By KEIZERTIMES staffAn Oregon contractor has paid an $18,781 fine to the state after improperly handling asbestos material during a Keizer home repair a year ago, according to state records. The family living in the North Ventura Street home had expected to be out of their home for about two[Read More…]
BREAKING
Christopher concedes to Clark
Cathy Clark reported that challenger Lore Christopher contacted her to concede in their race for Keizer mayor. As of Thursday evening, Nov. 14, Clark maintained her lead. She had 7,966 votes (52%) to Christopher’s 7,289 votes (47.5%). In January Clark will be sworn in for her sixth two-year term. Christopher[Read More…]
Mayor’s race too close to call; Parsons easily wins race for city council
By KEIZERTIMES StaffIncumbent Cathy Clark was leading challenger Lore Christopher in the race for Keizer mayor, according to partial returns from the Tuesday, Nov. 5 election. The figures from Marion County Elections late Tuesday night showed Clark with 51.08% of the vote to Christopher’s 48.5%. The tally was 4,163 to[Read More…]
Salem-Keizer’s welcome sign keeps getting destroyed. Officials might just pull the plug
By ARDESHIR TABRIZIAN of Salem Reporter For six months, a welcome sign at the Salem-Keizer border has sat dented and the brick wall behind it mangled in pieces.|The sign is frequently damaged by car crashes and has cost the city of Salem around $72,000 to fix in just the last[Read More…]
Husseman to resign city council position
Keizer City Councilor Robert Husseman announced on Thursday, Aug. 29, that he will resign his post with “immediate affect.” Husseman cited health issues in his family that will take him out of the country for long stretches of time. Husseman said he called Mayor Cathy Clark to tell her of[Read More…]
Keizer man plans appeal of 3rd murder conviction
Peter J. Zielinski’s effort to shorten his punishment for murdering his wife in Keizer 13 years ago didn’t work. Again. For the second time, jurors recently decided he was guilty of killing Lisa Zielinski in their Keizer home on Jan. 12, 2011. They convicted him of second-degree murder after a[Read More…]
School board member resigns
SKPS Board member for Zone 1, Osvaldo Avila, has effectively tendered his resignation from the board on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Icy morning will yield to warmer temperatures and rain on Wednesday afternoon
Though temperatures on Wednesday, Jan. 17, morning in Keizer are climbing, side streets, sidewalks and parking lots are still iced over, making walking and driving on side streets a challenge. If you can wait until later Wednesday morning before venturing out. Our cold snap will be broken by Wednesday evening[Read More…]
Chance of freezing rain on Tuesday
According to the U.S. Weather Service there is a slight chance of freezing rain between 1 p.m and 2 p.m. today, then rain or freezing rain in the Salem-Keizer area. Snow level 2000 feet rising to 6500 feet in the afternoon. High near 32. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.[Read More…]
Former McNary counselor pleads guilty to sexually harassing minor in Polk County
By ARDESHIR TABRIZIAN Of Salem Reporter Todd A. Bobeda, 47, of Dallas, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 9, in Polk County Circuit Court to two counts of sexual harassment. He admitted in his plea petition that he subjected the girl to “offensive physical contact” between December 2019 and July 2021[Read More…]