By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes No black tie is necessary for this year’s Keizer First Citizen Awards banquet, set for Saturday, Jan. 28. The theme for 2012’s event is “Jackets and Jeans,” so we can only imagine what the dress code might be at the Keizer Civic Center that night. “Basically we wanted the [...]

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes A McNary High School leadership class is once again doling out some $5,000 to worthy causes. The class is still seeking recipients through the end of February. The Community 101 program was funded by State Farm and promoted by the Oregon Community Foundation. Each year students survey their peers [...]

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By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes  Editor’s note: To help us serve you please send your pictures, reports and observations to editor@keizertimes.com. The Willamette River is expected to reach about 29 feet when it crests Friday evening, which means what the National Weather Service calls minor flooding. It’s a few feet below the major flood [...]

  By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes Nutrition supplement store GNC is coming to Keizer Station. There’s no set date for its opening,. The 1,097 square foot store is going near Kay Jewelers and Massage Envy, said Jack Steinhauer, director of acquisitions and development for Keizer Station parent firm Donahue Schriber. “I use them; they’ve [...]

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes A senior housing developer will get some $13,680 in parks systems development charges refunded after a Keizer City Council vote Monday night. The 4-2 decision was somewhat of a reversal from the call the same body made in September 2011 – a 3-3 vote that failed to deliver the [...]

Keizer Police solved a months-old theft from an automobile thanks to fingerprint evidence. On Sept. 15, 2011, a resident in the 4800 block of Pender Court N. reported someone opened her unlocked car and stole her purse and wallet. Someone had made several unauthorized purchases using the victim’s stolen credit cards at various locations in [...]

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By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes A pair of burglaries is expected to cost a private school in Brooks upwards of $15,000 in damage and missing supplies. The culprits who broke into Willamette Valley Christian School twice – once between Sunday evening and Monday morning, and again the next day – forced their way in [...]