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CDC updates symptom list for COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added several new symptoms to its existing list for COVID-19. Fever, cough and shortness of breath are indications that someone might have the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. On Monday, April…

Man arrested after trying to torch his home

Beck’s rampage inside his home on Verda Lane included firing shots at a washing machine. A Keizer man was arrested after allegedly menacing his wife, then blasting a washing machine and walls with various firearms and attempting to set fire to…

Lucky ducks

An alert driver and two Keizer Public Works employees helped reunite a mother duck and her ducklings Wednesday, April 22.  Keizer Public Works was informed that a female mallard was seen flapping frantically near a storm drain on Keizer Station…

Police calls April 19-April 25

Sunday, April 19 8:19 a.m. – Domestic disturbance in the 700 block of Farmland Lane NE. 9 a.m. – Domestic disturbance in the 1000 block of Murphy Avenue NE. 9:06 a.m. – Theft in the 800 block of Chemawa Road…

Chicken broods can grow

Members of the Keizer City Council approved an increase to the number of backyard chickens permitted in Keizer, and added ducks to the mix, at its meeting Monday, April 20.  The decision to relax development code restraints on backyard fowl…

Avamere reports 1 COVID-19 infection

Two long-term facilities in Keizer have documented cases of COVID-19 infections according to a list released by the state of Oregon Friday, April 17.  Last week, The Oaks at Sherwood Park in south Keizer was discovered to be battling one…

Latinx students rewarded for scholarship

What it lacked in formality, the members of Keizer’s Latino Action Committee (LAC) made up for in spirit.  On Tuesday, April 21, members of the group honored 20 McNary High School seniors with $300 scholarships drive-thru style, an accommodation for…

Police calls April 12 – April 19

Sunday, April 12 4:23 a.m. – Criminal mischief in the 1300 block of Galina Court NE.  1:31 p.m. – Domestic disturbance in the 3900 block Partridge Lane NE.  7:39 p.m. – Theft of services in the 700 block of Dearborn…