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Events calendar: what to do in Salem for October 2024

Published   Sep 27, 2024 11:14PM
Haunted houses, the Westminster Festival of Fine Art and lots of horror-themed markets, movies and more are coming to venues around Salem in October.
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UPDATE: Report of armed student outside West Salem HS prompt

Police said Friday afternoon that five West Salem schools went into lockdown due to reports of a student with a gun near West Salem High School. They didn’t confirm whether the student was actually armed or if they were arrested.
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South senior raises thousands to support arts education

Kaylee Schulte ran a booth at the Salem Art Fair selling donated paintings to raise over $2,500 for arts programs for kids. Salem’s public elementary schools don’t offer art classes.
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New Oregon program pays parents to care for kids with intens

Over a thousand Oregon parents are on the waitlist for a new state program that pays them part-time to care for their children with complex disabilities.
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Suspect votes didn’t affect election results, state officials say

Published   Sep 26, 2024 03:00PM
Nine Oregon residents who were not U.S. citizens voted following an error in the DMV's automatic registration process, but none cast deciding ballots in local elections.
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‘Oregon Rebate’ measure 118 could cost state at least $1

Legislative fiscal analysts have spent months trying to parse the proposed tax hike and rebate.
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Salem events from Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Viva Salem, Gilbert House

Events in Salem this week include a storybook adventure fundraiser at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum, a final round of the West Coast’s car stereo competition and Viva Salem’s lineup of Hispanic cultural performances.
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The problems and promise of downtown Salem

Many downtown businesses report fewer people coming into their stores as a Covid push to support small businesses fades and inflation hits people hard. But downtown remains flush with new developments and businesses eager to invest and expand.
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