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.).
Nearly 70 neighbors, young and old, pros and beginners, are finishing a participatory mural celebrating mid-Willamette Valley plants and animals at McRae Park in northeast Salem; artist Lynn Takata said she hopes to complete it by Halloween.
Pacific Coast Producers recalled over 44,000 cans of Walmart Great Value fruit cocktail on Oct.
1 for possible lead contamination. Affected 15-ounce cans (lot 6FCB 04 C2263, best-if-used-by Sept. 1, 2027) were sold at Walmarts in several states, and the company has a cherry plant in Salem though it’s unclear if that plant made the recalled cans.
Families and supporters rallied at the Oregon State Capitol to urge Gov. Tina Kotek to intervene in Salem‑Keizer’s proposed school closures, pressing officials to pause the process and explore alternatives that would keep neighborhood schools open.
On Any Sundae's hand-painted mural at 3239 Market St. NE may have to be covered after the city issued a signage compliance notice, and the ice cream shop plans to seek approval from the Salem Public Art Commission.
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