Melissa Pola provides drug and alcohol counseling at Her Place, the drug treatment home that ten years ago fostered her recovery from addiction. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) A new transitional living program run by Marion County will provide childcare and addiction treatment for fathers with substance abuse disorders who may otherwise[Read More…]

Marty Crittenden visits with two boys while on a 2018 trip to Kenya, where she spent a week running a pharmacy. (Courtesy/Marty Crittenden) When Marty Crittenden received an email March 31 from International Medical Relief about an upcoming mission trip, she immediately asked her boss at Willamette Vital Health for[Read More…]

A rendering of the front of the YMCA veteran housing project planned for 220 Cottage St. NE by Doug Circosta Architect. In a couple of months, a new veteran’s housing project that aims to house dozens of Salem veterans will break ground.   After facing financial setbacks over the years, the[Read More…]

A worker at a west Salem gas station changes prices on a readerboard on March 4 as fuel prices spiked across the world. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) It takes Salem’s school bus drivers more than 1,000 gallons of diesel and 500 gallons of gasoline to transport tens of thousands of kids[Read More…]

A mural on the side of the building where Valley Roofing and Exteriors is located. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem has a new mural in its public art collection, ending the controversy surrounding a World War II mural in southeast Salem.   Last August, artist Mario Jr DeLeon painted a mural depicting[Read More…]

Ken Morin, East Salem Rotary member, setting up the Little Free Library he built for the Oregon Department of Human Services Self Sufficiency Office in east Salem. (East Salem Rotary) When Maureen Casey got the idea to help East Salem Rotary Club plant a series of miniature libraries around the[Read More…]

Steel Magnolias will be performed at the Keizer Homegrown Theater until March 27. Two years ago, Keizer Homegrown Theater was all set to proudly put on the play “Steel Magnolias,” by Robert Harling. The six-person, all-women cast had prepared for weeks, memorized their lines, decided on costumes, set performance times[Read More…]

Member Cindy Lanoy sorts donated produce at Hope Station on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Cindy Lanoy struggled after her husband left her several years ago. The Salem mother of three said her income as a caregiver was about $100 per month too much to qualify her for[Read More…]

Kim Johnson announced in a video filmed at 6 a.m. Saturday that her family would be leaving Ukraine for Germany. (Wide Awake International) Seven and a half hours after an explosion set off the Johnsons’ car alarms and left their kids screaming and crying, they posted one last video before[Read More…]

The Johnson family and residents living at their homes for children and adults with disabilities in Ukraine. (Courtesy/Johnson Family) Jed Johnson on Thursday felt his family’s house shake after hearing the first missile hit an airfield 20 minutes away from their home two hours west of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. Five[Read More…]