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From elaborate obstacle courses to spinning, bungee-jumping apparatuses, people have invented ingenious ways to keep squirrels out of bird feeders....

Photo by Meg HibbertJohn Aldridge of Brown Edwards explains details of the completed annual audit to Salem City Council during...

Photo by Shawn NowlinIt may be a vacant building now, but the old Salem K-Mart should be transformed into a...

Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org For those that appreciate creative yard displays and holiday decorations, Santa Claus came with an early present...

After more than 24 years with the department, Battalion Chief Tim Graham worked his last shift on December 11. Shawn...

The Salem Museum celebrates the season with a ‘Christmas in the 1940s’ living history event, a holiday-themed model train, decorations,...

Originally scheduled for December 5, the annual tree lighting had to be postponed for the next day at the Salem...

Photo by Brian Hoffman Earlier this week, Santa Claus waved at numerous cars in front of Famous Anthony’s as they...

Jeff Bird Richfield Living, a local leader in senior living and rehabilitation has announced the selection of Jeff Bird as...

Meg Hibbert Contributing writer Salem’s Economic Development Authority has approved COVID-related grants for nine non-profit organizations. They organizations and the...