Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen to open store in Newberg
City planners give OK to construct eatery on site where now-defunct Finnegan’s Mill will be razed. Hey Newberg: if you are jonesing for southern fried chicken, you’re going to want to take note: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is coming to town. Design review and a code adjustment application allowing...
Salem Health Makes Play To Absorb Stayton’s Santiam Hospital
Stayton’s community hospital is poised to trade in its independent badge for Salem Health branding, if state regulators go along with the plan. Salem Health and Santiam Hospital & Clinics announced this week that they have signed a definitive agreement and will ask the Oregon Health Authority to approve bringing...
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 growing number of frustrated local business owners. The department reviews and approves signage, educates the public on a...
Hydropower, Hard Science, and the High Cost of Oregon’s Energy Amnesia
Most Oregonians never knew it, but for decades one of this state’s greatest strategic assets was not timber, not salmon, and not scenic beauty. It was electricity. Cheap, abundant, reliable hydroelectric power turned the Pacific Northwest into an industrial and national-security engine. It fueled innovation that...
Stella’s Ice Cream to open 1st Oregon store in Sherwood
Stella’s Ice Cream — a franchise that specializes in small-batch, handmade ice cream — will soon open its first store in Oregon, locating in Sherwood’s Parkway South Retail Center. Jenifer Nelles, who will run the new business with her husband, Eric, said she hopes construction on...
Corvallis: caregiver faces charges for allegedly exploiting clients
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A Corvallis caregiver of disabled clients was arrested on Wednesday morning following an investigation in allegations of theft and criminal mistreatment, according to the Corvallis Police Department. CPD officials said that detectives executed a search warrant at shortly before noon on Jan. 21 on a...
Mass abductions in Woodburn shift focus for farmworkers’ union’s approach to legislative session
In February, Oregon legislators will return to Salem for their even-year short session. Reyna Lopez is ready. Months ago, the executive director of the Woodburn-based farmworkers union Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste had crafted a legislative strategy to press for higher wages for farmworkers and secure...
Silverton woman dies in Turner crash
A Silverton woman and one other person died in a crash early Sunday morning in Turner. At approximately 2:35 a.m. Jan. 18, first responders were dispatched to a single-car crash on Turner Road SE, just south of Crawford Street SE in Turner. Upon arrival at the scene, Marion County Sheriff...
Salem power outage affects hundreds of homes; public library evacuated
About 1,700 homes and businesses in South Salem lost power after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole just before noon on Jan. 21, according to Portland General Electric. The outage led the Salem Public Library to evacuate its main branch. It will remain closed for the rest of the day, the city said in a social...
Willamette Valley placed under a cold weather advisory Thursday – wind chills could sink...
On Wednesday at 12:08 p.m. the National Weather Service released a cold weather advisory valid for Thursday between midnight and 10 a.m. for Tualatin Valley, West Central Willamette Valley, East Central Willamette Valley, Benton County Lowlands, Linn County Lowlands and Lane County Lowlands. The weather service says,...
