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 injuries, and decrease exposures by…
Third-grade student Levi Black cuts out a shape during an art lesson at Salem Heights Elementary School on Oct. 18, 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Students in Salem-Keizer are expected to return to class, though virtually and not in schoolhouses, after the state Monday night announced…
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the Rotary Club of Keizer and the Keizer Rotary Foundation have decided to cancel the 2020 Raffle Party, originally scheduled for April 4. However, the raffle drawing will be held via live stream at 9 p.m. on Saturday, April…
The 2019-20 Salem-Keizer School Board (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Salem-Keizer School Board will hold a virtual meeting Monday afternoon to hear updates on the district’s closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Board members will vote on two items related to the pandemic. The first would suspend…
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 today details how the state plans to ramp up services in preparation for a crisis like the one being seen…
Lana and Terry Ricker show off the face shields now available in Mr. Video at 3836 River Road N. The Keizertimes is striving to be the best possible resource for the city during troubling times. While some businesses, such as gyms, and other organizations will…
A check in station outside the back entrance to the Salem Health clinic on South River Road, where patients were being tested for COVID-19 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Citing a need to conserve test kits and supplies for hospitalized patients, Salem Health said Wednesday it would…
People get on a Cherriots bus downtown. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) A second driver at Cherriots, Salem’s local transit service, has tested positive for COVID-19, the agency confirmed Wednesday. In a memo to employees Wednesday, March 25, Cherriots General Manager Allan Pollock said the…
As the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic grow, layoffs are becoming a daily occurrence. The Oregon Employment Department is offering guidance to employers, workers, and job seekers impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. Unemployment Insurance Benefits The Oregon Employment Department provides Unemployment Insurance (UI)…