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Marion County considers budget with focus on wildfire recovery, jail expansion
After a two-year stretch of Covid, wildfires, an ice storm and record-setting heat, Marion County Commissioners will vote Wednesday on a proposed budget for the upcoming year focused on public safety. The county’s proposed $692.6 million budget for the 2022-23 year calls for spending tens…
Marion County spending $14.3 million to construct new Health and Human Services building
Marion County officials are spending $14.3 million to build a new Health and Human Services building next to the existing location on Northeast Center Street. County officials say it’s a one-time investment that could help save hundreds of thousands in annual costs for space currently…
At annual address, Marion County commissioners revisit wildfire recovery efforts, talk plans for behavioral health services
Livestream of the State of the County address on Wednesday (Facebook/Marion County) Danielle Bethell remembers speaking about what she thought it would be like to be a county commissioner before she was elected in fall 2020. “I thought maybe I had a clue. But I…
At last, people in Marion and Polk counties can start dining in and head to churches
Brandon Peterson, of Salem, heads back to his car after picking up a to-go order from Noble Wave in downtown Salem on Thursday, April 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marion and Polk county residents will soon be able to grab a meal at a restaurant or…
AGENDA: Marion County Water Quality Advisory Committee to discuss open positions
Marion County building in downtown Salem (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) The Marion County Water Quality Advisory Committee meets Wednesday, Feb. 12 to discuss two open staff positions and stormwater permit updates. Committee members will get an update on the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Commissioners talk trash burning during annual speech
Covanta Marion, rural broadband and In-N-Out Burger were all topics at the State of the County address by Marion County commissioners Wednesday before a crowd of Strategic Economic Development Corp. members. The commissioners focused much of their time on the fate of the waste-to-energy plant…
Marion County sheriff’s deputy arrested for alleged witness tampering
A long-time Marion County jailer was indicted Thursday on misconduct and witness tampering charges. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to potential misconduct by deputy Janet Eagleston in November, according to a Marion County District Attorney’s Office news release. Eagleston had been with the…
Covanta officials say trash incinerator could close if energy certificate bill fails
Covanta Marion, the trash incinerator in Brooks, pictures in late February. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) A law change that would give renewable energy credits to a trash incinerator in Brooks could have long-term impacts in Marion County. The county and Covanta, the New Jersey-based firm running…
Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers to retire in June
Sheriff Jason Myers (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) After a decade on the job, Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers will step down in June to work for the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association. Myers told his staff of the decision Tuesday. “It’s been a great job and…