Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized People shop in downtown Salem in the winter. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Plastic bags that already disappeared from checkout stands at big grocers and other large retailers in Salem will soon be gone from small shops, too. Starting Sept. 1, retailers under 10,000 square feet in size — convenience[Read More…]
The Oregon Capitol (Salem Reporter archives) SALEM — Plumes of smoke in the Willamette Valley, an annual ritual in Oregon, continue to be the most evident sign of farmers clearing their fields after harvesting grass seed. Growers have burned about 9,200 acres this summer to clear their fields of straw[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Salem-Keizer School Board at a July 16, 2019 meeting (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The seven members of the Salem-Keizer School Board will spend a few hours Tuesday night learning more about their roles and the district before a brief business meeting. After a daylong work session in early August ran[Read More…]
Brian Mosher, managing editor of Chemeketa Press, poses next to algebra textbooks on sale in the college bookstore. The books cost $36.50. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A mission in four bullet points is outlined on a glass door leading to an office in Building 9 of Chemeketa Community College. It includes[Read More…]
Workers re-roof the McNary High School gym on Aug. 23, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Even with the school under construction, traffic around McNary High School should be better this fall. That’s Principal Erik Jespersen’s prediction after crews put in a temporary gravel parking lot for students on the south end[Read More…]
Uncategorized Reporter Saphara Harrell competed in the Hot Mama Salsa hot wing contest at the Oregon State Fair Friday. Lollipops are used to counteract the heat from the peppers. (courtesy/Aaron Bree) Friday marked my first-ever hot wing eating contest, but it’s far from the first time I’ve tried the spicy stuff.[Read More…]
Uncategorized 12-week-old piglets flew down the race track at the fair. (Anna CK Smith/ Special to the Salem Reporter) The fair is in town and brings more than a week on nonstop activities to Salem. There are carnival rides, pig races and nightly music performances. There’s still plenty of time to[Read More…]
North Salem High School Principal Sara LeRoy walks through the school’s construction zone on Aug. 23, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) North Salem High School students and staff are in for changes as they start school in an active construction zone. A $70 million campus renovation and expansion has been underway[Read More…]
Senate Republicans return from their June walkout. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) SALEM — More than two months after voting to fine protesting Republican senators $500 per day for walking off the job, Senate Democrat leaders announced Friday they will not make good on the threat. Instead, leaders said they are[Read More…]
Plans are in the works to create a food hub at 2640 Portland Rd N.E. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Residents in a part of Salem that has limited access to fresh food could soon have new eateries to patronize. Plans are in the works to create a multicultural food hub at[Read More…]
