Good morning, Salem.

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.

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.

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.

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.