Sen. Brian Boquist said rules requiring him to give 12 hours notice before coming to the Capitol were retaliatory.
Mail stolen from over 200 people found in search of West Salem apartment
A Salem woman faces charges including mail theft after police found garbage bags full of stolen mail, supplies for making counterfeit checks and fake IDs during a search of her apartment.
United Way kickstarts expansion for senior affordable cottages
The new Cottages United community welcomed its first residents in June. United Way leaders hope to soon break ground on an expansion which would add 15 studios, more than doubling its capacity. Over 180 seniors are on the waitlist.
Feds sending Oregon almost $43 million for roads damaged by winter storms, floods
Oregon’s award was one of the largest in the country. It will reimburse the state for repairing damage caused by winter storms, atmospheric rivers and thunderstorms since 2019.
Salem’s new summer baseball team will be called the Marion Berries
Next summer, Salem is getting a collegiate baseball team which will play at a renovated Willamette University ballpark bordering Bush’s Pasture Park.
Man and woman die in head-on crash on Cordon Road, three seriously injured
Two people died and three were injured after a crash between two pick-up trucks on Southeast Cordon Road Monday morning, Salem police said. The road was closed between Southeast Gaffin and Caplinger Roads for about four hours.
