The State Library of Oregon announced a public Board meeting for July 25, 2025, providing both in-person and online attendance options with accessibility services available upon request.

Salem Civic Center will close for construction and relocate services for at least 18 months starting this month. Those needing to pay for permits in person, attend a city council meeting or go to ...

Senior Services is seeking a volunteer receptionist for the Generations Center on Mondays and Fridays. Both morning and afternoon shifts are available. Volunteers will answer incoming calls, direct ...

Anastasia Mason covers state government for the Statesman Journal. Reach her at [email protected] or 971-208-5615. Members of SEIU Local 503 picketed at more than 50 locations on July 10 as ...

An Italianate home in Kingston, a condo in Chicago and an expanded 1925 house in Salem.

Crestview BOE meeting moved to July 24. Salem Public Library, 10-11 a.m., Knitting 102: A Holiday Stocking – a five-week linked series; register at https://salem ...

Events in the Capital Region this week, from Doug E. Fresh, Barenaked Ladies and Jessie Mueller, to the New York City Ballet, ...

Just outside Salem, Silver Falls State Park offers one of Oregon’s most spectacular natural experiences. The Trail of Ten ...

Gov. Tina Kotek blamed Republicans for the state Legislature’s failure to pass a bill this session that would have provided ...

Just outside Salem proper lies one of the region’s most spectacular floral displays – Schreiner’s Iris Gardens. During bloom season (typically May through early June), the gardens explode with color ...

City leadership will give a report to Salem City Council June 23 on the city’s contract with Avelo Airlines following weeks of outcry to sever ties.

A five-year local option levy to fund the Salem Public Library, parks and Center 50+ appears to be passing, according to initial ballot returns May 20.