Veronica Diaz squirts mayonnaise on her son Victor’s sandwich during a free summer lunch at Washington Elementary School on June 18, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Thousands of local school children will get bagged lunches starting Monday to keep them fed while their schools remain dark under a statewide closure order[Read More…]
COVID-19
Cherriots tells riders to expect service disruptions Friday
Cherriots said its focused on keeping its core network running after experiencing staffing shortages because of coronavirus closures. (Courtesy/Cherriots) Salem’s transit service told bus riders to expect service disruptions Friday afternoon. Spokeswoman Patricia Feeny said the transit directors at Cherriots are meeting to determine what resources they have to keep[Read More…]
State authorities expand restrictions in face of estimates that coronavirus could infect 75,000 Oregonians
NOTE: Keizertimes is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. From playgrounds to prisons, Oregon is facing ever-expanding steps to get ahead of the novel coronavirus that state officials estimate could infect 75,000 people in a matter of weeks. The biggest[Read More…]
Governor orders Salem-Keizer schools, all others in the state, closed in a move to slow coronavirus spread
NOTE: Keizertimes is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. SALEM – Turning to a “last resort” she hoped to avoid, Gov. Kate Brown Thursday night ordered all Oregon schools closed for at least two weeks to help stop the spread[Read More…]
An update on COVID-19 from Keizer Fire District
Keizer Fire District Keizer Fire Chief Jeff Cowan shared the following message on Facebook last night regarding COVID-19. “Hello Keizer Fire District, On March 5th 2020, our medical personnel transported a patient that has since tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). This is the second patient in Marion County[Read More…]
Oregon bans large gatherings, school assemblies to end as two in Lebanon veterans’ home found infected with COVID-19
NOTE: Keizertimes is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Life in Oregon undergoes a dramatic change Thursday, as Gov. Kate Brown bans large gatherings, major universities shift to remote classes for 80,000 students, local schools are urged to cancel[Read More…]
Coronavirus: What to know and what to do
Oregon health officials had identified three presumptive cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) at press time. The first case of the virus in an Oregon resident was identified on Feb. 28 and two more followed. The most recent is an adult from Umatilla County and has not been linked to other cases[Read More…]