Keizertimes

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title: "Keizertimes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1979-establishments-in-oregon", "keizer,-oregon", "newspapers-published-in-oregon", "oregon-newspaper-publishers-association", "newspapers-established-in-1979", "weekly-newspapers-published-in-the-united-states"] description: "Weekly newspaper published in Keizer, Oregon" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keizertimes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Weekly newspaper published in Keizer, Oregon ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox newspaper"]

Field	Value
name	Keizertimes
motto	You think you know. To be sure, read Keizertimes
type	Weekly newspaper
owners	Wheatland Publishing Corp.
founder	John Ettinger
publisher	Lyndon Zaitz
editor	Eric A. Howald
founded	1979
language	English
headquarters	142 Chemawa Road N. Keizer, OR 97303
circulation	1,738
circulation_ref
ISSN	2997-2604
oclc	28445028
website
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| name = Keizertimes | motto = You think you know. To be sure, read Keizertimes | type = Weekly newspaper | owners = Wheatland Publishing Corp. | founder = John Ettinger | publisher = Lyndon Zaitz | editor = Eric A. Howald | founded = 1979 | language = English | headquarters = 142 Chemawa Road N. Keizer, OR 97303 | circulation = 1,738 | circulation_ref = | ISSN = 2997-2604 | oclc = 28445028 | website =

The Keizertimes is a weekly community newspaper based in Keizer, Oregon, United States, published every Friday, and has a distribution through both the mail and newsstands.

History

The Keizer News was a newspaper published by Clarence Zaitz in the 1960s. The paper shuttered in the early 1970s after Zaitz failed to find a buyer and his son Les Zaitz opted to work as a reporter for The Oregonian instead.

John Ettinger moved to Keizer in the late 1970s and was encouraged by local merchants to launch his own newspaper*.* The first issue of the Keizertimes was published on Oct. 3, 1979. The paper was originally sent to people's residences twice a month for free but in 1982 it transitioned into a weekly paid-subscription model.

Ettinger sold the newspaper in 1987 to Les Zaitz and Scotta Callister. The couple launched the South Salem Times a year later, but it folded in 1990. They also launched the Salem Times, a free newspaper mailed to 40,000 homes, in 1994. It ceased after two years.

In 2004, the ''Keizertimes''' office caught fire and sustained major damage. Arson was suspected.

Awards

In 1988, the Keizertimes won a first place award for best news story from a small weekly newspaper from the National Newspaper Association. The story was on the death of an elderly pedestrian. In 2000, the paper's publisher Les Zaitz was given the First Citizen Award by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce.

References

References

1. "Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association".
2. "About this newspaper". Keizertimes.
3. (August 28, 1987). "Reporter, editor buy Keizertimes". Statesman Journal.
4. Rosenberg, Martin. (May 16, 1982). "Keizertimes going weekly, to charge for subscriptions". Statesman Journal.
5. Howald, Eric A.. (2019-09-27). "Keizertimes marks 40th anniversary".
6. Martinis, Cheryl. (April 15, 199). "New weekly newspaper to take flight in Salem". The Oregonian.
7. (January 13, 1996). "Salem Times closes; publishers cite revenue". Statesman Journal.
8. Lawrence-Turner, Jody. (June 19, 2004). "Police suspect arson in blaze that damages newspaper office". Statesman Journal.
9. (November 16, 1988). "Keizertimes wins award for the best news story". Statesman Journal.
10. Potter, Angela. (January 16, 2000). "Publisher top citizen for Keizer". Statesman Journal.

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