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…]
NEWS
City budget preview: Police services fee could escalate quickly
Members of the Keizer Budget Advisory Committee got a preview of what to expect when budgeting season begins in about 60 days. The biggest challenge the group can expect to grapple with is what to do about the monthly police services fee added to utility bills in November 2017. The[Read More…]
Salem-Keizer Public Schools responds to COVID-19 outbreak
SKPS School district Salem-Keizer Salem-Keizer Public Schools does not have any confirmed coronavirus cases. The district is taking some preventative precautions, including additional cleaning measures in schools and on buses, and providing resources on when to go to school and when to see a doctor. Concerning an employee who recently returned from a trip[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…]
Keizer fire releases second wave of bonds
At their regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday Feb. 18, the Keizer Fire District Board of Directors approved the bank financing of the second series of bonds in the current strong financial market and increase the value of the bonds, whiles saving taxpayers money in rates, term, and interest —[Read More…]
Delight pathway contract awarded
There is no start date yet, but a long-desired project in west Keizer is one step closer to fruition. vGelco Construction was the winning bidder on the project with a low bid of $149,580. Eight contractors placed bids on the project, the highest bid was $239,822. An engineer’s estimate for[Read More…]
Chick-fil-yay?
For the last few weeks, rumors have swirled about the possibility of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Keizer Station. While it may still materialize, it is far from certain and a map supposedly showing the location being circulated on social media sites doesn’t match up with any in the city’s possession. [Read More…]
Traffic court
NO LICENSE Jose Obregon Andres, $642; Amber D Mayhew, $100; Michael Benton Perry, $265; Damien Raymond, $317; Colten Sean Webber, $265. NO INSURANCE Mary Elizabeth Hart Johnson, $600; Jennifer Nichole Herriges, $600; Alan Curtis Jones, $600; Michael Benton Perry, $265; Chris Robert Weaver, $235. NO PROOF OF INSURANCE Carlos Alberto[Read More…]
Police scanner Monday, Feb. 24 – Sunday, March 1
Monday, Feb. 24 11:16 a.m. – Criminal trespassing in the 6000 block of Field Of Dreams Way NE. 4:17 p.m. – Arrested for coercion and restraining order violation in the 300 block of Hazelbrook Drive N. 3:12 p.m. – Arrested for assault in the 6000 block of Fenwick Court N.[Read More…]