Author: Rachel Alexander

Salem-Keizer board cancels meeting over concerns of clashes between protesters

Osvaldo Avila, Salem-Keizer School Board director, is sworn in at a July 13, 2021 meeting. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Leaders of the Salem-Keizer School Board cancelled a scheduled Aug. 24 meeting after a warning from the district’s security director that planned protests and counterprotests could turn violent, board Chair Osvaldo Avila[Read More…]

Fire updates: No new evacuations, mild winds through the weekend with rain expected Monday

The evacuation status in Marion County remains unchanged from Thursday.  Current Level 2 evacuations, meaning residents should be ready to go at a moment’s notice, are in effect for Stayton, Sublimity, Aumsville, Silverton, Mt. Angel, Cascade south of Abiqua Road north of Silverton, and all areas south of Abiqua Road.  Current level 3 evacuations, meaning residents should have[Read More…]

In-person classes will be two days per week for most Salem-Keizer students under early outline for fall

Most of Salem-Keizer’s 41,000 students would attend school inside a building only two days per week under a plan being developed by district administrators, though younger students would have more in-class time. Families will have the option to keep their students enrolled in an all-online district program regardless of grade,[Read More…]