Keizer’s new Fairfield Inn is expected to open near the end of July. It will be the city’s third hotel, and is part of new development near Keizer Station.

In a letter to the editor, Keizer resident Dave Guile decries spending by Trump cabinet members and the Republican Congress as cuts hit important federal programs.

After losing revenue due to several recent tournament cancellations at Keizer Little League Park, the Florida-based company management company is requesting more money to continue managing the park. The company proposed waiving its monthly management fee to help stabilize the operation

Burlington held its grand opening on Friday, July 17. During the event, the company presented Kennedy Elementary School with a $5,000 donation.

BREAKING NEWS: After a month-long investigation, a Keizer city committee is recommending that Mayor Cathy Clark be sanctioned for violating council rules. The committee provided no details on its investigation during a public session on Wednesday, July 22.

On the fifth and final day of a weeklong trial between the wholesale distribution industry and the state, recycling experts poked holes in each other’s research.

Keizer police, with help from other agencies, are investigating three massage parlors in Keizer for prostitution and human trafficking. Police teams searched the Keizer businesses on Monday, July 13.

Salem’s Pentacle Theatre will announce upcoming plays during a program this Friday and Saturday, July 24-25.

Keizerites can shred documents and dispose of TVs, monitors and other electronics for free during an upcoming event. The event will be held between 8 a.m. and noon on Saturday, July 25. It will take place at Keizer City Hall, at 930 Chemawa Road N.E. It is a joint effort between the City of Keizer,…

Police say the woman was believed to be driving a Ford Explorer that was seen in Keizer Thursday, July 16, and then the next day in Washington state.

After failing the first signature verification process, Initiative Petition 28 could still reach the ballot if it clears a second, larger review.

Republican Secretary of State Dennis Richardson looked for fraud. He found Oregon’s system works well and cleanly.

This weekend people can find rides and games at a carnival in Keizer.

In a letter to the editor, Leslie Risewick notes the benefits when volunteers step up to read with Keizer students.

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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.