Keizer Police have provided the public with updates to the shooting death of Aaron Gage at a Mayfield Place residence Sept. 4. Gage was shot and killed by the single owner and occupant of the home, and police now say…
The Oct. 3 City Council session focused primarily on new supplemental budget items which the council has reviewed, including $395,000 for city employee and police pay raises and combined benefits. Mayor Cathy Clark was excused from the meeting along with…
Dr. Satya Chandragiri is frustrated with the other members of the Salem-Keizer School Board (SKSD), so much so that he held a press conference at the Salem capital mall on Sept. 29 in order to call attention to what he…
Keizer residents should not expect massive changes to housing anytime soon. The city’s Planning Director, Shane Witham, said his office has received lots of questions about new construction, and he has answers. In late May, Keizer finalized its code project…
The West Keizer Neighborhood Association is joining forces with the teachers and parents at Cummings Elementary School to sponsor a beautification project for the school’s playground. The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. – noon.…
Early in the morning on Sept. 20, Keizer Police responded to the report of a stabbing in the 3000 block of Cherry Avenue N. Investigators report that a male and female got into an argument, which led to another…
A public hearing on a proposed supplemental budget for the City of Keizer will be held on Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. Supplemental budget items under discussion forappropriation include: Sewer Fund – $150,000 of additional…
The Volunteer Coordinating Committee met on Sept. 8 to nominate several individuals to fill upcoming vacancies on the Budget Committee and the Planning Commission, all of whom City Council approved unanimously during theSept. 19 session. Position 1 on the Budget…
Keizerites are about to be squeezed a little more, financially. The city’s Finance Officer Tim Wood reported to City Council during the Sept. 19 session that most Keizer residents would be facing a more than $20 annual hike in their…
If you were one of the people who recently approached the city about using grant funds to help start up your own food truck business, prepare to be disappointed. Keizer City Council voted Sept. 19 not to amend the city’s…