Salem Health, in partnership with Marion County Public Health, expanded their vaccine clinic to the Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center. All individuals living or working in Marion County and included in the Oregon Health Authority’s Phase 1a Vaccine Sequencing Plan are invited to receive a vaccination. The OHA announced[Read More…]
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Avamere vaccinates 85% of residents in single day
A staff member at Avamere Court at Keizer receives a COVID-19 vaccination. More than 200 residents and staff members at Avamere Court at Keizer’s assisted living, independent living and rehabilitation residents began their vaccinations for COVID-19 Monday, Jan. 4. Clinics were set up in each of the buildings on the[Read More…]
New councilors sworn in
Tearful goodbyes and hearty welcomes were the order of the night at the Keizer City Council meeting Monday, Jan. 4. The council said goodbye to Kim Freeman and Marlene Parsons while Kyle Juran and Ross Day were sworn into their first terms on the council. Freeman and Parsons delivered prepared[Read More…]
Packed agendas are likely for school board this month
The Salem-Keizer School Board will meet next on Tuesday, Jan. 12 (Screenshot). The process of attempting to reopen schools is expected to be a hot topic of discussion during Salem-Keizer School Board meetings this month. The board is scheduled to meet three times in January, with the next discussion taking[Read More…]
Merkley terms Capitol invasion a ‘coup’
Supporters of President Trump rally outside the Capitol on Salem on Wednesday, Jan. 6, as insurrectionists invade the nation’s Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Remarkable scenes are unfolding in the nation’s Capitol as insurrectionists have stormed the building, disrupting the formal count of electors, and sending senators and[Read More…]
Avamere vaccinates 85% of residents in single day
More than 200 residents and staff members of Avamere Court at Keizer’s assisted living, independent living and rehabilitation residents began their vaccinations for COVID-19 Monday, Jan. 4. Clinics were set up in each of the buildings on the campus to keep residents and staff safe, said Sue Horn, director of[Read More…]
FEMA begins construction of temporary housing for Marion, Linn County wildfire survivors
FEMA has begun the construction of a site where the agency will provide temporary housing units to qualified survivor families from Linn and Marion counties. Once completed, the new site in Mill City is expected to hold up to 16 temporary housing units. In addition to Linn and Marion counties,[Read More…]
Hawley receives MVP attorney award
Ashley Hawley won the MVP Attorney award at the Duckpond Showdown earlier in December (Submitted). McNary senior Ashley Hawley has been competing in mock trials for a little over a year, but she already performs like a seasoned veteran. Earlier this month, Hawley received the MVP attorney award while competing[Read More…]
After acrimonious meetings, local lawmaker says it’s time for state to step in at Salem-Keizer School Board
Rep. Paul Evans in his office. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) Calling leaders of the Salem-Keizer School Board “an embarrassment,” Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, is proposing to change state law to expand the board with the governor appointing the new members. Evans’ dramatic move was in reaction to the board’s split decision[Read More…]
Somebody’s Somebody: ARCHES redoubles effort to help unsheltered survive
Robert Marshall, volunteer and day center coordinator for ARCHES, speaks with a homeless man in camp along the banks of the Willamette River (Eric A. Howald). These are some of the people Robert Marshall meets as he makes his way along the west bank of the Willamette River across from[Read More…]