Keizer Police responded to a reported gunshot wound in a private residence on Mayfield Place N on Sept. 4. The single owner and occupant of the home woke up to someone inside his residence at approximately 2:20 a.m. and fired his weapon. The unidentified individual was pronounced deceased at the[Read More…]
Author: Charles Glenn
Chemawa Road cleared after accident downed power lines
PGE Works to restore power after a vehicle accident resulted in downed power lines near Chemawa Road NE and Chetco Court NE. (CHARLES GLENN/KEIZERTIMES) According to Keizer Police Lt. Andrew Wenning, a Chevrolet Tahoe swerved off Chemawa Road Friday, Sept. 2 around 11 a.m., knocking down an electrical pole and[Read More…]
Community spirit is strong in SE
From left to right: Rolando, Naylani, Omar, Rosalinda and Leo Navarro at the SEKCC back to school event, Aug. 26 Southeast Keizer Community Center (SEKCC) in Keizer held a back-to-school event for more than two dozen Keizer elementary and high school students on Aug. 26. featuring backpacks filled with school[Read More…]
New apartments will combine living, commercial spaces
A nearly completed construction site is under development at the busy intersection of Cherry Road NE and Sam Orcutt Way in Keizer, across the street from Bi-Mart. The multi-family, multi-use project will be a 40-unit apartment complex with space for commercial vendors in the Cherry Road NE-facing buildings. The development,[Read More…]
ServeFest returns after two-year hiatus
To the delight of several hundred attendees, Lakepoint Community Church brought back their ServeFest event Sunday, Aug. 28 at Keizer Community Center. Professionals, volunteers and neighbors came from all over the region to donate their time and expertise in an effort to serve and interact with the community, and even[Read More…]
Keizer Police drone program saves time and lives
Keizer Police Sgt. David LeDay demonstrates the operation of a DGI Mini police drone (CHARLES GLENN/KEIZERTIMES) Keizer Police Department’s drone program saves officers time, reduces risk, and saves money. In the past, when Keizer Police Department responded to a major traffic accident, getting topographical, or top-down images of the accident[Read More…]
New construction on Verda will not adversely affect flood plain
Owens Construction worker, Kaleb Johnston, operates an excavator at the site of the new “Verda Crossing” housing development. (CHARLES GLENN/KEIZERTIMES) A 112-unit apartment complex is under construction on Verda Lane NE, between Dearborn Ave. NE and Chemawa Road NE, tentatively named Verda Crossing. Building permits are still pending, but the[Read More…]
Energy Trust offers cost-saving solutions
A solar farm near Volanoes Stadium in Keizer. Energy Trust of Oregon is a taxpayer-funded service available to qualifying residents and business-owners in Keizer and around the state specializing in helping consumers save energy and money. Thousands of dollars in incentives are available to qualifying individuals and businesses, such as[Read More…]
Cherriots offering new express route to Woodburn, Wilsonville
In response to local requests for service, Cherriots will begin operating what’s being dubbed the Wilsonville-Keizer Express route, Sept. 6. Route 80X will be a weekday-only service that will begin at the Keizer Transit Center, stop at the Woodburn Memorial Transit Center, and then turn around at the Wilsonville Transit[Read More…]
Gilbert House play area to receive a makeover
In an effort to become more inclusive, Salem’s Gilbert House Children’s Museum will begin constructing an updated and modernized Outdoor Discovery Play Area this year. The construction will close that section of the museum to the public until sometime in April, 2023. Other areas of the museum will remain open[Read More…]
