Salem, Oregon News
Events in Salem this week include the start of holiday celebrations at the Oregon State Fairgrounds, a choral performance of Mozart and a market dedicated to handmade ceramics.
An instructional assistant at West Salem High School is on leave after what the school described as a “physical altercation” on Monday.
State House Democrats will elect their leaders on Wednesday while Senate Republicans and Democrats largely kept their leaders in place.
This fall, the Independent Electrical Contractors of Oregon opened a new training center to house their residential electrician apprenticeship programs, which includes twice as much lab space for hands-on practice.
Once young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities leave school, there are fewer opportunities for socializing and community. The Elsinore Theatre stepped up with a cost-free place to build community and enjoy an audience-selected feature film.
Oregon’s new chief economist estimates the state will have about $37.8 billion available to spend in the next two-year budget cycle after reworking how the state calculates its economic forecast.
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At a Salem City Council work session Monday night, Police Chief Trevor Womack said the city needs to hire a manager to coordinate violence reduction work, but the job’s temporary status has been a concern for candidates and Salem leaders organizing such efforts.
Kotek has kept a lower profile than other Democratic governors in the two weeks since Donald Trump’s reelection.
Drug overdoses sent 1,405 people to Salem Health emergency rooms last year, the highest number since at least 2015.
