🌱 MCSO Release Names Of Fatal Shooting + Salem Schools COVID Vaccine

Welcome back, Salem. I'm here in your inbox this morning to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Friday: Partly sunny and warm. High: 83 Low: 56.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy. High: 81 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories today in Salem:

1. On Tuesday, May 16, the Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) announced the arrest of 20-year-old Aaron Anderson on Apr. 26 in connection to the March fatal shooting of a woman in Salem. On Tuesday the MCSO also released the name of the victim, 19-year-old Jissel Segura from the Woodburn area. Anderson will face charges of murder in the second degree and unlawful use of a weapon. (KGW 8)
2. Effective Jun. 17, state regulations requiring vaccinations will be lifted and Salem schools will no longer require employees or volunteers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The requirement may have been deterring some from volunteering and applying for jobs. District spokesman Aaron Harada said, "Anecdotally, we believe it has been a barrier to hiring some staff, but is not something we can quantify as this is not information we collected." (Salem Reporter)
3. The Oregon Department of Energy's Climate Office is launching a new program that will provide $1.75 million in rebates for installing electric vehicle chargers in Oregon communities. The program will be open from Jun. 13 to Aug. 15, or until funding runs out. Click here to learn more about the program and click here to sign up for upcoming information sessions. (Oregon Department of Energy)

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Today and tomorrow in Salem:

Friday, May 19

• The Brothers Collection: Hoods Up! At Elsinore Theatre (4:00 PM)

Saturday, May 20

• West Salem Artisan Market At the Corner Art Gallery & Boutique (11:00 AM)
• World Citizen Festival At The Yard Food Park (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Friends of Salem Public Library's Spring Book Sale is this weekend, located in the Anderson Rooms at the Main Library, 585 Liberty St SE., from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, for $4 bag day. (Salem Public Library (Salem, OR) via Facebook)
• The Salem Public Library introduced the new Story Wall on Floor 2! Families can now enjoy a story as they walk through the library. The first featured book is "Paletero Man," written by Lucky Diaz and illustrated by Micha Player, and can be seen along the balcony wall between the Children’s Corner and the Children’s Nonfiction/Teen Scene areas. (Salem Public Library (Salem, OR) via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around.

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!