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 ...
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, ...
