Story updated from original version of the text. The incorrect date was given for the day Councilor Roland Herrera forwarded a city email to himself containing the former city manager’s incident report. Updated April 18, 1:18 p.m. The Keizer City Council may launch in investigation into Councilor Roland Herrera at[Read More…]
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Fire damages apartments in S.E. Keizer
Keizer Fire District On Wednesday, April 7, just before 10 a.m., Keizer Fire District (KFD) responded to call on the corner of Clearview Street and Clearview Court where visible smoke was in a structure. The call was made by an individual in a passing car who saw smoke coming from[Read More…]
SKPS board splits on standardized testing
McNary teacher Todd Layton (left) addresses his class on the first day of school (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In a 4-3 decision, the Salem-Keizer School Board — at the recommendation of the district — elected for schools to skip standardized public testing for the 2020-21 school year at a meeting on Tuesday,[Read More…]
Three Celts receive Act Six scholarships
(Left to Right: Sophiya Chuprova, Maxim Zagaynov and Karla Martinez Pantoja). Act Six — a leadership and scholarship program that connects local faith-based community affiliates with faith and social justice-based colleges to equip emerging urban and community leaders to engage the college campus and their communities — selects multiple promising[Read More…]
How due process applies to public employees
As the Keizer City Council announced accepting former city manager Chris Eppley’s resignation, it also announced a severance package was being offered because Eppley’s “due process rights may have been violated.” The council did not give a specific reason for believing Eppley’s rights had been violated, but it begs the[Read More…]
Vaccine available to those 16 and older
The chance to snag a COVID-19 shot increased as state and federal officials opened the gates for anyone 16 and older to get vaccinated. In Oregon, that comes as there is a worrisome trend in some areas of the state that COVIDis spreading again. Health officials are really urging people[Read More…]
Emails show city staff reacting on the fly
Story updated from original version of the text. The incorrect date was given for the day Councilor Roland Herrera forwarded a city email to himself containing the former city manager’s incident report. Updated April 18, 1:18 p.m. When former city manager Chris Eppley discharged a gun in his office on[Read More…]
Council, Eppley draw continued support, ire in wake of city manager’s resignation
The resignation of former city manager Chris Eppley continued to churn waters in oral and written testimony during a Keizer City Council meeting Monday, April 5. Eppley discharged a gun in his office in early March, which led to an internal investigation and Eppley’s resignation on April 5. Two former[Read More…]
INVOICE: Investigation of city mgr. cost nearly $8K
An investigation that, at least in part, led to the resignation of Keizer City Manager Chris Eppley cost the city more than $7,900. Eppley fired a gun inside his city hall office in early March prompting the Keizer City Council to call for an investigation less than a week later.[Read More…]
City could pay more than $150K in Eppley departure
Chris Eppley The former Keizer city manager could receive more than $156,000 in gross pay, before payroll deductions such as taxes, and benefits as part of a severance package after his resignation. Chris Eppley resigned from his post after discharging his gun in his office in March.The council offered Eppley[Read More…]