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Salem-area restaurant openings, closings: JT's BBQ, Red Haus Pizza
In Restaurant Roundup, Em Chan shares some local restaurants' latest updates. Have a question for Chan to look into? You can send her your inquiries atechan@gannett.com. JT's BBQ officially closed after the second weekend in May. Owner JT Sanders began the food truck operation last year, serving up Texas-style barbecue...
Coos County man dies while serving sentence in state prison
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Michael Brent Currie, passed away May 9, 2024. Currie was incarcerated at Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) in Salem and passed away at the institution. As with all in-custody deaths, the Oregon State Police have been notified, and the State Medical Examiner will determine cause of death. Currie entered DOC custody on March 15, 2022, from Coos County with an earliest release date of June 14, 2024. Currie was 70 years old. DOC takes all in-custody deaths seriously. The agency is responsible for the care and custody of approximately 12,000 individuals who are incarcerated in 12 institutions across the state. While crime information is public record, DOC elects to disclose only upon request out of respect for any family or victims.
Gervais school bond succeeds
Unofficial ballot counts from Marion County Election Clerk’s office show the Gervais School District’s $28.13 million bond will pass by a substantial margin, a feat that marks the first school bond passed by the district in several decades. Unofficial tallies from the clerk’s office and the Secretary of State on Wednesday, May 22, revealed that more than 73% of district voters who cast ballots favored of the bond. That departed from trends in recent decades where upwards of 55% of Gervais School District voters rejected...
Sun breaks and unsettled showers linger around the Portland area Wednesday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Wednesday brings in more dry time with lingering showers around the valley. Skies will begin to dry as clouds decrease through the mid-morning hours. Mostly cloudy conditions will remain, but a few moments of sunshine could help create instability in the atmosphere on Wednesday afternoon and evening. That could bring back pop-up showers in Portland and the valley with the chance for thunderstorms mainly in the foothills of the Cascades.
Grant will help Salem nonprofit support people with intellectual, developmental disabilities
SALEM, Oregon — For the last 70 years, the Salem-based nonprofit The Arc Oregon has offered mental health services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) — and they just got a big financial boost. The UnitedHealthCare awarded The Arc a $90,000 grant that will allow them...
'Hard work and fresh air' may be the secrets to a long life for 105-year-old Irene Jones
KEIZER — Irene Jones is the first to arrive in the south parlor at Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community. She pulls up an extra chair at the table and gathers decks of cards and a score sheet before the others join her for pinochle. The age around the table ranges...
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...
Callie Cutsforth wins 4A 1500 meter state title
Back in April, North Marion freshman Callie Cutsforth expressed her desire to finish on the podium for the 1500 and 800 meters at the OSAA track and field state championships. Well, she certainly exceeded her expectations. The freshman phenom displayed a masterclass of racing in the 1500 on Saturday, May 18, at Hayward Field in Eugene, as she knocked off the defending state champion La Grande’s Brooke Perry and the...
Vote for the Maps Credit Union High School Athlete of the Week
As the high school sports season nears its close, Salem-area athletes are still putting in top performances in a variety of sports. This week's Maps Credit Union High School Athlete of the Week nominees are:. Lincoln Basl and Jacob Hoda, Sprague boys tennis. Reese Beyrouty and Elisabeth Nickel, Sprague girls...
F-15 Eagle fighter jets to fly over Salem and Mt. Angel on Memorial Day
The 142nd Wing from Portland Air National Guard Base will conduct flyovers for Memorial Day ceremonies Monday at locations throughout northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, including Salem and Mt. Angel. All passes by the F-15 Eagle fighter jets will be approximately 1,000 feet above ground level and about 400 mph...
Primary election results: Jefferson Fire levy appears to be passing on second try
The Jefferson Fire District's operations levy appeared to be passing by a substantial margin in early election results Tuesday evening. Voters in Marion County and in Linn County both were passing the levy by healthy margins. ...
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, and Oregon State Police are investigating the circumstances, police said. A spokesperson for the police agency confirmed the investigation to the Capital Chronicle 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 has more than 600 patients.
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