Marion News

A set of young eyes peering over a table covered in books is a sight Rose Walker can easily describe.

During the past year, our community has experienced a number of economic challenges, including one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.

We need your help. More specifically, the children of Marion County need your help.

For Fonda Knight, the free community dinner served by Stayton's Covered Bridge Cafe on Wednesday evening was something to be thankful for.

It is hard, sometimes, to face the job I am called to do: serve as the point person for the local charity leading the fight to end hunger in Marion and Polk counties.

Marion County officials are seeking 12,000 Dr. Seusses, Curious Georges and Harry Potters - you name the children's book - as part of a holiday drive that begins in December.

The Marion County Children and Families Commission is challenging the community to help provide '12,000 Books in 12 Days' for Marion County children, youth and families in need.

David Walters, Turner Police Department's newest hire, fills out the three-officer force, including Chief Gary Will and Officer Don Taylor, as well as six reserve officers.

A lawyer started a program called 'Estates for Plates.' A chiropractor offered free exams in exchange for a donation of food.

A recession that has pushed unemployment rates into double-digit territory has created unprecedented levels of need in the Mid-Willamette Valley.More families than ever are receiving emergency food boxes - an average of 6,500 families per month, according to Marion-Polk Food Share.

West Salem resident Amy Wadsworth held her daughter, Sawyer, 3, on her lap while she filled out forms to get the H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine.

A steer was struck by a car and left on a southeast Marion County road Tuesday night, officials said.

Whether it's a booming or busting economy, people still have to eat. During the latter, more people need help feeding their families.

Edward L. "Ned" Clark Jr., a former president of the Oregon State Bar and a pioneer in land-use planning for Marion and Polk counties, has died.

John Kroger will review his first months as Oregon's 16th attorney general during a talk at the next Marion County DemoForum.

Diana Mendez, 6, gets an H1N1 flu mist administered Oct. 14 by North Marion School District nurse Christine Imdieke.

A woman's leg was run over after she jumped out of a car Saturday evening in Marion, deputies say.

The jobless rate in the Salem area has nudged higher, rising from 11.5 percent in August to 11.6 percent in September.

Saturday was an interesting day for two sheriff's deputies in rural Jefferson , about halfway between Eugene and Portland.

Local emergency dispatchers reported Marion and Polk county roadways free of crashes and other traffic-blocking problems.