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26-05-2025
- Automotive
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Traffic alert: Highway 99W closed between Salem and Oregon Coast after crash
Highway 99W was closed between Salem and the Oregon Coast due to a crash at milepost 18, Oregon Department of Transportation reported on May 26. All lanes were closed in both directions east of Grand Ronde due to the crash, which was reported at 1:55 p.m. A detour has been set up that uses McDougall Rd. Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@ This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Highway 99W closed between Salem and Oregon Coast after crash
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25-05-2025
- General
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Update: Power restored in south Salem after PGE substation equipment failure
(This story has been updated to include new information) Power was restored to nearly 12,000 PGE customers in south Salem around 7:15 p.m. on May 24, after going out around 2:49 p.m. in the 97306 Zip code and impacting traffic lights, businesses and residences. The outage was caused by equipment at a substation located at Commercial St SE and Barnes Ave SE, just north of Kuebler Blvd, said PGE spokesperson Elaina Medina. The outage initially affected 9,191 customers. As of 5 p.m., nearly 1,800 were without power. Capi Lynn is a senior reporter for the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions and tips to her at clynn@ and follow her work on X @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiLynnSJ. This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Power restoried in south Salem, Marion County
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21-05-2025
- Business
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Election results: Voters in Hubbard rejecting proposed 3-cent gas tax
Hubbard residents were voting down a proposed tax on gas and diesel purchases at the two gas stations in town in the early results of the May 20 election by a significant margin. If voters in the city of 3,385 north of Woodburn do pass the tax, customers at the Shell and Chevron stations would pay an additional 3 cents per gallon. The tax would start on Sept. 1 and raise an estimated $132,814 per year and would be used for street improvements. State law requires money raised from gas taxes to be used for roads and transportation. Hubbard received about $250,000 last year in state gas tax revenue. Approximately 65% was used for road maintenance and the other 35% was used for road improvements. Cities near Hubbard, including Woodburn, Canby and Silverton, have gas taxes. Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@ This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Election results: Hubbard residents voting down gas tax
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09-05-2025
- Politics
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These are the candidates for the two contested Cascade School Board races
Two of the three Cascade School District board positions in the May 20 election are contested races. Spencer Rockwell faces Michael Cross for position 3. Aaron Lee goes up against Eric Diehl for position 4. Brett Stegall, who has been on the board since 2012 and is the current board chair, is running unopposed for position 5. The Cascade School District serves more than 2,500 students in five schools in Turner, Aumsville and surrounding areas. The school board makes policies and goals for the district and oversees the superintendent. Board positions are unpaid. Rockwell was appointed to the Cascade School Board in January 2025. He is the assistant general counsel for the Special Districts Association of Oregon, which advocates for and provides services for about 900 local governments in Oregon, such as fire districts. Rockwell is a graduate of Cascade High School and has a child attending school in the district. 'While I think there are many important issues, I think continuing to be fiscally responsible and securing adequate funding for the district, both in the short and long term, is the most significant issue that the district is facing,' Rockwell said. Cross, who says he is the chief executive officer and president of several companies, said he is concerned about how students are educated in Oregon and wants to raise the standard for receiving diplomas. 'Well, you know I love my community and/or of course I don't like the direction for many years how our public schools in general have been going,' Cross said. Cross led an unsuccessful recall of then-Gov. Kate Brown in 2019 and won the Republican primary for Oregon Attorney General in 2020 before losing to Ellen Rosenblum in the general election. He ran for attorney general again in 2024, losing to Will Lathrop in the Republican primary. Cross was convicted of felony first-degree criminal mistreatment in Marion County in 1997. In 2006, he was convicted of two counts of felony fourth-degree assault in Lincoln County. The convictions in both cases were later expunged. He declined to talk with the Statesman Journal about the cases. Cross also was convicted of criminal trespass in 2000 in Texas while campaigning for presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. Lee, who is a mechanic, has been on the school board for four years. 'Supporting our education staff is making decisions based solely on bettering their chances in improving our children's future,' Lee said in a candidate statement. Diehl, who works in sales and property development, said he wants the district to be prepared for planned growth in the area. 'Cascade is an amazing school district, and I want to make sure this growth doesn't overwhelm or change the school district,' said Diehl, who is not related to Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Stayton. 'Most of the houses that go for sale, in this area, list the school district as a selling feature.' Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@ This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Turner, Oregon school district has contested races in May 20 election
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26-04-2025
- Science
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Fanged deep-sea fish washes up on Oregon Coast. What to know about longnose lancetfish
A mysterious deep-sea fish known for having a serpent-like body and sharp fang-like teeth washed up on a Seaside beach April 22. The Seaside Aquarium received a call about a barracuda-like fish that was found along a Seaside beach. It was discovered to be a longnose lancetfish, a deep-sea fish measuring approximately 5 feet long with large eyes and a gaping mouth full of fang-like teeth. According to the Seaside Aquarium, there isn't much known about the fish, but they see a handful of them wash up along the Oregon Coast every year during the spring and summer months. "We know they range from the southern Bering Sea to Chile and occupy surface waters down to 6,000 feet," the Seaside Aquarium said in a social media post. "We also know that they are not picky eaters, they are known to eat over 90 different species of marine life, including each other, and unfortunately, are attracted to plastics." Whenever a longnose lancetfish washes ashore, it presents the aquarium with an opportunity to study their stomach contents. The fish's unique feeding habits and poor stomach digestion can lend insight into how the marine food web changes and help scientists understand any changes that occur due to events like El Nino or La Nina, according to the Seaside Aquarium. Contents found in this fish's stomach include fish, squid, octopus beaks and plastic bits. Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect reporter for the Statesman Journal. Sandoval can be reached at GSandoval@ or on X at @GinnieSandoval. This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Longnose lancetfish washes up on Oregon Coast beach in Seaside
