
Spirit of community shows in busy year for Keizer library
Keizer's library marks a year of increasing use by patrons, bilingual events, and popular children's activities. Operators report on a busy year to the Keizer City Council.

Keizer's library marks a year of increasing use by patrons, bilingual events, and popular children's activities. Operators report on a busy year to the Keizer City Council.

The event coincides with the National Day of Prayer, a tradition dating back to 1952.

Whiteaker eighth-grader Michelle Ashon-Imoroa pens a winning essay outlining goals to create safe places in Keizer for those in need.

Mayor Cathy Clark gave a number-heavy update on the community in her State of the City speech, covering everything from employment figures to city spending.

Keizer councilors, while agreeing a fee hike is necessary, also want to take the plan to the voters before implementing it.

Lining up to pay $4.6 million for the 3.5 acres is a subsidiary of US Market, a Salem company with two other operations in Keizer.

Keizer workers last week cleared out two homeless camps along Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Both tent encampments were in the parkway territory, up against fencing bordering Keizer. One camp was across the fence from the Pleasant View Apartments off Northeast Pleasant View Drive. Two…

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Opinions were divided as citizens spoke Monday about the idea of adding a pavilion to Keizer Rapids Park. The city would need to amend the park's formal plan to open the way for such a structure.