Keizer Art Association’s virtual March exhibit is the Watercolor Show. The juried show will be available at KAA’s website only from Feb. 25 to March 30. Entries will be accepted through Feb. 24. There are two categories in the show:…
Marion County has established a call center for residents in need following the ice storm and subsequent widespread power outages. Call 503-588-5108 for information about available resources or to request a welfare check for a medically vulnerable friend or family…
Bessie Lelack of Keizer turned 100 years old and was feted at a her grandson’s home on Tuesday, Feb. 2. She was joined by her son Jerry Lelack, grandson Tony (who prepared the birthday dinner) and great grandchildren Chloe and…
In cooperation with Marion County, St. Edward Catholic Church and Salem Evangelical Church are opening warming centers on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Area residents still without power are invited to for area residents still without power are welcome at either location.…
It took only four days for a new temporary shelter at the Pavillion in the Oregon State Fairgrounds to fill to capacity. On Feb. 1, the City of Salem, Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency,…
About 5,000 Keizer homes were still without power Monday morning at 10 a.m. PGE had about 2,500 workers still trying to light up the grids throughout the Willamette Valley after restoring power to an astonishing 150,000 homes in the first…
Families that rely on SNAP benefits to purchase food and or essential items, and who lost food as a result of the ice storm, may be able to recover some of the losses. The Oregon Department of Health and Human…
Suicide is the leading cause of death in Oregon for ages 10-24. iRespect&Protect, a collaborative effort by Marion and Polk counties, hopes to change this by offering free tools, resources, and toolkits for youth, teens, parents, youth serving organizations, and…
Tony Ling launches yard debris overhead at a drop-off site south of Keizer Little League Park on Ridge Drive Northeast. Yard debris from the ice storm may be dropped off at Keizer Little League Park, south parking lot. The lot…
Keizer officials contacted just 19 shelterless people during its portion of the annual point-in-time count. Officers from the Keizer Police Department (KPD) Community Response Unit (CRU) and Code Officer Ben Crosby hit the streets alongside hundreds of other volunteers to…