Amity lift station failure leads to sewage discharge
A failure at the city of Amity’s Oak Street Lift Station led to untreated sewage being discharged in Ash Swale. “Our Oak Street Lift Station stopped working and it has a constructed overflow ...
Contests light up the holidays this weekend
Several Yamhill County cities are hosting Christmas light contests this weekend and invite community members to tour the displays. Judging for Amity Done Bright, the city’s 12th annual contest, ...
Stopping By: Christmas in a cold climate
Christmas meant snow, ice and traditional foods when Mark Björnson of rural Amity was growing up in North Dakota. His great-grandparents had settled there after they emigrated from Iceland in the ...
Stopping By: KFC and Christmas cakes
Elaborate displays of lights mark the Christmas season in Japan, where Tomoki Fuchiyami lives when he’s not attending Amity High School as an AYUSA exchange student.
Amity waterline repairs, improvements underway
The city of Amity continues waterline improvements being funded by a Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan from Business Oregon. On Friday, Dec. 5, crewmembers with Haworth Inc., a McMinnville commercial ...
Amity water system flushing continues Friday
Water system flushing will continue in Amity on Friday, Dec. 12, as the city hopes to further limit sediment deposits in water pipes. Public Work employees open fire hydrants on the south side of Trade ...
Amity water system flushing starts Friday
The Amity Public Works Department has scheduled their periodic flushing of its water system for Friday Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 12, weather permitting, starting at 7 a.m. and continuing throughout the ...
Amity City Council to vote on comp plan, Comcast agreement
The Amity City Council is scheduled to vote on the second reading of the updated comprehensive plan and Comcast franchise agreement at its meeting starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. During the Nov. ...
Amity council approves nonprofit utility credit
Amity has expanded its utility credit program to nonprofits serving Amity residents by providing direct access to water and sewer resources to low-income individuals and others in need. Amity approved ...
Amity volunteers brave the rain to install native plant area in City Park
In a deluge Saturday morning, Nov. 1, volunteers weathered the elements to plant native flora at Amity City Park. The south side of the park near Fifth Street, interspersed between the oaks and evergreens, ...
Hunting for a winner: Judges walk Amity for pumpkin contest
Amity city councilors, staff and volunteers scoured the city while hunting for winners in the city’s pumpkin carving and decorating contest. For the contest, the city was divided into six sections, ...
Amity considering utility discount to nonprofits
Prompted by a letter from the Assembly of God, the Amity City Council is considering a policy that allows utility discounts for nonprofits providing bathrooms and showers for homeless and other community ...
To save a life: Teen who survived cardiac arrest wants everyone to learn CPR
Amity High School senior Asher Weiler knows first-hand the value of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CPR saved Asher’s life last year after he went into cardiac arrest and nearly drowned while ...
Free CPR training offered
A basic CPR class will be offered Saturday, Oct. 18, in the Amity Fire Hall. People can drop in between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn lifesaving techniques. Admission is free. Asher Weiler, a senior at ...
Ballots arriving in the mail soon for Mac, Amity residents
Voters in the city of McMinnville and in the Amity Fire Districts will receive ballots later this week for the Nov. 4 election. McMinnville voters will consider the city’s Measure 36-7, which would ...
