A Keizer court with peers

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Anthony Jimenez nodded as he heard the decision from the jury. He understood as the judge talked about the dangers of what he had done. After it was over, Jimenez was determined not to make the mistake a second time. The 14-year-old accepted the punishment doled out in Keizer [...]

Court gives second chance

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Since 2004, youth in Keizer have been getting second chances thanks to Keizer Youth Peer Court. The program was started by Cari Emery, who had been running a similar program in Stayton and Sublimity since 2001. With help from the Keizer Police Department – in particular Captain Jeff [...]

School board approves budget

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes The 2013-14 budget of the Salem-Keizer School District was adopted at Tuesday’s School Board meeting. Adoption was by a 5-0 vote. Two directors, chairperson Nancy MacMorris-Adix and Jim Green, declared possible conflicts of interest, Green because of his employment by the Oregon School Boards Association, to which the district [...]

Parks Board continues funding talk

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The need for more parks funding in Keizer has been identified. Just how to fill that need is still up for debate. For the second consecutive month, members of the Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met Tuesday night to discuss the idea of adding $2 a month to [...]

Mayor excited about recent Keizer progress

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes It didn’t take long to realize Tuesday Mayor Lore Christopher likes where Keizer is headed. Christopher gave her State of the City Address during Tuesday’s Keizer Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Keizer Renaissance Inn. She started by pointing to new housing and businesses. “Are we better off this [...]