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Salem truckers and local agencies are struggling to balance their books after diesel prices reached a record high this month.

Salem-based Truckendorf Trucking saw fuel costs jump by 75 cents in one week, with full impacts expected to reach consumers in the coming weeks.

Jordan Truitt of the Truitt Bros.

Cannery says Salem’s waterfront site remains a viable investment despite setbacks as plans to redevelop the defunct building into apartments, restaurants + retail fell through and the property will soon be reintroduced on the market in the North Waterfront District.

Amtrak will debut its new Airo trains on the Cascades route on Sept.

30 with upgraded amenities and more seating capacity for riders. The trains will run one roundtrip daily from Seattle to Vancouver (with stops including Salem) and another from Seattle to Eugene.

Roller skating sessions begin Oct.

2 at Roto-Rooter Park (6700 Field of Dreams Way) and will run through Dec. 31 with most sessions costing $10 including skate rental. Public sessions are available Wednesday through Sunday and feature options for all ages and themed skates.

The new Riverfront Park playground will reopen by early October after construction delays postponed its planned July opening.

The modern facility with larger, inclusive equipment replaces the old one in downtown Salem (officials say final touches are underway).

Oregon school districts will soon release last year's third-grade literacy scores—literacy experts note that standardized tests do not capture all of a student's abilities.

The Truitt family announced that the 13.7-acre riverfront Cannery site on Northeast Front Street will return to the market in the coming weeks after negotiations with SilverSphere Capital stalled.

The property, intended for apartments, restaurants, and retail, now faces an uncertain future.

Englewood Elementary in northeast Salem went into lockdown on Sept.

16 during pickup when police responded to a vehicle theft near 23rd Street and Windsor Avenue NE (officials confirmed the lockdown ended at 2:55 p.m. and that students and bus riders remained safe).