Shaney Starr participated in her first Keizer City Council regular session meeting Monday following her appointment. (KEIZERTIMES/Joey Cappelletti). A split Keizer City Council voted Monday evening to appoint Shaney Starr to a seat on council that has been vacant since Ross Day stepped down early in November. Starr will fill[Read More…]
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Commissioners choose St. Paul resident Jessica George to fill House District 25 vacancy
Jessica George (left) and Scott Guptill respond to questions from county commissioners on Friday, Dec. 10 (KEIZERTIMES/Joey Cappelletti) County commissioners from Marion, Yamhill and Washington counties voted Friday afternoon to appoint Jessica George as the next state representative for House District 25. George will replace Bill Post, who resigned in[Read More…]
Council delays decision on Summer Concert Series management
(Photo courtesy of Keizer Rotary Ampitheater) Marijuana, summer concerts, sushi and turf fields: The Keizer City Council had no shortage of interesting topics on the agenda for their second to last regular meeting of the year on Monday Dec. 6. The council’s vote on whether or not to sign a[Read More…]
Republicans rush to fill vacant House District 25 seat
House chamber at the Oregon State Capitol. (Photo courtesy of Bill Post) Oregon Republicans are rushing to fill a state Legislature seat vacated by Bill Post on Nov. 30 ahead of the Dec. 13 special session called by Gov. Kate Brown last week. Post has represented House District 25, which[Read More…]
S-K school board director considers removing children from district
Danielle Bethell is the school board director for the Keizer area in addition to being a Marion County commissioner. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Bethell) Danielle Bethell, a parent of two Salem-Keizer students, took to Facebook on Nov. 23 to ask for help from her followers. “In search of middle school/high[Read More…]
Suspensions in Salem-Keizer schools double in days following public report
McNary High School Suspensions at Salem-Keizer Public Schools have doubled in the 10 school days following the district’s public release of discipline data at a Nov. 16 school board meeting. At a Nov. 16 Salem-Keizer school board work session, district leadership presented data that showed that suspensions had decreased substantially[Read More…]
Keizer crime to be featured on Dec. 2 episode of Dr. Phil
A Lowe’s store located at Keizer Station. (KEIZERTIMES/Joey Cappelletti) Three months ago, a Keizer resident filmed as two men loaded thousands of dollars worth of electrical wire into their Lowe’s shopping carts, walked past a powerless security guard and drove off with the stolen merchandise. The video, filmed at a[Read More…]
‘Every time we find a home they kick us out’: The story of a sweep at an Indian School Road camp
Indian School Road campers pack their belongings on Nov. 16 as local law enforcement officers watch over. (KEIZERTIMES/Joey Cappelletti) Less than a half-mile east of Keizer Station, on the outskirts of Salem, sits a homeless camp. The camp is located along Indian School Road on land owned by the Oregon[Read More…]
Council discusses city councilor, city manager vacancies
Keizer City Attorney Shannon Johnson (left) and Public Works Director Bill Lawyer. (KEIZERTIMES/Joey Cappelletti) Baseball and softball fields weren’t the only thing on deck at Monday’s Keizer City Council meeting. $1.8 million worth of new projects, a vacant council seat and an updated timetable on the search for a new[Read More…]
Kaiser Permanente avoids strike
Less than 48 hours before 35,000 Kaiser Permanente workers were set to strike, union leaders and Kaiser were able to reach a tentative agreement Saturday morning, Nov. 13. The strike, which was set to begin at 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, would have included 3,400 Kaiser employees in Oregon[Read More…]