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A newly opened ice cream parlor's mural may have to be painted over after officials found it out of compliance with Salem's sign code; owner Caleb Hayward opened the second On Any Sundae at 3239 Market St. NE in September.

CASA of Marion County has begun a 60-day renovation of its Salem office (454 17th) to add a community room for events and volunteer training.

Oregon will launch its state-run marketplace ExploreHealthOR.gov on Nov.

1 for open enrollment, moving nearly 120,000 people from the federal site to a system run by the Oregon Health Authority. The state signed about a $90 million contract with vendor Vimo, and two insurers plan to leave the marketplace in 2027.

Salem-Keizer will ask the School Board in November to approve a legislative agenda urging lawmakers to overhaul Oregon's K-12 funding formula, fully fund current services, change poverty measures and assessment opt-out rules, and address a projected $46 million cut for 2027–28.

People on Medicare in Marion and Polk counties can shop 2027 Medicare Advantage and prescription-drug plans during open enrollment (Oct.

15 to Dec. 7), when plan choices, costs, and drug coverage for next year can change.

The Independence City Council voted 5-0 on Oct.

27 to sell about 28 acres of Independence Sports Park on Deann Drive to Capital Futbol Club for $275,000, and the club plans to further develop the soccer fields. City officials say the sale will boost the contingency fund to about $1 million while the city keeps the trail and boat ramp.

Salem-Keizer Public Schools unveiled a legislative agenda at the Oct.

27 board meeting that asks lawmakers in the 2027 session to overhaul school funding, expand early learning, and strengthen testing accountability. District leaders say the plan will guide their advocacy at the legislature next year.

The Oregon Health Authority on Friday, Oct.

23 expanded rules letting residential treatment facilities statewide discharge residents who pose safety risks after months of concern from Marion County leaders and behavioral health providers (the change affects the Marion and Polk County Secure Residential Treatment Facility at 325 Lancaster Dr. S.E.).