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New community journalist joins the Keizertimes

Hunter Bomar Hunter Bomar, a Keizer native, has joined the staff of the Keizertimes as a community reporter with emphasis on community events and local businesses. A McNary High School graduate, where he served as ASB president, Bomar attended George…

Fun Facts

• Marvel once trademarked the word “zombie.” • Spider-Ham (aka Peter Porker) has a 17-issue comic series. • Venom was created by a fan and purchased for $220. • Luke Cage was the first black superhero with his own comic.…

Volcanoes make return to KYKN

Mitche Graf, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes president of business operations, announced at the organization’s winter sports banquet on Feb. 7 that the team has entered a new multi-year radio partnership with 1430 KYKN, returning Volcanoes games to the station after an…

Keizer athletes place second at national tourney

(From left to right) Emily Blagg. Madison Corpe, Isabella Rodriguez and Talia Medlin smile for the camera after helping their team take second at a national volleyball tourney in Missouri. (Submitted) The North Pacific Juniors (NPJ) 14U Salem National club…

McNary bowlers pull off upset at state tournament

McNary bowler Bailey Gekeler works on her technique at a practice back in February. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings) The McNary girls bowling team competed in the state tournament over the weekend (Feb. 23-24) and pulled off a major upset in the first…

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Grady Burrows

GRADY BURROWS Sophomore at McNary High School Burrows was the only McNary wrestler to win a match at the state meet on Friday, Feb. 22 at Memorial Coliseum. The 113-pound sophomore pinned Finn Whittaker from Wilson High School less than…

Will the real Post please stand up?

Rep. Bill Post built his name locally as an entertaining, sometimes bombastic talk radio host who delighted in aggravating the left and affirming the right’s beliefs. These skills put him in a position to run for the Oregon Legislature, but…

St. Louis ponds now open

Photo courtesy Marion County GERVAIS – Marion County Parks announces that St. Louis Fish Ponds Park will open for the season on March 1, 2019. The popular warm-water fishing and dog training destination is located 13 miles north of Keizer…

Traffic signal coming to transit center

Prep work is being done for a new signalized intersection where the Keizer Transit Center meets Keizer Station Boulevard. (KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald) After operating the Keizer Transit Center (KTC) for more than five years with only right-in /right-out access only,…