Ballots for the Nov. 3 general election are in the mail. Here's what Salem-area voters in Marion and Polk counties will decide, from governor and Congress to city councils and local measures, plus how and where to return your ballot.

The unbeaten 49ers host Washington on Monday night with a franchise and Monday Night Football record in reach, while the 3-3 Seahawks take a long weekend to heal. Plus Week 5 highlights, Players of the Week, the Marvin Harrison Jr. trade, two suspensions and the Week 6 games to watch.

Clerk Bill Burgess wants two more state-funded ballot drop boxes before the Nov. 3 election. County minutes show commissioners declined the request "at this time" on Oct. 6. Their next management meeting is Oct. 20.

ICE agents entered a closed construction site at McKay Park in northeast Salem on Oct. 9 and detained three subcontractor workers, city officials told the Statesman Journal. The city says it had no notice and would not have allowed access without a judge's order.

Oregon's congressional Democrats want USDA to buy hard-to-sell hazelnut kernels through its Section 32 program. Guaranteed grower prices for the 2026 crop dropped to 75 to 90 cents a pound as a record harvest arrives.

City councilors unanimously backed Councilor Paul Tigan's Oct. 12 motion to research local authority over package-delivery drones and seek state legislation on time, place and manner rules. Portland is considering a related moratorium.