Children’s stuffed animals invited for overnight museum adventure
The Philomath Museum will host a Stuffed Animal Sleepover on Thursday, Feb. 12, offering local children a chance to let their favorite plush companions experience a night at the museum. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. with an interactive story time featuring songs, crafts and books about animals. Children and...
Center Street Bridge project moving forward despite funding questions
The long-planned Center Street Bridge seismic retrofitting project will be put out for construction companies to bid on April 30 and is scheduled to begin in the summer, Oregon Department Of Transportation Area Manager Anna Henson said. The first phase of the long-planned project to fortify the bridge over the...
Salem K9 Tracks Robbery Suspect After Costco Lot Scare
A Salem police dog turned a tense robbery report in the Costco parking lot into a quick arrest Friday afternoon, sending officers into a fast-moving search around the state fairgrounds and briefly placing two nearby schools on lockdown. Police later confirmed there was no active threat to students or staff.
Dan Clem announced as the new Executive Director for the Keizer Chamber of Commerce
Dan Clem is taking the helm at the Keizer Chamber of Commerce, returning to chamber work at a moment when the organization is looking for stable leadership after an extended interim stretch. The chamber announced Feb. 5 that Clem has been named executive director and will begin Monday, Feb. 9....
Linn-Benton’s Mindful Market: The Path to a Campus Food Pantry
The Mindful Market made its Linn-Benton debut on Jan. 12 in the Commons Cafeteria at the Albany Campus. The pop-up market provided a resource for LBCC students who struggle with food security. Katelynn Anstey, a Student Leadership event organizer, said the Mindful Market aims to provide students with ingredients for...
Woodburn High students walk out Friday to protest ICE enforcement
Over 250 Woodburn High School students walked out of school Friday morning to speak out against local and nationwide immigration enforcement. The walkout started at approximately 10:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12. Students began the demonstration on campus and then marched down Mt. Hood Avenue toward Highway 99E, where some...
No questions: Big annexation sails through
A proposal to add around a thousand housing units on Albany’s east side is sailing through the city’s approval process without anybody asking questions related to growth. On Monday the city’s planning commission voted to recommend approval of the annexation and zoning of 11 parcels totaling nearly 37 acres near...
Salem PD: Arson suspect tried to light home on fire using gas
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — An arson suspect accused of trying to light a Salem home on fire last week using gasoline and a lighter was arrested in Newport early Thursday morning. Jacob Braun, 32, of Salem, was identified as a suspect in an attempted arson on January 30 in the 5300 block of Landon Street Southeast.
West Salem Blowgun Bandit Gets Nearly Six Years For Roth’s Arrow Attack
What started as an alleged grocery store theft in West Salem has ended with a years-long prison stretch for a Redmond man who used a blowgun on his way out the door. On Wednesday, 33-year-old Christopher Denver Castator was sentenced to nearly six years in prison after prosecutors say he shot a Roth’s Fresh Market...
Rudy’s Steakhouse makes a comeback: Now Open at Creekside Golfcourse
Rudy’s Steakhouse is back under new ownership and in a new setting after its downtown collapse ended in an eviction and a City of Salem lawsuit over unpaid rent. The revived concept, now called Rudy’s Greenside Steakhouse, has opened at Creekside Golf Club in South Salem and is building toward a broader public...
