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222 stories · Updated automatically as reporting is publishedAt Monday night’s Salem City Council meeting, councilors zeroed in on a familiar complaint from residents and nearby business owners: state-owned highway corridors and rights-of-way that col...
Salem Business JournalSalem City Council voted Monday night to add four full-time ambulance medic positions to the Salem Fire Department’s EMS division — two EMTs and two paramedics — after Salem Fire...
Salem Business JournalIn 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...
Salem Business JournalSALEM, Ore. — State Rep. Ed Diehl, a Scio Republican known for helping lead the petition drive targeting Oregon’s latest transportation tax increases, has filed to run for governor in...
Salem Business JournalThe 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 fo...
Salem Business JournalSALEM — Salem Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Hoffert asked Salem City Council Monday night to commit, for the next year, to not raising taxes or fees on small...
Salem Business JournalSALEM — Salem’s first mayoral debate of the 2026 election, Hosted by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, opened with a rare point of agreement that drew applause from a...
Salem Business JournalSALEM — 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...
Salem Business JournalSalem has every right to be angry about the City Council’s decision to keep Kyle Hedquist on the Community Police Review Board. People can call it irresponsible. People can argue...
Salem Business JournalSalem has returned to normal drinking-water operations after briefly supplementing its system with water from the City of Keizer during a stretch of storm-driven river conditions that reduce...
Salem Business JournalSALEM, Ore. — The Salem City Council voted 5–4 on Dec. 8 to reappoint Kyle Hedquist to the city’s Community Police Review Board, a volunteer panel that reviews complaints about...
Salem Business JournalOn Halloween night in West Salem, account executive and outreach volunteer Jennifer Benavidez joined a small group outside a Dollar General to talk with people living outside. One of the...
Salem Business JournalSalem has been a sanctuary city for years, but this month city leaders pushed that stance into new territory. On Dec. 1, the Salem City Council voted 6–3 to declare...
Salem Business JournalWest Salem residents will see higher garbage bills over the next two years after the Salem City Council approved new solid waste collection rates, while most Salem customers in Marion...
Salem Business JournalAfter hours of emotional testimony describing ICE raids, the Salem City Council on Nov. 24 voted 7-2 to reaffirm Salem as an inclusive and sanctuary city — then voted 6-3...
Salem Business JournalImage for illustrative purposes By Senator Bruce Starr, Representative Ed Diehl, and Jason Williams When politicians stop listening, taxpayers must speak louder. Governor Kotek and her allie...
Salem Business JournalIt has been a long and winding road, but the year-long effort by the Governor and Democratic Legislature to pass a transportation plan is now nearing the finish line. This...
Salem Business JournalSalem City Council voted Monday to accept a $180,000 private donation to fund two police officers for the city’s Homeless Services Team (HST) for six months, with a possible renewal...
Salem Business JournalThe Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) has decided to delay a vote on its proposed employer-paid payroll tax, opting instead to form a joint committee with local business leaders.....
Salem Business JournalSALEM, Ore. — After months of uncertainty following Avelo Airlines’ abrupt West Coast shutdown, Salem city leaders have taken decisive action to bring commercial air service back to the Sale...
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