Salem Police Department and Polk County Sheriff’s Office collaborated in late November in a joint mission to address retail theft in West Salem.  “There was a discussion going on about theft in the area, especially theft with the businesses along the Wallace Marine Park area,” said SPD Chief Trevor Womack. “And so [PCSO] Sheriff Mark Garton and I talked and we decided to do a joint mission to have an increased presence to try to prevent crime.” The stint, which was targeted a

Miller Home Renovations is based in Vancouver, WA, but has been serving the Salem area and other parts of Oregon since Ken Miller started the business 17 years ago.   The bathroom renovation company offers quick installs and conversions of showers and bathtubs, and also offers walk-in shower styles that can help make a home more accessible to an aging owner. “Maybe they’re getting older and trying to stay in their home longer – we can help with that,” Miller said. Their produ

Looking for your 2025 Christmas Tree? The West Salem Lions Club is selling Christmas trees at ACE Hardware at 820 Wallace Road, beginning on Friday, November 28th. The Club is again selling high quality, locally grown, cultured Noble Fir, Nordman Fir, and Douglas Fir Trees.The cultured Noble Firs are available up to nine feet tall. The Nordman Firs and Douglas Firs are available up to eight feet tall. The Christmas Tree Sale is organized by the West Salem Lions Club and partn

Marion Polk Food Share’s mission is to bring people together to end hunger and its root causes. Especially when a crisis is on the horizon, like the uncertainty surrounding the distribution of SNAP benefits as the federal government shut down, which began on October 1, showed no signs of opening back up.  Vice-President of Programs Ian Dixon-McDonald said the food share saw a 19 percent uptick in traffic coming through the food banks during that stressful time, particularly t

Want to know the secret ingredient to earning top national recognition as a car dealership?  It’s a family-first attitude, according to Alex Casebeer, owner of Salem Capitol Auto Group.  “Our employees are number one, ahead of our customers,” Casebeer said. “We have to take care of our employees first and make sure they’re super happy, because that will bleed out to how we treat our customers.” The dealership, which represents Toyota, Subaru, Chevrolet, Cadillac and Nissan, r

It’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming holiday season. There are fewer jollier ways to get in on the fun than participating in the Salem Dream Center’s Dream Maker Holiday event. Since it was founded in 2004, Dream Center Executive Director Craig Oviatt, his wife Renee, and the team at Salem Dream Center have worked tirelessly to help elevate the area’s struggling families. They oversee a variety of programs designed to improve people’s daily lives. They pr