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Growth: Keizerites voice concerns about future costs, congestion

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Growth: Keizerites voice concerns about future costs, congestion

Keizer city councilors got plenty of advice from residents recently about expanding Keizer’s boundary to make room for more people. Among the take-aways: • They worry about already-congested streets becoming more crowded. • They worry about losing Keizer’s small-town feel. • And they are concerned about how the city – the public – will pay for a growing municipality. Residents voiced their views at two recent informal town halls put on by city o…Read Article

Speaker shares Native American tales in Keizer

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Speaker shares Native American tales in Keizer

A storyteller shared traditional Native American folktales during a luncheon at St. Edward Catholic Church on Friday, May 16. Alan Town, a Keizer resident and former teacher of Whiteaker Middle School, learned the art of oral storytelling while attending Black Hills State University in South Dakota. “There was a professor there who did his dissertation on Native American storytelling,” Town said. “We dissected the stories and learned how to use …Read Article

Letter: Jet a symbol of evolving autocracy

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Letter: Jet a symbol of evolving autocracy

By most anyone’s estimation there are a number of Oregonians and other Americans who are less than happy with what’s underway with the newly elected White House occupant. The dissatisfied are, it’s guessed, greater in number than those during President Donald Trump’s first term when special interests and other governments buying access and booking rooms at the President’s hotels set off legal and ethical alarms about the prospects for corruptio…Read Article

Keizer Police Department calls

Police Scanner – May 18 – May 25 A woman about to be arrested at Salem Hospital following a crash in Keizer fled police and was later found at her home, according to Keizer police. Lt. Trevor Wenning said that medics and police responded about 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, to an accident on Northeast Lockhaven Drive near Verda Lane. The driver of a car that rear ended a semi-truck trailer was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police arrested her t…Keizer · Keizer Read Article

CLOSURE FOR CADEN: Keizer mother deemed insane in killing of son - Salem Reporter

In a Marion County courtroom, grieving relatives observed as justice finally arrived for Caden Berry. Eight years had passed since the 12-year-old was killed in the Keizer apartment he shared with his mother. She was his killer. Since then, Amy M. Robertson has spent most of her life committed to the Oregon State Hospital. She has been evaluated by a stream of psychiatrists. And on May 7, a state judge concluded Robertson was insane when she str…Keizer · Keizer See the Story

Celt wrestler pins pair of scholarships

A McNary wrestler recently won two college scholarships, one dedicated to a legendary coach from the program’s past. Jessica Cottings, a senior who has committed to Linfield University for wrestling, won the $2,000 Cy Bellock scholarship and the Capitol City Scholarship, a four-year $8,000 award. She was ecstatic when she heard the news. “It’s so great,” she said, “I really do need this money.” Cottings plans to major in nursing. Although NCAA …Keizer · Keizer Read Article

Wanted: Recruits for Keizer police cadet program

The Keizer Police Department is recruiting new cadets to join the agency. Applications are available on the City of Keizer’s website, and due Friday, June 27. They should be delivered to the Keizer Police Department. Those between 14 and 20 are eligible and high school students must have a 2.5 grade point average, a copy of their high school transcript, and a certificate of enrollment. All applicants must have a clear criminal history. “We’re lo…Keizer · Keizer Read Article

Celts head to West Linn Wednesday for state softball playoff game

McNary’s softball team travels Wednesday, May 28, for a second-round state playoff match against West Linn. The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. against sixth-ranked West Linn. The game will be played at Rosemont Ridge Middle School in West Linn. FIND IT: Directions from Keizer The Lions finished the regular season with a 12-3 record in the Three Rivers League. West Linn beat Nelson of Happy Valley 18-5 in the opening game of state playoffs on Monda…Keizer · Keizer Read Article

McNary hosts first round of state softball playoffs on Memorial Day

McNary’s softball team hosts the first round of the state playoffs in a home game at 5 p.m Monday, May 26. Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for students and children. Tickets are available at the game and online. Weather is forecast to be sunny and near 70 degrees by game time. The Celts, ranked 11th in the state, take a 6-3 record in Central Valley Conference play into a game against Central Catholic from the Mt. Hood Conference. The Rams wen…Memorial Day · Keizer Read Article

Keizer teacher gets rare double nomination for Apple

A Keizer music teacher is up for the Crystal Apple Award, recommended not once but twice for one of the highest honors for Salem-Keizer teachers and other school workers. Such a double nomination is unusual in the annual awards process. Two administrators – Lauren Keller and Jennifer Colton – in March nominated Peter Rundquist, a music teacher at Forest Ridge Elementary School. “I had actually gone to another school to celebrate someone else who…Apple · Keizer Read Article

Keizer Police Department calls

POLICE SCANNER: Information is provided by the Keizer Police Department. The agency has removed specific addresses to protect privacy.Keizer · Keizer Read Article

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