Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized James Nelson outside Sprague High school. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) This profile is part of a series on Class of 2019 high school graduates. Salem Reporter asked high schools in Salem and Keizer to select an outstanding graduate – someone who accomplished something significant, whether through art, academics, advocacy or overcoming[Read More…]
A field burns through a ranch during the 2015 fire season (Courtesy Oregon Department of Forestry Flickr) SALEM — Saturday marked the official start of Oregon’s wildfire season, but without new resources the state is only incrementally more prepared to combat fire this summer than in past years. Over consecutive[Read More…]
John van Dreal sits in his office at the Salem-Keizer School District (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When John van Dreal started a new job four years ago, his bosses were thousands of miles away. Van Dreal, a school psychologist specializing in threat assessment, was heading up the Salem-Keizer School District’s new[Read More…]
Greg Smith appears before the Oregon Transportation Commission in February, representing two different clients of his economic development business. (Mark Ylen/Mid-Valley Media) Greg Smith is a juggler. In La Grande, he holds a full-time job directing Eastern Oregon University’s Small Business Development Center. A hundred miles away in Boardman,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem City Hall (Salem Reporter files) The city of Salem has hired a chief financial officer, an ostensibly new position of budget expertise, the city announced Monday. Robert Barron started Monday, according to the announcement. He will oversee the city’s budget in a time of rising costs, which have led[Read More…]
Straub Middle School principal Laura Perez, top left, is taking a district job in the fall. New principals for the 2019-20 school year are Beth Freeborn, top center, (Battle Creek), Ingrid Ceballos (Four Corners) Karl Paulson, bottom left (Forest Ridge), Tom Charboneau (Gubser) and Dave Berthlof (Pringle) Six local schools[Read More…]
Uncategorized Trinity Watt, left, Makayla Tryon and Madison Capobianco in school photos (Courtesy/Salem-Keizer School District) A Salem man is facing manslaughter charges after allegedly causing a crash that killed three Salem and Keizer teens Sunday night near Salem Parkway and Cherry Avenue Northeast. Juan Carlos Rodriguez Palacios, 25, is accused of[Read More…]
Uncategorized Rafael Peña, left, and Noel Zarate, hold a Viking Battalion trophy earned in competition. (Courtesy North Salem JROTC) This profile is part of a series on Class of 2019 high school graduates. Salem Reporter asked high schools in Salem and Keizer to select an outstanding graduate – someone who accomplished[Read More…]
Saphara Harrell and her Aussie, Crosby. Harrell will be covering community events as a reporter for Salem Reporter. Salem is about to get a lot more news about the community as Salem Reporter expands its news team. In a time when newspapers and news organizations are cutting coverage, this expansion[Read More…]
(Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) SALEM — These bills might not make headlines, but make a difference to Oregonians all the same. Each of these bills passed their last hurdle this week and now head next to Gov. Kate Brown for her signature. NEVER FORGET: Oregon schools will be required[Read More…]
