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Plans for YMCA-led downtown service hub fizzle out after financial troubles
A Salem project was slated to combine more than a dozen government and nonprofit service providers into one downtown hub. State officials recently declined to back the effort after funding challenges forced project leaders to stray from their original plans.
Librarian donation expands free kids’ book program to south Salem
Kids under age 5 living in ZIP code 97302 can now get a free book mailed to them monthly thanks to a donation from retired state librarian Jim Scheppke.
With Rotary support, kids living in 97306 can now get free books
A donation from the Creekside Rotary Club of Salem is covering an expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to parts of south Salem. Plans to grow to west Salem and other areas are in the works.