Schreiner’s garden celebrates 99 years of iris farming
From humble beginnings in 1925, F.X. Schreiner’s dream of an iris farm is celebrating its 99th anniversary this year.
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McNary’s Marshallese dancers, new potential garbage rates and the monitoring of Keizer’s parks
A nearly full Keizer City Council, met on Monday, May 20, in the city council chambers to discuss a series of administrative actions, begin settling a PERS dispute and review the plan to install cameras in Keizer’s parks.
Vlach-Ing, Carlson lead in judge race; Bill Burgess reelected clerk
Michelle Vlach-Ing, a criminal defense attorney, parenting time coordinator and pro tem judge for the city of Salem, is ahead in the four-person race to fill the seat left by retiring Marion County Circuit Court Judge Donald Abar.
Curbing severe wildfire in Oregon depends on urgency, scale, of controlled burns by state and feds
Jesse Jackson stands proudly, flute in hand, on several hundred acres of forest near Roseburg that the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians fought to get back from the federal government in 2016 after more than 160 years of private and federal management and decades of heavy logging.
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Oregon lawsuit that sought to end mail voting
On the eve of Oregon’s primary election, a group of Republican candidates and election deniers learned they won’t get to make their case to the U.S. Supreme Court to end Oregon’s mail voting system.
The high court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from plaintiffs, including state Sen. Dennis Linthicum, the leading Republican candidate for secretary of state, in a case that sought to overturn the method Oregon voters have used to vote in every election for decades.
KeizerFEST: The Bloomin’ Iris Day Parade
With a new time in May, the Bloomin' Iris Day Parade hit the streets over the weekend, May 17, and with a great turnout from Keizerites; the city, its leadership, its businesses and schools came together to represent the Keizer motto: Spirit, Pride and Volunteerism.
Oregon House Republican leader used minor ballot delivery delay to question election integrity
Oregon’s House Republican leader sent state election officials scrambling this week after he used a minor delay in delivering mailed ballots to clerks in two counties to raise doubts about the integrity of the state’s voting system.
CITY BUDGET: Kicking the can down the road
(This story has been updated from its original version to provide a more in-depth look at the entire budgeting process.) Over almost nine hours between two days, the Keizer City Council, city staff and other select members came together to review and discuss the incoming…