In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the community, Marion County Health & Human Services has established a warmline for community members to call for support and find out about available resources that may be helpful. The…
Despite our best efforts, boredom looms like a cloud during these weird times. We dug up some resources you can tap into to pass the time online, many are free and some have a cost, but there’s a little something…
Amid the social distancing efforts to help curb the spread of COVID-19, colleges nation-wide are switching to distance learning. Students who once met in a classroom now find themselves needing to navigate online resources and tools from their own homes.…
Oregon’s worker compensation insurance company is creating a $10 million coronavirus worker safety fund to limit the exposure some businesses are feeling as a result of the pandemic. The fund, established by SAIF, is designed to support employee safety, reduce…
Oregon students will not be returning to the classroom this academic year. In light of the necessity to continue social distancing measures during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, particularly her Stay Home, Save Lives order, Gov. Kate Brown announced she is…
Tuesday, March 31 8:30 a.m. – Arrest for driving while suspended at the intersection of Cherry Avenue NE and Bever Drive NE. 9:59 a.m. – Arrest on warrant in the 800 block of Wheatland Road N. 9:59 a.m. – Arrest…
Hank Kimball Henry “Hank” William Kimball, age 79, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Salem Hospital surrounded by family, after a brief battle with cancer. Hank was born to Arthur and Elizabeth Kimball on December 3, 1940, in Long Pine,…
Janette Stewart On Wednesday March 25, 2020, Janette Marie (Stratton) Stewart passed to her heavenly home at age 94. Janette was born on August 28, 1925 in Brownsville, Ore. to Byron Elmore Stratton and Vida Marie (Miller) Stratton. She graduated from…
Oregon is at a critical moment in the COVID-19 pandemic, and state authorities are preparing the next phase of intervention. A joint statewide plan released Friday, March 27, details how the state plans to ramp up services in preparation for…
After a chase that was called off because of high speeds, a driver who attempted to elude police for a traffic stop crashed into bollards outside Dan’s Pawn Shop. A Salem man was arrested on a slew of drug-related and…