Two F-15 Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard soar above the Capitol on Friday, May 8, to honor Salem health care workers and first responders. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The perfect blue sky made for a dramatic backing for two F-15 Eagles that flew across[Read More…]
Tag: CORONAVIRUS: LIFE IN SALEM
With food pantry shut down, Chemeketa gives out $10,000 in grocery store gift cards
Chemeketa Community College on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Within the first hour of accepting submissions, the Grocery Grant received 201 applications – enough to eat up the grant’s entire $10,000 budget. After that hour, Grecia Garcia Perez, Chemeketa Community College’s student services coordinator, had to shut down the[Read More…]
Another event shutters because of coronavirus: Oregon State Fair
The 2020 edition of the Oregon State Fair has been canceled. (Oregon State Fair photo) SALEM – There will be no Oregon State Fair this year, another victim of the coronavirus. The fair, a major end-of-summer event in Salem for exhibitors and visitors from across the state, was scheduled for[Read More…]
State issues detailed guidelines for sectors as parts of Oregon prepare to open
The playground is closed at Wallace Marine Park in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) State officials on Thursday released new guidance for steps needs to ensure the coronavirus outbreak doesn’t get out of control while reducing restrictions. Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health[Read More…]
Challenged by big questions, Salem faith leaders work together to find answers, dealing with isolation
The loneliness of being homeless in Salem is accentuated by Gov. Kate Brown’s “stay home” order, which has emptied the city of many people. Salem faith leaders are discussing how to address local inequality. (Diane Beals/Salem Reporter) A small group of Salem faith leaders is searching for answers to challenging[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Merlie Reeves of Salem had quite a party as she hit 90
Erin Rhoten joined in a birthday party parade Friday to celebrate Merlie Reeves’ 90th birthday on Friday, May 1. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Merlie Reeves’ calls out to friends and relatives driving by her Salem home on Friday, May 1, to celebrate her 90th birthday. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Christie O’Brien tugs[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Frustration over Oregon’s restrictions evident in signs, shouts
Demonstrators gathered at the Capitol during a rally in support of reopening Oregon and relaxing social distancing measures on Saturday, May 2. (Amanda Standing in front of nurses supporting Oregon’s restrictions, a man pushes for the safe reopening of Oregon during a rally on Saturday, May 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)[Read More…]
Standing together, often without masks, protestors in Salem demand Oregon drop virus restrictions
Demonstrators gathered at the Capitol during a rally in support of reopening Oregon and relaxing social distancing measures on Saturday, May 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Hundreds of Oregonians gathered at the Capitol Saturday to protest restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Oregon rally was the latest[Read More…]
Friends navigate around virus limits to parade before Salem woman celebrating 90
Merlie Reeves calls out to friends and relatives driving by her Salem home on Friday, May 1, to celebrate her 90th birthday. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) With his car lights flashing red and blue, Salem Police Chief Jerry Moore joined a parade of vehicles Friday going by the home of friend[Read More…]
One Salem protest done, larger one expected at the Capitol on Saturday
A small group gathered at the Capitol on Friday, May 1, a day ahead of a larger planned rally on Saturday, May 2, in support of reopening Oregon. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A small group staged a rally outside the closed Capitol on Friday, May 1, urging a change in state[Read More…]