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Vol. 43 • No. 11
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Snow cloaks Keizer in time for New Year
Keizertimes Staff
Work, school districts and fl ights were
canceled across the state early this week
as an Oregonian’s worst nightmare was
forecast: between one and three inches
of snow.
Keizerites woke up Sunday morning
to a post-Christmas surprise as snow
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blanketed the city. Temperatures rose
just above freezing on Dec. 26 before
dropping once again during the night for
a dangerous combination of slush turn-
ing to ice going into the work week.
The icy roads Monday morning led
to cancellations for the Salem-Keizer
School District, Chemeketa Community
College, and services such as Republic
Services trash pick up and Meals on
Wheels. Many places, including state
offi ces, were delayed Monday morning
until streets became safer later in the day.
“With these very cold temperatures,
Body found in
car north of
Keizer
BY JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Of the Keizertimes
A Salem man is being charged with
manslaughter, reckless driving and
abuse of a corpse following a hit and run
incident that occurred in the early hours
of Christmas morning.
The victim has been identifi ed as
a 16-year-old juvenile according to a
Marion County Sheriff 's Offi ce press
release Tuesday night.
Around 2:00 a.m. on Dec. 25, a 911
caller reported that a pedestrian had been
struck by a red Honda Civic on Lancaster
Drive near Chemeketa Community
See CRIME, page A5
frostbite and hypothermia will occur
much faster. If outdoors, remember to
dress in layers and cover exposed skin,”
the National Weather Service said early
in the week.
Light snow continued throughout
Monday and into the night with tempera-
tures dropping as low as 29 degrees.
A McNary boys basketball game
against Parkrose on Dec. 28 was canceled
and a rescheduled date is still being
determined.
Most workplaces and district offi ces
returned to normal hours Wednesday
even as the area hit some of the coldest
temperatures of the week. The National
Weather Service predicted that tempera-
tures would drop to as low as 19 degrees
Wednesday night with a chance of half
an inch of snow accumulating.
While the forecast predicted a chance
of snow both Thursday and Friday eve-
ning, temperatures are expected to
slowly increase beginning on New Year’s
Day. A high of 41 degrees on Saturday
and 44 degrees on Sunday should be
enough to melt away the last of the 2021
ice and snow.
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