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Meet our Mid-Valley: West Salem choir director Haole-Valenzuela drawn to "act of service"
West Salem’s High School Choir program celebrated a first-place win at Oregon School Activities Association’s Choir Competition this month when they were named champions in the 6A division. Director Cole Haole-Valenzuela said the title reflected the hard work students did throughout the year. "I'm really, really fortunate that...
Woodburn JW assembly underscores good news
“Declare the Good News!” That is the theme that a local spiritual organization has brought into Woodburn recently, and it will be revisiting that theme through much of early summer. The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ regional Woodburn Assembly Hall is the site of the “Declare the Good News!” gatherings, which began on Friday, May 17 and are scheduled to run through the first week in August. ...
Racing, beer, pride and a faire! : May 27-June 2
MONDAY, MAY 27-SUNDAY, JUNE 2 AUTO RACING — The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to Portland International Raceway for the Pacific Office Automation 147 race, Friday-Saturday, May 31-June 1. The June 1 main race will be 75 laps on the 12-turn PIR road course and will include three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen and the past two Portland race winners, A.J. Allmendinger and Cole Custer. ARCA Menards Series West kicks off the action May 31. More: raceportland.com/nascar ...
Explore Oregon Podcast: Shellburg Falls reopens, but Valley of the Giants closed long-term
In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness reports on two beloved places — one that is reopening after a major wildfire and another that just closed because of a huge landslide. Shellburg Falls Recreation Area reopened this past weekend, and Urness talks about how the...
Events & Activities: 'Clue,' knights and more coming up
‘Clue’ production ready for Colton High stage COLTON: Colton High School drama program will present “Clue: On Stage,” with performances May 30-31, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The play is based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written by Sandy Rustin, and will be held in the high school multi-purpose room, 30205 S. Wall Street. Soccer...
Silverton dog rescue cares for severely burned puppy found in California
SILVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - A 3-month-old puppy spent Saturday enjoying the outdoors at the Woods Creek Dog Rescue in Silverton after he was found severely burned in California several weeks earlier. Around May 5, Hector Adrian found Phoenix in an alley near his home in Fresno, Calif. He was on...
Deadly mobility scooter crash in Salem
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - A woman in a mobility scooter was hit and killed by a car Wednesday, according to the Salem Police Department. The crash happened Wednesday morning at about 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of Liberty Street and River Street Northeast. The initial investigation found that the woman...
Oregon State Hospital suspends in-person visits after patient dies of suspected fentanyl overdose
A patient at Oregon State Hospital died of a suspected fentanyl overdose on Friday, May 24, and Oregon State Police are investigating the circumstances, police said. A spokesperson for the police agency confirmed the investigation to the Capital Chronicle, a news partner of the Pamplin Media Group, late Friday but had no other details. Separately, the Oregon State Hospital sent a memo to staff on Friday and announced it is temporarily halting in-person patient visits with friends and family. The state-run psychiatric hospital in Salem...
Racing, beer, pride and a faire! : May 27-June 2
MONDAY, MAY 27-SUNDAY, JUNE 2 AUTO RACING — The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to Portland International Raceway for the Pacific Office Automation 147 race, Friday-Saturday, May 31-June 1. The June 1 main race will be 75 laps on the 12-turn PIR road course and will include three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen and the past two Portland race winners, A.J. Allmendinger and Cole Custer. ARCA Menards Series West kicks off the action May 31. More: raceportland.com/nascar ...
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