Numerous local law enforcement agencies, including the Keizer Police Department (KPD), responded to a fatal car crash near Woodburn on Interstate 5 Saturday, Oct. 26. continuing the investigation into this morning’s multi-vehicle fatal crash on I-5 near Woodburn. About 4 a.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers and emergency personnel responded[Read More…]
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Driver who struck blind woman sought
Wind advisory begins tonight, lasts almost 24 hours
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the area that goes into effect at 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, and will extend until 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. Easterly winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected with gusts reaching 30 to 50 mph. The strongest gusts are[Read More…]
Residents seek to revive OSTA at McNary Oaks
Residents of McNary Oaks Mobile Villa are pushing ahead with attempts to reinvigorate its chapter of the Oregon State Tenants Association (OSTA). On Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m., Rita Loberger, current OSTA president, will be talking with residents at the park clubhouse about their rights as homeowners within the[Read More…]
Domestic Violence: A Hidden Menace
Reading over the Keizer Police Department’s (KPD) Domestic Violence Assessment form is a quick, harrowing descent into the dark side of humanity. Any document that identifies victims and suspects at the outset makes its intentions known quickly, but the questions that follow only get more troublesome. These are just a[Read More…]
3 schools placed on lockdown
Three Keizer schools were put into lockdown after a student reported seeing a person in the parking lot with a bat in one hand and a possible rifle in the other. The incident began about 8:15 a.m. and Keizer police cars swarmed to the campus. McNary High School and Cummings[Read More…]
Notes from a holy land
An outside view of the Petra Treasury, a temple built in the 1st Century AD. I recently traveled to Israel on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. While there, among other things, I learned what the word pilgrimage meant. We saw many “holy sites” or places where things took place[Read More…]
Police calls: Oct. 12 – Oct. 20
Saturday, October 12 9:15 a.m. – Arrest for burglary and criminal mischief in the 5000 block of McLeod Lane NE. Monday, October 14 7 a.m. – Arrest for criminal trespassing in the 5000 block of River Road N. 4 p.m. – Criminal trespassing in the 3000 block of River Road[Read More…]
City is SHARP on safety
City employees were honored with SHARP recognition, given for excelling in safety, at the Keizer City Council meeting October 7. When Keizer’s director of human resources, Machell DePina, called OSHA – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration – to find out if the city might qualify as a Safety Health[Read More…]
School board accepts $25.9M in grants
Grants totaling over $25.9 million were approved by the Salem-Keizer School Board on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The grants, all from or through the Oregon Department of Education, are: • $12,619,717 from the federal Department of Education to ensure that students in schools with high poverty percentages can meet state academic[Read More…]