Amity City Council considers investing in railroad crossing improvements
The timing will be right for the city of Amity to improve the streets at railroad crossings, but city councilors at their Feb. 4 meeting discussed budget constraints and if it’s worth the investment. The ...
Amity Historic Preservation town hall Monday
The Amity Historic Landmarks Committee is hosting an open house and town hall discussion on historic preservation from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, at city hall. At the meeting, the committee ...
Amity council urged to seek ODOT grants
Amity City Council will vote to apply for two Oregon Department of Transportation street grant programs at its Wednesday, Feb. 4, regular council meeting, starting at 6 p.m. Cities under 5,000 population ...
Amity starts to plan for capital improvements
The Amity City Council was presented with a draft Capital Improvement Plan during a work session Wednesday, Jan. 21, which details long-term projects and priorities for city infrastructure from wastewater ...
Amity to demolish city owned house
The Amity City Council was in favor of demolishing the city-owned house at 407 Trade Street, next to city hall, at a Wednesday, Jan. 21, special session. The city was renting out the home, but the tenants ...
In Amity, hiccups in move to new water system
This month, Amity water users were informed of a boil notice and warned about increased copper levels and unstable chlorine measurements, as the city slowly transitions to the new water treatment plant. “We’re ...
Registration open for Amity art tour
The Amity Art Collective Tour has issued a call for artists to show work and meet patrons during its second annual event, May 15-17. Organizers hope to add to the 14 open studios and 25 local artists ...
Sip & Savor events focus on nonalcoholic beverages
To appeal to the growing number of people who don’t drink alcohol or want to reduce their intake, Brooks Wine of Amity this month hosted the inaugural “Sip & Savor” seminar featuring ...
Amity council to discuss city-owned house
The Amity City Council will hold a special session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, for routine new year business, such as electing a council president, appointing a budget officer, approving the budget calendar ...
Amity water may have higher levels of copper
The city of Amity announced higher level of cooper may be present in water system after a measurement malfunction was found on Monday, Jan. 12.
Amity to appoint committee members
The Amity City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, to appoint members to the Historic Preservation Committee and Tourism Committee. The Historic Preservation Committee has three vacancies with ...
Heavy rains lead to sewer overflows
High rain levels caused sewer overflows and mechanical failures in several cities across Yamhill County including McMinnville, Amity and Willamina. McMinnville had a sewer overflow from 3:10 a.m. to 10:10 ...
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 ...
