Tony Ling launches yard debris overhead at a drop-off site south of Keizer Little League Park on Ridge Drive Northeast. Yard debris from the ice storm may be dropped off at Keizer Little League Park, south parking lot. The lot opened Monday and will continue operation Tuesday, Feb. 16, from[Read More…]
NEWS
Keizer shelterless count stunningly low
Keizer officials contacted just 19 shelterless people during its portion of the annual point-in-time count. Officers from the Keizer Police Department (KPD) Community Response Unit (CRU) and Code Officer Ben Crosby hit the streets alongside hundreds of other volunteers to conduct the count on Jan. 27. “Of the seven people[Read More…]
Hunger doubled in last 12 months
Supplemental food boxes have flown off trucks and shelves in Keizer and throughout the state last year. “It’s the worst rate of hunger we have seen in a century,” said Oregon Food Bank (OFB) CEO Susannah Morgan. The OFB is also advocating for legislation to help ease the hunger rate[Read More…]
Virtual ‘open house’ set for Wheatland improvements
If you drive, walk, bike, bus, live or work along Wheatland Road North, the City of Keizer wants to hear from you. Keizer Public works and the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments (MWVCOG) are hosting a virtual open house beginning Feb. 15. “Public participation is a critical element in the[Read More…]
Rezoned areas put small dent in housing needs
Keizer learned how deep its housing deficit was two years ago. Rezoning the city’s main commercial areas to mixed use helped, but not much. Members of the Keizer City Council and Keizer Planning Commission met virtually Monday, Feb. 9, to discuss new findings and look toward the future. The meeting[Read More…]
Police Scanner Jan. 31 to Feb. 7
Sunday, Jan. 31 12:31 a.m. – Arrest for vandalism in the 5000 block of River Road N. 5:24 a.m. – Vandalism in the 3000 block of Partridge Lane NE. 8:54 a.m. – Criminal trespassing in the 4000 block of River Road N. 10:05 p.m. – Telephonic harassment in the 2000[Read More…]
SKPS plans March return for youngest students
After months of discussion, and nearly a year of waiting for a pandemic to subside, students in kindergarten and first grade will begin in-person hybrid learning March 2. Students will attend school in-person two days a week in either a Tuesday/Thursday or Wednesday/Friday cohort. Parents can verify which cohort their[Read More…]
More details on return to in-person schooling unveiled
SKPS After Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) announced last week that K-1 students would be returning to school buildings on a part-time basis in early-March, members of the district cabinet outlined further plans to get the remainder of students back in the classroom in a presentation to the school board on[Read More…]
Trackers launched to help locate COVID-19 vaccine info
The Oregon Health Authority piloted and launched a new “Get Vaccinated Oregon” tool today, as part of a multi-pronged effort to provide older adults information about COVID-19 vaccinations. With the new tool, older adults in Oregon have four primary ways to get linked to local vaccine information: 1. Get Vaccinated[Read More…]
Police Scanner
Sunday, Jan. 24 2:35 a.m. – Arrest for reckless driving at the intersection of Chemawa Road N and Four Winds Drive N. 4 a.m. – Burglary in the 800 block of Manbrin Drive NE. 4:45 a.m. – Arrest for assault in the 500 block of Rose Park Lane NE. 12:03[Read More…]