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…]
Author: Rachel Alexander
Gov. Brown mandates masks indoors, state employee Covid vaccination
Gov. Kate Brown Masks are making a comeback in Keizer, Salem and across Oregon. Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday afternoon that Oregonians will again be required to wear masks indoors as the state sees a surge in new Covid infections and hospitalizations. Brown did not detail where the requirement would[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…]
COVID-19 cases spike in Marion County, cause remains under investigation
From the Salem Reporter Marion County experienced a surge over the weekend in residents testing positive for COVID-19 that is concerning state and local health officials who can’t yet identify a cause. Fifty-four county residents got a positive test back between Saturday, April 18 and Monday, April 20, the largest[Read More…]