
Bypass ceremony slated for Dec. 18
The state Department of Transportation has scheduled a public ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Newberg-Dundee Bypass at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18. It will be held on the new roadway at a point just east ...

Singing at 100
Jacob “Jake” Losli enjoys serenading the staff at Ivy Pagoso’s adult foster care home in McMinnville. “Call me, Darling,” he sings in his strong baritone. “Oh, my darling, ...
Newberg drug dealer sentenced
Nathaniel Sedivec asked that his 30-day Yamhill County Jail sentence, meted on a conviction for delivery of a controlled substance/methamphetmaine within 1,000 feet of a school, be served over the course ...
Veteran, activist Faith Gerstel dies
NEWBERG — Navy veteran Faith Gerstel, longtime commander of American Legion Post 57, died unexpectedly Oct. 31 at her Dundee home. She was 74. Arrangements are pending. They will be announced on ...
Newberg cultural center under new leadership
Sean Andries has been named executive director of Newberg’s Chehalem Cultural Center. Andries, who previously served as operations manager at Portland Center Stage, succeeds Interim Director Jim ...
Fire displaces four Dundee residents
DUNDEE — A Thursday morning fire heavily damaged a Dundee home, displacing four adults. Firefighters responded about 5:30 a.m. to a home at 642 S.E. Elm St., according to Fire Chief John Stock. ...

Newberg man charged in North Plains murder
HILLSBORO — A Newberg man has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal Sept. 19 shooting of a rural North Plains resident. Christopher Jay Stephens, 40, was arraigned on one count of ...

Bypass open house draws a big crowd
A sizable crowd turned out on Saturday to view completed portions of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass, touring by bicycle, scooter, tricycle and foot. Many of them brought their dogs to enjoy a walk on a perfect, ...

Party on the bypass
People, leashed dogs, bikes, skateboards, rollerblades and rollerskates – but not cars – are being invited onto the first phase of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass for a Saturday event the ...
Highway 99W reopens through Dundee
DUNDEE - Highway 99W through Dundee has reopned after a ruptured gas line in the area of Seventh Street shut both lanes of traffic down for several hours Thursday. It's expected it will take awhile ...
Open house slated for bypass
The state Department of Transportation has scheduled an open house for Saturday, Sept. 23, for the first four-mile phase of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass. It’s designed to give residents of the affected ...
Sex abuser draws 10-year sentence
A Newberg man who abused his female victim between the ages of 11 and 16 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Charles Foote, 51, entered an Alford plea to three counts of first-degree sexual abuse, ...
Attacker wanted to kill his victim
UPDATED: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9: NEWBERG — Matthew Lindsay said he bound his victim’s wrists and stabbed her twice, according to court records. He said it was his intention to kill her, ...
Old Fashioned Fest slated in Newberg
Newberg’s 37th annual Old Fashioned Festival returns this weekend with a menu of fun for everyone. The four-day event kicked off with a Thursday night children’s parade, setting out from 6th ...
Metro West fires back on ambulance service lawsuit
Officials at Metro West Ambulance Service have issued a formal statement indicating they will not comment on a lawsuit filed against the company by Yamhill County and the city of Newberg. However, the ...