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 [...]

  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 [...]

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 [...]

  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 [...]

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Kim Freeman helped make history Monday night. Freeman was appointed Monday to the Keizer City Council seat vacated last month by Ken LeDuc. Freeman was one of seven candidates – and the only female – to give a five-minute presentation to councilors during a special session. Four of [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Delinquent taxes on two Keizer Station properties are a hot topic once again. In a letter dated June 4 to Keizer Mayor Lore Christopher, state Sen. Tim Knopp and Rep. Gene Whisnant wrote on behalf of their constituents, Timm and Linda Rawlins of Redmond. As mentioned in the Keizertimes [...]

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Darren Schmidt saw the overgrown, unused property behind his house when an inspiration hit last summer. Why not turn the land into something to benefit others? Thus was born a community garden. In March, the garden was started on the property at 7870 Wheatland Road. The .25-acre property [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Last year, Ken LeDuc was the only person on the ballot for the Keizer City Council position No. 2 seat he won. There are eight people vying to replace him. Monday marked the deadline for applications to replace LeDuc, who abruptly resigned his seat last month. Councilors will hear [...]

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Keizer is one step closer to predicting the future, thanks to action taken Monday. After months of meetings at various levels, members of the Keizer City Council approved the Housing Needs Analysis (HNA) and Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) study, despite repeated complaints of faulty numbers being used. Also [...]