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Theatre has been staging shows for decades in this Oregon home
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (671+ words) This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals passionate about our Mid-Valley community. Marlene Cox is at home on stage, oftentimes literally. Step into Cox's rural, Victorian-style house in Rickreall, walk past a hallway and through a…...
Vote! Who should be Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (225+ words) Who should be Maps Credit Union's girls Athlete of the Week? You get to vote. Every week, the Statesman Journal collects performances across the Salem-Keizer area for its Athlete of the Week. Athletes, friends, family and fans are invited to…...
Vote! Who should be Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (336+ words) Who should be Maps Credit Union's boys Athlete of the Week? You get to vote. Every week, the Statesman Journal collects performances across the Salem-Keizer area for its Athlete of the Week. Athletes, friends, family and fans are invited to…...
Salem City Council will vote on giving $1.36M to housing developer
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (393+ words) Salem City Council will vote Sept. 14 on whether to give an additional $1.36 million to the developers building an affordable housing community in southeast Salem. The request comes two years after council granted $3 million in 2024 to Neighborly Development and Community Resource…...
Watch traditional Mexican, Peruvian dances at the Oregon State Capitol
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (22+ words) Statesman Journal Watch traditional Mexican, Peruvian dances at the Oregon State Capitol...
Our best photos of Hispanic Heritage Day at the Oregon State Capitol
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (14+ words) Statesman Journal...
Northbound lanes of I-5 closed at Woodburn after major crash
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (102+ words) Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 one mile south of Woodburn reopened after a closure due to a major crash on the afternoon of Sept. 10. Southbound traffic was also snarled, but lanes were open. The first crash was reported at 3:42 p.m. near milepost…...
Wild horses emergency rescue in Oregon postponed over lawsuit
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (221+ words) The Bureau of Land Management postponed plans for a second wild horse rescue operation in southeast Oregon, following a temporary restraining order related to ongoing litigation, the agency said in a news release. The rescue operation planned for Sept. 9 intended…...
Salem attorney fights suspension as Oregon State Bar seeks 3 years
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (790+ words) A Salem-based attorney wants his nine-month suspension from practicing law vacated. The Oregon State Bar, the state organization tasked with disciplining lawyers, contended that Christopher Best has shown a long-running pattern of domestic violence — which includes arrests, convictions and having…...
Want to climb 300-foot old-growth trees in Oregon? Here's how
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (209+ words) Statesman Journal Want to climb 300-foot old-growth trees in Oregon? Here's how In this reposted episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with Leo Rosen-Fischer, an expert of recreational tree climbing in the Pacific Northwest and owner…...