The Keizer City Council took the first steps toward forming a city charter review committee at its meeting Monday, May 6. The council wants the committee to take a fresh look at the city charter with one goal being the removal of anti-LGBTQIA language that…
In a city like Keizer, where financial surpluses to do much of anything seem few and far between, budget committee meetings are spaces where the term “status quo” seems to echo endlessly as administrators join in a common refrain when they present their proposals. Nevertheless,…
Salem-Keizer Public Schools has a proposed 2019-20 budget of $1,193,298,808, up 4 percent from the current budget of $1,147,797,142. Superintendent Christy Perry summarized the budget and the changes in its funds in the first of two meetings on Tuesday, April 23, in her budget message…
A man who fled from police into the attic space of an apartment complex on Appleblossom Drive North prompted law enforcement officers to evacuate the entire complex for three hours while they executed a search. The man was eventually arrested and taken to the Marion…
Incoming high school sophomores and juniors can now apply to be a part of the 2019-2021 Leadership Youth Program. The program will begin in September 2019 and end in April 2021. Throughout the two year program students will be able to build their resumes by…
In Zone 4, Dr. Satya Chandrigiri and David Salinas are seeking to replace outgoing board member Jim Green. While board members represent pre-determined district, they are elected by the district at-large. Chandrigiri is a psychiatrist and small business owner. Salinas is a project manager with…
In Zone 2, Marty Heyen is defending her seat against Raul Marquez. While board members represent pre-determined district, they are elected by the district at-large. Heyen, a retired IT professional, was first elected to the board in 2015. Marquez is a recent McKay High School…
McNary’s culinary team of Isaac Mallery, Dakota Smith, Rebecca Hall and Madelyn Hurst took second place in the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association Education Foundation ProStart Invitational in March (Submitted). The culinary team at McNary High School made up of Rebecca Hall, Dakota Smith, Madelyn…
City officials make frequent attempts to get the local youth involved in the conversations that occur inside city hall, but they are going all out on May 1 to attract a specific audience: users of Carlson Skate Park. The Keizer Parks Department will be hosting…