The Keizer Heritage Museum and the Keizertimes are teaming up to create an oral history of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected Keizer residents, but we need stories of local impacts to make it happen. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., on July 11, Robert Becker, curator of the Keizer Heritage[Read More…]
COVID-19
KCFB cupboards are getting bare
Volunteers at Keizer Community Food Bank prepare to serve the area’s hungry the afternoon of Monday, June 29. If it weren’t for a federal program making certain fresh produce and dairy products were getting to those in need, Jim Johnson is fairly certain the Keizer Community Food Bank (KCFB) would[Read More…]
Number of new 97303 COVID-19 cases slows
After two weeks of 20 percent increases in the number of COVID-19 cases, the number of new positive tests linked to the 97303 zip code dropped by two-thirds. According to data collected by the Oregon Health Authority, there were only eight new COVID-19 cases between June 24 and July 1.[Read More…]
McDonald’s offers Happy Meals for kids of healthcare workers
Keizer McDonald’s locations are offering free Happy Meals for the children of healthcare workers through May 31. “In hopes of making things a little easier, when customers purchase a Combo Meal through the McDonald’s app, their kids will eat for free. Families can receive a free Happy Meal at local McDonald’s[Read More…]
Modified community dinner planned
The Keizer Community Dinner will return Wednesday, May 27, but with several changes in place. This time around, meals will be served to-go from 4 until 6 p.m. or until the food runs out. The meal site will remain the same, St. Edward Catholic Church, 5303 River Road N. “We[Read More…]
Civic Center reopens to public
The City of Keizer is preparing for a four-phase reopening to coincide with broader plans to reopen the state’s offices and private businesses. “This plan will be phased in over the next weeks/months with parts happening very soon and others tied to the governor’s executive orders and the state’s reopening[Read More…]
Honoring Nurses – The heart of healthcare
City lays out reopening plans
Civic Center The City of Keizer is preparing for a four-phase reopening to coincide with broader plans to reopen the state’s offices and private businesses. “This plan will be phased in over the next weeks/months with parts happening very soon and others tied to the Governor’s executive orders and the[Read More…]
Gov. sets COVID-19 testing goals needed to reopen
Gov. Kate Brown is setting a goal of testing up to 4,200 Oregonians per week and training 600 contact tracers as a portal to reopening Oregon. “As we look to reopen Oregon, it’s critical we understand the prevalence of COVID-19 across the state and use science and data to ensure[Read More…]
Governor sets testing, tracing guidelines on path to reopening the state
Gov. Kate Brown is setting a goal of testing up to 4,200 Oregonians per week and training 600 contact tracers as a portal to reopening Oregon. “As we look to reopen Oregon, it’s critical we understand the prevalence of COVID-19 across the state and use science and data to ensure[Read More…]