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Detroit Lake Drawdown Draws Objections From Salem, Marion County Over Water and Fish Risks

Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack To Retire in May, Brandon Ditto Named Interim Chief

Dek: Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack will retire May 22 after more than five years leading the department, closing a tenure defined by strategic planning, body-worn camera deployment and on...

Your Leads Didn’t Disappear. They Went to Your Clearest Competitor.

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Salem Capitals Open Season Five With Strong Community Turnout

The Salem Capitals opened the home portion of their fifth season Friday night with a 113-90 loss to the Seattle SuperHawks at the Salem Armory, drawing 1,027 fans for the...

Salem State of the City: Mayor Julie Hoy Highlights Budget, Public Safety and Growth

Quick Summary (Click Here!) In her State of the City address, Mayor Julie Hoy said Salem has made progress by stabilizing core services through the voter-approved levy, increasing public saf...

Launch Mid-Valley Startup Bootcamp Returns to Help Mid-Valley Founders Build for Growth

Launch Mid-Valley Startup Bootcamp Registration (Click here!) Startup Bootcamp Registration Launch Mid-Valley will host a three-day startup bootcamp March 27-29 in McMinnville, offering foun...

Salem’s REACH Team Reports Early Gains in First Month, Diverting Some Calls From ER and Freeing Emergency Units

Salem’s new REACH co-response team handled 49 patient encounters in its first 30 days of operation, city officials told the Salem City Council on March 9, offering an early look...

Oregon Elks Donate $27,000 to Support Recovery High Schools in Salem, Lake Oswego and Portland

Photo details (click here) Photo by: OSEA Photographer Thomas Winters From left to right in the photo: Todd Nicholson - Rivercrest Academy Madex Moran - Elks Youth Ambassador Mike Cronk...

Salem’s Don Froylan Creamery Wins “Best String Cheese in the World” 

A Salem creamery known for its traditional Mexican cheeses has picked up a major new honor in 2026, with Don Froylan Creamery’s Liliana’s String Cheese earning Best of Class at...

Nine Weeks Into 2026: The 5 Questions Smart Business Owners Are Asking Now

White’s Restaurant Celebrates 90 Years in Salem With One-Day Throwback Prices, Chamber Ribbon Cutting

White’s Restaurant marked 90 years in Salem on Tuesday with a one-day celebration that paired throwback pricing with an official ribbon cutting alongside the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce....

Salem-Keizer Schools Sweep Top Honors At Oregon ProStart Championships

SALEM — The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association put the spotlight on the state’s next wave of hospitality workers Monday at the Salem Convention Center, where high school teams cooked...

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 Car...

Salem-Keizer Graduation Rate Trails Oregon Average as Most High Schools Clear State Benchmark

Salem-Keizer Public Schools reported a four-year graduation rate of 79.7% for the Class of 2025, below Oregon’s statewide average of 83.0%, according to newly released state data and a distr...

Oregon Bets on “One-Stop” Support for Food and Ag Businesses as Farm Bill Fight Drags On

Oregon officials used a Feb. 13 agriculture gathering in Salem to preview a new approach to supporting food and agriculture businesses: a pilot network designed to help producers and process...

Salem Students Head To High-Stakes Oregon ProStart Championships March 2

Salem’s next wave of chefs and restaurant leaders will be put to the test March 2 when students from Salem-Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center and South Salem High School compete...

Turning a Downtown Parking Tax Refund into Strategic Growth for Salem Businesses

Cherriots Rolls Out Cloud-Based Traffic Signal System To Reduce Route 11 Delays

Cherriots has launched a new cloud-based Transit Signal Priority system designed to make buses more reliable along one of Salem’s busiest corridors. The Salem Area Mass Transit District, in...

Electric Alley Closed To Cars Through May 9 As Electro Apartment Work Gets Underway

Drivers can’t cut through Electric Alley right now, and that change is expected to last through May 9, 2026. For the small businesses tucked into the alleyway, the closure isn’t...

Salem Entrepreneur Ellen Yin Expands Into Corvallis With New Fashion Venture

Ellen Yin is taking her next business step south into Benton County. Yin, a Salem-based entrepreneur, recently acquired a clothing resale store in Corvallis with her husband, Dustin Nelson,...