Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 15th of October.
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🏘️ Community
The Great ShakeOut earthquake drill is taking place today at 10:15 a.m. with more than 500,000 participants practicing drop, cover, and hold on.
Organized by the Oregon Department of Emergency Services, the international drill builds preparedness for a Cascade Subduction Zone earthquake.
💼 Business
Verrus, the Silicon Valley firm building an AI data center at Salem’s Mill Creek Corporate Center, said its project remains on track — Gov. Tina Kotek’s Oct.
9 order pausing discharge permits until July 1 won’t affect current plans.
🎓 Education
Parents, students and staff told the board they opposed the planned closure of six elementary schools in 2027 during a school board meeting on Tuesday, Oct.
13. District officials released the list of schools on Friday, Oct. 9 (proposals indicate swift action), which has sparked community concern.
Willamette and Pacific universities delayed their merger by three months to allow extra time to merge payroll systems & now plan to become one nonprofit institution on April 1.
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