A 20-year-old from Vancouver, Wash., was arrested in Keizer after she was spotted driving a vehicle stolen in Salem. At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, the owner of a stolen car called 9-1-1 to report they had located…
The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency is making more than $2 million in rental and utility assistance available for income-eligible residents of Marion and Polk counties. Community action is using its portion of a statewide rental assistance program, roughly $1.5…
There are now expanded hours for the public donation site at St. Edward Catholic Church. In April, Marion County Public Health set up a donation site at the church two days a week. Donations are now being accepted five days…
The City of Keizer is looking for volunteers to serve on the following committees and boards, including a new board that will review the city charter for revision and updates: • Public Art Commission (two vacancies) – meets the third…
Monday, May 18 • 12:13 a.m. – Reckless burning in the 2000 block of Keizer Road NE. • 12:13 a.m. – Possession of heroin in the 5000 block of River Road N. • 7:05 a.m. – Stolen vehicle theft in…
Salem-Keizer School District On Tuesday, May 26, Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) budget committee moved to recommend a budget totaling $1,529,330,135 for the 2020-21 school year. The budget was developed before the economic downturn resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and does…
Voters were unconvinced when it came to a local option levy that would have bolstered the personnel serving Marion County Fire District No. 1 in the early results from voter ballots Wednesday, May 20. The district sought the tax increase…
A Salem man was convicted on three counts of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years for a collision on the Salem Parkway that resulted in the deaths of three area teens. Juan Rodriguez-Palacios, 26, was convicted in a bench…
The Keizer City Council will return to in-person meetings beginning Monday, June 1. Meetings will take place in the council chambers at the Keizer Civic Center with appropriate measures to ensure physical distancing between participants. Members of the council voted…
William McDougall William (Bill) McDougall, 84, of Keizer, Oregon passed away on April 17, 2020. He was born February 22, 1936 in Tacoma, Wash., to parents Neil and Marie McDougall. Bill attended Willamina High School where he enjoyed playing football…