Third-grade student Levi Black cuts out a shape during an art lesson at Salem Heights Elementary School on Oct. 18, 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Students in Salem-Keizer are expected to return to class, though virtually and not in schoolhouses, after the state Monday night announced a major shift in strategy.[Read More…]
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Raffle party canceled, drawing to be live-streamed
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the Rotary Club of Keizer and the Keizer Rotary Foundation have decided to cancel the 2020 Raffle Party, originally scheduled for April 4. However, the raffle drawing will be held via live stream at 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, on the club’s Facebook[Read More…]
Man crashes into Keizer home
A man charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants crashed through the fence and into the home of a Keizer family Saturday, March 28. At approximately 6:40 p.m., Keizer Police officers were dispatched to the 5100 block of Courtlyn Street Northeast to several reports that a motor vehicle had[Read More…]
SKPS offers Chromebooks to students in need of devices
All Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) students in need of devices for supplemental learning will be able to rent Chromebooks at no cost from the district for the duration of the emergency school closure. Devices will be made available at each of the district’s six traditional high schools – McKay, McNary,[Read More…]
Salem-Keizer board will meet virtually Monday to hear the latest on local school closure
The 2019-20 Salem-Keizer School Board (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Salem-Keizer School Board will hold a virtual meeting Monday afternoon to hear updates on the district’s closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Board members will vote on two items related to the pandemic. The first would suspend an existing board policy requiring[Read More…]
City finances already feeling COVID pinch
Until last week, things were looking up for the City of Keizer’s budget. There was a large conversation looming regarding the police services fee, but the message from city officials was generally a positive one. Because of the COVID-19, the same city officials are re-examining most of their assumptions. The[Read More…]
Hospital brace for crisis, but modeling shows we can nip need
Oregon is at a critical moment in the COVID-19 pandemic, and state authorities are preparing the next phase of intervention. A joint statewide plan released today details how the state plans to ramp up services in preparation for a crisis like the one being seen in other states, and how[Read More…]
Underlying conditions that exacerbate COVID infection
The COVID-19 virus is nondiscriminating in its spread, but there are certain conditions that make individuals more likely to suffer severe symptoms and outcomes. This is the list of underlying conditions known to exacerbate the virus impacts, according to the Oregon Health Authority: • Lung disease, including asthma or chronic[Read More…]
What’s open in Keizer
Lana and Terry Ricker show off the face shields now available in Mr. Video at 3836 River Road N. The Keizertimes is striving to be the best possible resource for the city during troubling times. While some businesses, such as gyms, and other organizations will close temporarily as a result[Read More…]
Running low on supplies, Salem Health stops coronavirus testing at clinics, emergency room
A check in station outside the back entrance to the Salem Health clinic on South River Road, where patients were being tested for COVID-19 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Citing a need to conserve test kits and supplies for hospitalized patients, Salem Health said Wednesday it would stop testing people with respiratory[Read More…]