Tracy Loew

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied eight fines in June, totaling $154,381.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied eight fines in June, totaling $154,381.

A chemical spill at the city of Salem’s wastewater treatment plant Wednesday could have increased bacterial contamination in the Willamette River through Thursday morning, city officials said in a news release.

The group, based in Buena Vista, has been sewing together for a quarter century.

The district’s finances have improved, but reducing class sizes will be impossible without the additional tax, Superintendent Andrea Castañeda said.

Classes begin after Labor Day in the Salem-Keizer School District.

Oregon lawmakers say the landfill’s proposed expansion adds urgency to the need to investigate methane releases, worker safety and health concerns.

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The annual Music Day fundraiser for Salem-Keizer Public Schools music programs returns in September, with a big change.