Joe Siess

Salem city councilors unanimously voted to authorize the city manager’s office to poll likely voters. The plan also calls for a performance audit to find ways to save money on city services.

Salem will soon welcome a new fire chief to fill the top role at the Salem Fire Department after Chief Mike Niblock retires after a 20 year career in Salem.

As the city’s Community Violence Reduction Initiative shifts into action, a number of community faith groups and nonprofits have banded together to start community peace walks in Salem.

Agility Robotics, a Corvallis-based company co-founded by an OSU professor, will begin producing humanoid robots that will work alongside humans performing repetitive and sometimes dangerous tasks.

Salem city councilors are likely to authorize spending money to poll voters and ascertain whether Salemites would be willing to pay more in property taxes to avoid deep budget cuts starting next year.

With the flip of a switch, Juan Leon made his 1996 Lincoln Town Car with decorative blue side striping lurch from side to side and hop up and down. It appeared as if the vehicle had suddenly come to life. Juan and his brother Jesus Leon from Woodburn, came to Xicha Fest on Saturday at Xicha Brewing’s taproom in north Salem to give a crowd of dozens a taste of the lowrider community and culture.

On Sept. 9, Salem city councilors voted in favor to allocate $10,000 from the general fund to pay for community outreach and education leading up to a possible tax increase on the May 2025 ballot.

Grocery Outlet will move into a freshly renovated storefront in the Southgate Shopping Center by spring of 2025, breathing new life into the area.

Many of the adults supporting Punx in the Park are former street kids who said they want to provide the community with the resources they needed as teenagers taking care of themselves.

Marion County’s sustainability program, , formerly EARTHWise, is hosting a free gathering to help businesses become more environmentally friendly and cut costs at the Keizer Civic Center at 930 Chemawa Road from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27.