While the effort required to be informed about what goes on in your community can be strenuous, especially after a long day at work, the importance of remaining informed cannot be understated.
One of the most obvious boons to civic engagement and remaining up-to-date on what's happening is the awareness one inculcates about not only their city and its issues, but how those issues could be solved.
Four McNary teachers have been given the honor of being nominated for the Crystal Apple Awards on Tuesday, March 12.
The Marion County Fire District No. 1 (MCFD No. 1) in conjunction with the Salem Fire Department, Keizer Fire District as well as the Marion County Sheriff's office responded to an apartment fire Tuesday morning at 9:40 a.m., located in the 200 block of Colt Lane NE, in Salem.
With another school year coming to a close in the next few months, the McNary Athletic Booster Club is ramping up efforts to gather more funding for students and needs the community’s help.
This coming summer, the athletic club will host a workout camp, its second year in a row doing so, for McNary student-athletes.
Keizer-born McNary senior Ali Martinez is many things: a student, an athlete, a sister and a daughter, although if there is one thing she is not, it’s lackadaisical.
With another season already underway and several wins under their belts, the Willamette Golden Spikes, a little league baseball team managed by nonprofit Willamette Valley Elite Baseball, are still needing some help.
The McNary Mock Trial team placed in the top three in a regional tournament on Feb. 24, alongside South and West Salem High School, at the Lane County Circuit Court in Eugene, as a part of the Civics Learning Project, an organization that tries to get more kids involved in the democratic system.
With nearly two decades of experience between them, Melissa Bisset and Dawn Wilson, Keizer’s city recorders, bring not only a wealth of knowledge to their positions, but a work ethic that can only come when one is passionate about their work.
The annual State of the City address is coming around again on March 12 from 11:45 - 1 p.m. located at 930 Chemawa Rd NE.
A full council bench greeted attendees for the Keizer City Council meeting on Mar. 4, and came together for a night of swear-ins, vehicle towing as well as celebrating the women leaders of the city.