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Election review

Here is an overview of local candidates and measures on the May 16 ballot. To have your vote count, ballots must be submitted to an official site by 8 p.m. For a list of locations go to: co.marion.or.us/CO/elections/ and click on Ballot Drop Sites. Mt. Angel School District Position 1: Irene Novichihin, a retired educator with 31 years of experience […]

Special district positions open

Local special districts will have open board positions during the May 16 Primary Election, and the deadline to apply as a candidate and appear on the ballot is March 16. Districts with open positions include: Mt. Angel School District (positions 1 and 4). Mt. Angel Fire District (positions 1, 2, and 3). Silver Falls School District (positions 1, 3, 6 […]

Special district positions open

Local special districts will have open board positions during the May 16 Primary Election. The deadline to apply as a candidate and appear on the ballot is March 16. Districts with open positions include: • Mt. Angel School District (positions 1 and 4). • Mt. Angel Fire District (positions 1, 2 and 3). • Silver Falls School District (positions 1, […]

Hands-on knowledge – Repair Fair offers free ‘fixberts’ – and training

By Melissa Wagoner In 2019 Christy Davis attended a Repair Fair – an event put on by Marion County Environmental Services (MCES) in Salem that encouraged community members to bring broken items – those in danger of being thrown out –  in order to have them repaired by an expert. “What I saw at the Repair Fair was awesome,” Davis […]

Library district: Expanding reach

The Silver Falls Library District was established in 1994. The district covers 186 square miles and serves about 19,500 people. The library collection contains more than 75,800 volumes, with additional access to more than 1 million items from 17 other member libraries in the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS). The board sets library policies and approves the annual budget. […]