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Crazy Saturday Night Market Brings Families, Students, and Small Businesses Together in Salem
Salem’s newest community tradition wasn’t born in a boardroom or a long-planned civic initiative. Instead, it came from a schoolteacher juggling family schedules, entrepreneurial dreams, and a request from a...
Punx in the Park Draws 1,000 to Salem’s Riverfront
SALEM, Ore. — On Sunday, August 31, 2025, Riverfront Park hosted the fourth annual Punx in the Park festival, drawing over 1,000 attendees. The nonprofit Punx With Purpose hosted the...
Salem Moves Closer to Forming Hispanic Advisory Commission
A new commission designed to give Salem’s Hispanic community direct access to City Hall is one step closer to becoming reality. A city committee voted unanimously this week to back...
From Silence to Storytelling: How Hearing Loss Sparked a Salem Hybrid Haven
On New Year’s Day 10 years ago, Andrea Randall awoke to a world that would never sound the same.Her head ached. The room spun. At the emergency room, doctors diagnosed...
Salem's Center 50+ Lands $2.7 Million Private Lifeline as Public Funds Tighten
A major private donation is set to expand senior services across Marion County, a move that feels both like a victory and a stark reminder of the new reality. Just...
Salem businessman reflects on ethics complaint and lessons from fair board service
A Salem food vendor and former Marion County Fair Board chair, Mike Adams, recently addressed an ethics case that concluded this summer with a letter of education from the Oregon...
A Salem Storage Company Finds Its Niche—One Container at a Time
SALEM, Ore. — On a quiet stretch of Portland Rd NE. where the industrial hum of trucks and forklifts hums steadily in the background, a small company is making a...
Salem City Council Declares Emergency: Federal Order Sparks Salem Water Crisis
SALEM, Ore. – July 29, 2025 – The Salem City Council took decisive action on Monday, July 28, 2025, unanimously declaring a state of emergency for its municipal water system....
130+ Women Gather for Chamber Summer Event
SALEM, Ore. — More than 130 women from across the Salem business community gathered Tuesday evening for the Chamber Business Women (CBW) Summer Social, held at Cubanisimo Vineyards. Professionals from...
Downtown Salem meeting, what was it about?
SALEM, Ore. — Downtown Salem is undergoing a period of accelerated change, as a wave of private development projects reshapes the city’s urban core alongside renewed public-sector focus on safety...