Salem Vice-Mayor John Givens has decided to step down from City Council after serving Salem’s citizens for more than two decades.

The Salem Sheriff’s Office has received several citizen inquiries about phone calls they are receiving related to jury duty in the city. The scammers are telling citizens that they have failed to report for jury duty and must adhere to certain instructions.

The City of Salem Real Estate Department has completed the 2016 General Reassessment of all real property located in the City of Salem. Reassessment notices were mailed on January 8.

Salem Police Chief, Tim Guthrie, announced his retirement in a staff meeting this morning after serving Salem’s citizens as a valued member of the Police Department for the past 34 years. His departure, which has been in the works for the past several months, will take effect at the end of January.