Tag CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. As events, school and other pieces of daily life in Salem grind to a halt, more people – healthy and sick – are…

Cherriots said its focused on keeping its core network running after experiencing staffing shortages because of coronavirus closures. (Courtesy/Cherriots) For now, Salem’s transit service is running all of its bus routes, but Cherriots warned riders there could be route closures next week. Spokeswoman Patricia Feeny…

The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This new digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the…

NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Salem is closing its city-run senior center, Center 50+, for the next 30 days starting Monday, March 16. Center 50+ serves around 900 seniors each…

Rachel Alexander, reporter (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) As a journalist working overtime to keep Salemites informed about the novel coronavirus, I know our role as a watchdog on government and gatherer of accurate information is most vital in times of crisis and fear. Disease…

The Willamette University campus in Salem (Courtesy/Willamette University) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Willamette University is moving all classes online starting Monday, March 16, to limit in-person interactions and prevent…