Newberg homicide victim identified
UPDATE, Jan. 15: Newberg-Dundee police identified the shooting victim as Jack Alan Burnell, 20. Originally from La Grande, he had been living in the Newberg area for about a year. No arrests had been ...
Newberg man shot and killed during alleged robbery
PORTLAND - A Newberg man who was shot and killed Wednesday night while allegedly robbing an employee at the U-Haul at Powell Blvd. business has been identified as Robert R. Porter, 53, according to Portland ...
Eluder, deputies get preview of bypass
NEWBERG — Multiple agencies, including the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, were involved in a high-speed pursuit late Sunday night that crossed over the Newberg-Dundee bypass for a period ...
First babies of 2018 arrive quite differently
One born in Mac hospital, the other on the way to Newberg
Newberg man commits suicide
NEWBERG — The death of a Newberg man, found Saturday morning, Dec. 23, in the parking lot of a West First Street business, was ruled a suicide, according to Newberg-Dundee police. He was identified ...
Bypass not-quite-opening ceremony held
NEWBERG -- The state held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for Phase 1 of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass on Monday as workers continued busily to complete final details. The road is expected to open to ...
Former Riteway Meat owners found guilty
The former owners of Dundee’s Riteway Meat, Jeffry and Sharon Payne, were each found guilty of six counts of second-degree criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor, following a two-day trial in Yamhill ...
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, ...