Sunday, March 14 12:40 a.m. – Theft in the 6000 block of Ulali Drive. 10 a.m. – Arrest for criminal trespassing in the 2000 block of Jorie Lane NE. 6:55 p.m. – Traffic accident in the 4000 block of River Road N. Monday, March 15…
Evan Griffith and grandmother Maxine Armstrong inside Rogue Knights on River Road North. The last thing Evan Griffith expected his grandparents to say was, “We’ll look into it.” Griffith, a senior at McNary High School, pitched the idea of a gaming space and collectible card…
Jonathan Thompson and Kyle Juran In addition to naming Kim Freeman Keizer’s First Citizen, the Keizer Chamber of Commerce lauded three other community members for their service. Jonathan Thompson, owner of Northwest Dental Art & Sleep Therapy with his wife Jennifer Frankel, was named Merchant…
Dymond Sullivan with a desk for distance learning provided by Fernando Lopez and the Keizer Community Foundation. When COVID-19 closed schools in 2020 students switched to distance learning. Last fall, the Keizer Community Foundation saw the need to help make at-home instruction easier, especially for…
Keizer Homegrown Theatre recently rescheduled its planned 2020 productions to 2021. There are no dates set in stone at the moment, but patrons and new audience members can follow the troupe on Facebook or visit www.keizerhomegrowntheatre.org. KHT is also holding auditions for a newly added…
The Stayton Rotary and The Heart of the Canyon Committee will host The Heart of the Canyon Auction and Benefit in Stayton on April 10, raising funds to rebuild fire stricken communities throughout the Santiam Canyon and badly hit, Detroit. Sixty percent of proceeds benefit…
Keizer Fire Chief Jeff Cowan. Keizer Fire District Chief Jeff Cowan marked his 40th year in the public safety field this week. The Oregon-native began his career as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) on March 17, 1981 in Oregon City with Willamette Falls Ambulance. He eventually…
The press room at the Keizer News as it looked in the 1960s. The forerunner to the Keizertimes was the Keizer News, founded in 1948. For 22 years the weekly community newspaper reported on the news and the people of the unincorporated community of Keizer.…