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Rides, Country Music and 400 Young Exhibitors Take Over Salem
Decision Snapshot (Click here) The Main Point The Marion County Fair returns to the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem from Thursday, July 9, through Sunday, July 12, giving families another…
School’s Out. Now what? Helping Kids Stay Active This Summer
Decision Snapshot (Click here) The Main Question How can parents keep kids active during summer without turning movement into another chore? The Challenge Screens are now competing for children’s attention...
Flower Basket Fundraiser Could Bring More Color To Downtown Salem
Decision Snapshot (Click here) What’s happening Salem Main Street Association is raising money for hanging flower baskets in downtown Salem. How much it costs Businesses and residents are being asked...
Salem Fashion Week Uses Weeklong Sales To Build Momentum For Sunday Runway Show
Decision Snapshot (Click here) What is Salem Fashion Week? It is a weeklong series of sales, specials and public events running April 5 through April 12 across participating Salem-area boutiques,...
A Field for East Salem: Capital Futbol Club Opens Final Pass Field
Decision Snapshot (Click here) What Happened Capital Futbol Club officially opened Final Pass Field on March 14 at the East Salem Community Center, adding a new 9v9 grass soccer field...
Growing Forward Childcare Focuses on Stability and Growth Months After OCC Turmoil
By Jesse Peone Months after a public financial and leadership crisis disrupted one of South Salem’s most visible childcare programs, the center formerly known as Amiguitos & Family Child Care...
Keizer dedicates Oregon’s first Woody Williams Foundation Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Keizer officials and community volunteers dedicated Oregon’s first Woody Williams Foundation Gold Star Families Memorial Monument on Feb. 7 at PFC Ryan J. Hill Park, closing out an 18-month fundraising...
Battlecreek Heights sign project hits Salem permit wall after neighbors install upgraded entrance marker
In Battlecreek Heights, a volunteer neighborhood project meant to replace a worn, vandalized entrance sign has ended with a new steel sign sitting beside a resident’s house — taken down...
The Cost of Compliance: Salem Business Crushed Under the Thumb of Salem Sign Code
The City of Salem’s sign department, tasked with ensuring public safety and maintaining the “neat, clean, orderly, and attractive appearance of the community,” has become a pressure point for a...
Salem City Council removes convicted murderer Kyle Hedquist from police review board
SALEM — Salem City Council voted Wednesday night to remove Kyle Hedquist from two city bodies tied closely to public trust and discipline — the Community Police Review Board and...