Good morning, Salem.

To the Ceiling Entertainment dissolved in August after canceling events and removing signs from the historic Grand Theatre in downtown Salem; the management is now selling assets to repay creditors while local and national acts have moved to alternative venues.

Chemeketa Cellars (Chemeketa Community College's teaching winery a 10-minute drive west of downtown) pressed pinot noir on Oct.

14 during the fall harvest. Winemaking instructor Johnny Brose explained the wine press process for students.

Firefighters responded to a 20-acre wildfire called the 407 Det Fire on Oct.

16 near Three Fingered Jack in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, and no closures or evacuations were issued while hikers, backpackers and hunters were advised to avoid the area.

Longtime Chemawa teacher Nancy Aiken received a $95,000 settlement plus interest in September after a judge ruled that the Department of the Interior discriminated against her by denying her sick leave request & terminating her in March 2021.