Linfield welcomes 580 new students
Some 485 freshmen, 65 transfers and 30 exchange students joined returning upperclassman as Linfield College started classes Monday morning. President Thomas Hellie welcomed the new arrivals, along with ...
Be on the lookout for buses and students
Drivers are urged to use extra caution on the roads, especially in the morning and mid-afternoon, as the start of a new school year means an influx of students and buses. Most districts in Yamhill County, ...
Stopping By: No resort, just reward
On some vacations, Sue Kinion has enjoyed the kind of travel that takes her to a resort catering to her every whim. This year, though, she has jumped at the chance to take a very different kind of trip, ...
Oklahoma to open Sept. 4
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical, “Oklahoma!”, will open Friday, Sept. 4, at Gallery Theater, Second and Ford streets in downtown McMinnville. Featuring tunes such as “Oh, ...
A friend of the family
Delphia Perezselsky sees countless young girls in her role as a social worker, and many of them share the same story. Feeling lost and unloved, they decided to create a perfect little being who ...
Place for rest and reflection
Walkers and runners on Riverside Drive will have a place to sit and reflect, thanks to the work of two recent high school graduates. Dorian Klaus, who graduated from Western Mennonite School, ...
Gallery plans 'Music Man,' other shows in 2016
Gallery Theater will feature three musicals and three other plays during its 2016 season, theater officials announced Sunday at a special preview for members. Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man," ...
Treating a victim as more than a witness
She thought she just was drunk and passed out. A male friend persuaded her to drink a single rum and Coke. And at the age of 16, she assumed that must have been enough to render her unconscious ...
Youngsters ease back into school
LAFAYETTE — Incoming first-graders filed into the Wascher Elementary library Wednesday for a morning of back-to-school activities. They dug into sacks of animal crackers and sipped apple juice, ...
New look for the sheriff's office
It’s a new look Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office on several fronts. There’s a new sheriff in town, following last November’s election of Tim Svenson, formerly a captain with the ...
Courthouse beefing up security
The Yamhill County Courthouse plans to implement a security scanning system Tuesday, Sept. 1. In conjunction, visitor access will henceforth be limited to the main front entrance on Northeast Fifth Street. Based ...
Commissioners approve entry policy
The Yamhill County Commissioners approved a new policy Thursday for employees entering the county courthouse. It allows them to bypass a new security screening system by producing their electronic identification ...
County jail logs perfect score
The Yamhill County Jail achieved a 100 percent Oregon Jail Standards score during an inspection conducted in June and July. The Oregon State Sheriff’s Association adopted standards to be applied ...
Along the Street: County unemployment ticks up in July
Yamhill County shed an unusual number of jobs in July, pushing its unemployment rate to 5.5 percent, up from 5.2 percent in June. Statewide unemployment ticked up in July as well, rising from 5.5 percent ...
