Keizer News

It's not uncommon for the contestants in the Distinguished Young Women of Keizer scholarship program to be labeled as "pageant girls," but the stereotypes associated with such a label couldn't be further from the truth, said Michelle Nelson.

The Keizer Fire District will hold its annual Emergency Medical Services Open House and Safety Fair on Monday, May 20.

With only a 20 percent chance of rain on Saturday, we will celebrate our city as a great place to live and work as Keizer Iris Festival events kick into high gear.

First up are the boys with a camp planned Monday, June 17, through Thursday, June 20.

Officials with Keizer Fire District and Keizer Police Department closed Apple Blossom Avenue N between River Road N and 2nd Avenue N around 3 p.m. Monday, May 13.

Two Salem teens were rescued Saturday evening after what the Marion County Sheriff's Office called their "near-tragic" attempt to cross the Willamette River near Keizer.

Nine McNary High School juniors will take the stage Saturday, May 11, at the high school to compete for scholarships in the annual Distinguished Young Women of Keizer scholarship program.

Filing legislative bills is much like planting seeds. It's the first step toward producing something of value but won't accomplish much without appropriate follow-through. Much like seeds that were planted in pots that were shoved into a dark, cold corner without water, legislation related to job creation has suffered from neglect in the 2013 ... (more)

In the Salem-Keizer School District, and across the nation, incoming freshmen are struggling when making the transition to high school, but a program in its second year at McNary High School is hoping to make it easier for the students who take part.

Cherry was closed between Manbrin Avenue and Sam Orcutt Way around 11 a.m. when the package was found by the city water pump station at 4160 Cherry Avenue NE.

The iris fields at Schreiner's Iris Gardens come into bloom just in time for Mother's Day, which I find very convenient.

For years, Salway would make a baby quilt for expecting parents in her Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ward on Lockhaven Drive.

Salem resident Dawane Harris said he was stopped at a light headed east in his vehicle at an intersection on Chemawa Road near Keizer Station when police squad cars raced by.

Whiteaker and Claggett Creek middle schools met on the McNary High School field for their annual track meet alongside Crossler Middle School Thursday, April 25.

The McNary High School varsity softball team rebounded from a mini-slump to dole out crushing, five-inning wins over McKay and North Salem high schools, but an equally bruising loss to South Salem High School took the wind out of its sails.

Here are a few of the things that the McNary High School orchestra achieved during its recent trip to the Seattle Worldstrides Heritage Music Festival April 18-21: For a program that has had few competition opportunities beyond the district level in almost five years, it's what one might call "a major haul." "The hardest part was we had never ... (more)

Students at McNary High School in Keizer will present "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday.

KEEP CITY GOVERNMENT COSTS AND SERVICES TO A MINIMUM BY PROVIDING CITY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN A COORDINATED, EFFICIENT, AND LEAST COST FASHION This time is provided for citizens to address the Council on any matters other than those on the agenda scheduled for public hearing.

On a whim, I went and checked out what is available at PK Park for the Civil War baseball series on May 17-18-19, and tickets are still there.

Rather than fixing the two Willamette River vehicle bridges so they can withstand a major earthquake and removing traffic bottlenecks at each end, the City Council and the Oregon Department of Transportation are planning to commit the next 30 years of transportation funding to a new bridge that bypasses downtown.