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The City Council is considering new management for the artificial turf fields at Keizer Rapids Park. It delayed discussion on contracting with the Florida-based company that currently manages the Keizer Little League Park after initial financial projections submitted by the company.

In a letter to the editor, Keizer resident Jim Parr writes about the long-term effects of a drier climate.

Food resources in the area are already seeing an increase in demand following cuts to Oregon’s SNAP program.

Tracy Cramer, a Gervais resident who is running for the Oregon Senate District 11 seat, will speak in Keizer on Thursday, July 16.

Seven weeks of summer concerts in Keizer Rapids Park begin Saturday, July 18, with Portland-based band Glitterfox.

Chardonnay M. Benavidez, 32, was ordered by Marion Circuit Judge Courtland Geyer to live at a West Salem home in the custody of another individual.

In a Capital Chronicle column, political observer Randy Stapilus says the Democratic argument writes itself: The Trump administration won’t do anything meaningful about prices, so we will.

A popular William Shakespeare play will be performed in Keizer over July 16-18.

The council approved a two-step increase in policing fees to cover rising costs and rebalance the burden for residential and commercial payers.

More than 100 people gathered in the patio behind the Keizer Community Library on July 7, to celebrate the library’s recent recognition as a public library.

Keizer’s Waremart location closed on Thursday, July 9 after carbon monoxide was found in the air. The store was open again on Friday.

The prosperity panel’s new report runs 452 pages and offers an array of ideas, some very specific, such as those concerning taxes and spending.

COLUMN: What Keizertimes is doing to get facts about a city investigation that officials so far refuse to explain.

Keizer has multiple private pools dating back nearly half a century. Some who use them say they offer a community that is worth the cost of membership.

City officials say the financial loss is short term, but will affect the city’s ability to maintain the park.

McNary High School and Claggett Creek Middle School are among the Salem-Keizer School District locations offering free meals this summer.

The Keizer Police Department, Keizer Fire District and Marion County Fire District 1 hosted a three-day camp at the end of June.

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People who use ambulance services in Keizer, but do not live in the Salem or Keizer area, will now pay more for the service than those who are local.

Positions are open on the Keizer Public Arts Commission, Planning Commission and Budget Committee. Youth liaison positions are open across multiple panels.