McNary High School McNary High School was evacuated earlier this afternoon after receiving an anonymous bomb threat. Law enforcement and district security investigated the premises before deeming the school safe later that afternoon. District spokesperson Aaron Harada said that students and staff were evacuated from the building for roughly 15[Read More…]
Author: Matt Rawlings
McNary pulls off upset over Canby
McNary guard Avery Buss splits a pass between a pair of Canby defenders (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Playing with a full roster for one of the first times this season, the McNary girls basketball squad pulled off a huge upset over Canby in their final non-league contest. Clinging to a two-point lead[Read More…]
Celts get the sweep against Sprague
Despite his goggles falling from his eyes early in the race, Zander Rhoades was still able to win the 100-yard butterfly event. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In his eight years at the helm of the McNary swim program, Celtics head coach Casey Lewin couldn’t remember ever being more impressed with a team[Read More…]
Celts easily win first MVC dual against McKay
Damian Hernandez (blue singlet) earned a first round pin in his match against Kelvin Yan (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In their first Mountain Valley Conference dual meet of the season, the McNary wrestling squad showed their superiority by defeating McKay 66-15 on Wednesday, Jan. 5. “It’s always good to start the league[Read More…]
SKPS has no plans to suspend extracurricular activities
Evan Cornell tries to get to the hoop off the dribble in McNary’s game against Lakeridge on Dec. 30. Sports in the Salem-Keizer School District will continue in spite of the large amount of COVID cases in the state (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Even with the exorbitant amount of COVID-19 cases in[Read More…]
Big night for Gonzalez pushes McNary past Lakeridge
Jando Gonzalez goes up for for a shot after beating a Lakeridge defender off the dribble (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). McNary point guard Jando Gonzalez knew he had it going early in the first quarter. “It was just one of those days. After the first few went, I knew it was going[Read More…]
Top 10 sports stories of 2021
Despite their being no athletic events for the first two months of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Keizer featured a litany of notable sports stories this year. Here were the top 10 sports stories featured in the Keizertimes in 2021. McNary wins first game in[Read More…]
Jefferson calls it a career after 23 years with Keizer Police
Keizer Police officer Eric Jefferson, along with his K9, Buster, chats with community members at KeizerFEST in August. Jefferson retired in November after 30 years as a cop (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). When he was 17 years old, Eric Jefferson admitted that he didn’t think highly of police. However, it was the[Read More…]
A year in review
Whether it was an historic ice storm, drama at city hall, or kids going back to school after a year of distance learning, there were no shortage of newsworthy stories in Keizer. Here were some of the top stories that were featured in the Keizertimes in 2021. The Chris Eppley[Read More…]
Amazon driver gains national attention by fixing Christmas decorations in Keizer
Tyrone Wallace fixes Christmas decorations while making a delivery to a Keizer home (Submitted). The day began as an ordinary Saturday morning for Tyrone Wallace. As a delivery driver for Amazon, Wallace was making the rounds in Keizer on Dec. 11 when he came across a house that had its[Read More…]