Marion County Fire District Clear Lake When Marion County Fire District #1 (MCFD1) had their local option levy rejected by voters in the November general election, the district was forced to make significant cutbacks at the start of the year — the levy accounted for 30%, or $2.4 million, of[Read More…]
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Salem-Keizer superintendent ends SRO program
SKPS superintendent Christy Perry For almost a year now, many community members and activist groups, such as Latinos Unidos Siempre, have been calling for Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) to end contracts with Student Resource Officers (SROs), citing that they make students of color feel unsafe and play a role in[Read More…]
City manager discharged gun in civic center office
City Manager Chris Eppley Longtime Keizer City Manager Chris Eppley discharged a firearm in his office inside the Keizer Civic Center around noon on Thursday, March 4. According to a press release, the Keizer City Council has retained an outside investigator to investigate the accidental discharge of a firearm by[Read More…]
Wheatland Ferry toll increasing
Beginning March 15, the toll to use the Wheatland Ferry for most vehicles will increase to $3. The current rate for vehicles less than 22 feet long is $2. The toll for vehicles between 22 feet and 42 feet long will rise from $4 to $6 at the Wheatland ferry.[Read More…]
Salem man arrested for fake bomb threat
Todd Randall Schneider A 56-year-old Salem man was arrested Sunday, March 7, for allegedly threatening employees of a discount store with a supposed bomb. Keizer Police Department dispatch received a call at 10:08 a.m. from the Dollar Tree, 5014 River Road N., reporting a man in the store was acting[Read More…]
SKPS director makes pitch for zone voting
schools education By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes When the Salem-Keizer School Board meets Tuesday, March 9, it could enact a major change in the way all school board directors are elected. Director Jesse Lippold, the current representative for Zone 5, told attendees of a virtual NAACP forum that[Read More…]
Governor Kate Brown announces return to in-person instruction for Oregon public schools
Breaking News Governor Kate Brown announced today she will be issuing an executive order to return Oregon public school students to the classroom. In a letter to the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education, she directed all Oregon public schools to offer universal access to in-person instruction[Read More…]
Police calls Feb. 14 – Feb. 20
Sunday, Feb. 14 8 a.m. – Fraud use of credit card in the 4000 block of River Road N. 2:26 p.m. – Theft in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. 9:11 p.m. – Theft in the 7000 block of Parkplace Drive NE. MONday, Feb. 15 7:56 a.m. – Telephonic[Read More…]
Where you can dine in around Keizer
As Marion County drops from extreme risk to high risk of COVID-19 spread, restaurants are now allowed to open for dine-in seating at 25% capacity. Here is a list of some of the restaurants in Keizer that have renewed dine-in service. (Takeout is still the recommended method despite the changes.)[Read More…]
Marion County moves to ‘high’ pandemic risk
Marion County will move from extreme risk to high risk for spreading the COVID-19 pandemic Friday, Feb. 26. “For the second time in a row, we are seeing great progress in stopping the spread of COVID-19 across Oregon and saving lives,” said Gov. Kate Brown. “Oregonians continue to step up[Read More…]