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$14,000 grant will support fresh foods from market

SALEM – People who don’t have a lot of dollars to spend will be able to purchase twice as much fresh food at the Salem Farmers’ Market this year, thanks to a $14,000 grant from a local foundation. Alan Ronk, executive director of the Foundation for the Roanoke Valley, presented a check to Salem... »

‘Wooden nickels’ welcome at Salem Farmers’ Market

SALEM – In spite of the old saying, “Don’t take any wooden nickels,” they are welcome at the Salem Farmers’ Market. The round wooden tokens are worth much more than nickels, though. They are $1 and $5 denominations provided to customers who have credit or debit cards, and to participants in SNAP. The letters... »

Wind shear smashes store windows, fells trees

SALEM – A wind shear with recorded gusts about 50 mph smashed plate-glass windows in a downtown Salem antique mall and splintered half-a-dozen mature trees around Salem City Hall the afternoon of March 10, leaving as quickly as it came. Twisted trees, scattered limbs and drooping electric lines remained the next day, along with... »

She’ll grow into new Salem job

SALEM – Laura Reilly was excited about Salem’s first snow. “I can’t wait to see blades put on the front of the garbage trucks and all the other big equipment, and see how they get the snow cleaned up,” she said. Actually, the new Salem horticulturist is excited by everything about her job, and her... »