Top 10 stories of the year
Scouts to raise funds by recycling Christmas trees
Scouts with Keizer Troop 121 will hold their annual Christmas tree recycling fund raiser this weekend, Dec. 28-29 and next weekend, Jan. 4-5, at Willamette Valley Bank at 5140 River Road.The public can drop their ornament/tinsel-free trees between 9 a.m.…
McNary sports results
As of Dec. 26, the Celtic boys basketball team stands at 5-1. The next game is Friday, Dec. 27, at Caldera High School for the Oregon Holiday Hoopfest. The Lady Celts basketball team has won one of its six games…
It’s not a Christmas movie but it’s sweet
By T.J. REID for the KeizertimesI’ve never been interested in participating in the never-ending “is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” discourse. It’s annoying, and when it comes down to it, who really cares? But for the purpose of this introduction…
Obituary
Paul Eugene Dale Hough, Sept. 25, 1942-Sept. 11, 2024 Paul Eugene Dale Hough was born at his family home on Sept, 25, 1942, in Pontiac, Illinois. He was the fifth of eight children born to Louis and Pauline Hough. Yearning…
Food bank is saved
The Keizer Community Food Bank is no longer threatened with closure. The food bank signed a new contract with Marion Polk Food Share, (MPFS) which wanted the Keizer facility to change the way it distributed food from the pantry. MPFS…
Council sets new start time for meetings
The Keizer City Council has announced that, beginning January 6, the start time for all regular city council meetings will change to 6 p.m., one hour earlier than the previous start time of 7 p.m. The change aims to accommodate…
Hundreds attend Keizer Fire Santa breakfast
Gifts wrapped for families in need
Hundreds of area families will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the efforts of the Keizer Network of Women’s (KNOW) Giving Basket Program.On Thursday, Dec. 12, community volunteers joined members of KNOW to wrap toys, clothing, books and sports equipment.The…
Keizer woman re-charged with murdering son after last case dropped due to mental illness
By ARDESHIR TABRIZIAN of Salem ReporterThe Marion County District Attorney’s Office has again charged a Keizer woman with murdering her 12-year-old son four years after a state judge dropped the same charges due to the woman’s mental illness. Amy M.…