
Here comes KeizerFEST! Residents celebrate community with parade, music, more
The Keizer community's annual festivities, which date back 76 years, run from May 14 through May 17 with activities based in Keizer Rapids Park.

The Keizer community's annual festivities, which date back 76 years, run from May 14 through May 17 with activities based in Keizer Rapids Park.

Rockers, pickers and cover bands will play during KeizerFEST, the community festival staged by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce.

Navy veteran and longtime Keizer volunteer will lead this year's Bloomin' Iris KeizerFEST Parade.

The plan, if adopted by the city's budget committee, also would shift business properties to a new formula based on their size, reflecting their higher demand for police services.

Salem-Keizer schools are facing financial pressure from rising costs for staffing and declining enrollment.

The annual Signing Day ceremony at McNary High School put 21 seniors to work signing letters of intent to participate in college sports.

Keizer firefighters will be serving breakfast during the final day of KeizerFEST this year.

The Keizer City Council will again take up whether to sharply increase monthly city fees to cover police costs. The public meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, May 4, and citizens can voice their opinions.

Keizer elementary students will have a new reading curriculum next year.