Thatcher State Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, is seeking to cement a ban on “vaccine passports” with introduction of a new bill. On Thursday, June 3, Thatcher introduced Senate Bill 872. The bill would prohibit public and private entities from denying…
Rep. Bill Post, R-Keizer, had one, all-caps answer when asked how he felt about the passage of a bill he sponsored to relax laws on dispensing pseudoephedrine, the medication that helps reduce allergy symptoms. “RELIEF,” said Post via email. House…
Keizer City Councilor Ross Day took aim at the process by which the city is selecting an interim city manager and the primary candidate under consideration for the job at a city council meeting Monday, June 7. Noting that the…
The, at times, confusing protections of the First Amendment entangled discussion of the city flying a LGBTQ+ Pride flag during a Keizer City Council meeting Monday, June, 7. While it is unlikely to happen this year, the city may still…
Keizer may not need to accommodate nearly as many new residents in the coming decades. Two years ago, the city was asked to plan for nearly 10,000 new residents. New, tentative population estimates cut the forecast by more than half.…
Jessica Cavanaugh as Olympe De Gouge and Lemon Marin as Marianne Angelle conspire together during dress rehearsals. The cast and director of the newest Keizer Homegrown Theatre production, The Revolutionists, agree the play only became more relevant during its year-long…
Figuring out how to make the city more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists through reduced speeds and new asphalt striping were some of the leading topics of a recent Traffic Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee. “Under the new standards, River…
The leadership of three Keizer-based youth leagues are pushing back against the assertion they in any way endorsed a plan for the For Love of the Game to manage and relocate operations at Keizer Little League Park. A committee of…
Oregon bird enthusiasts can put their yard feeders out once again. Earlier this year, officials from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife asked residents to take down feeders to halt the spread of salmonella among some local bird populations.…
The owners of the Mavericks League are proposing to rebuild the Keizer’s youth league fields at the stadium and add a scaled down Fenway Park replica to the mix. This story includes updates from the original version. The leadership of…