Lavender Festival features art, fragrance
The Chehalem Cultural Center will host the 19th annual Willamette Valley Lavender Festival & Plein Air Art Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14. Admission is free. The weekend ...
Tunes on Tuesday returns for the summer
Tunes on Tuesday is back for the 2024 season with five concert dates. Beginning July 9, the event put on by Newberg Chamber of Commerce brings the community and local businesses together. They have a ...
Newberg man hurt in motorcycle crash
A Newberg man was seriously injured in a crash at 5:13 p.m. Friday, July 5, on Highway 18 near Dayton. Oregon State Police responded to the single vehicle motorcycle crash after James A. Nevins, 58, struck ...
Felon arrested at Newberg field for gun possession
Zelaja Alconna Battles, 48, of Newberg, was arrested last week after a caller reported to dispatch a male was walking around Renne Field, 600 S. School St., in Newberg, with a handgun tucked in the waist ...
Sheep dog trials open near Newberg
Sheepdogs will demonstrate their prowess during the Pacific Northwest Shetland Sheepdog agility trials Friday through Sunday, June 28 to 30. The event, running 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, is open to spectators ...
New hotel proposed for Dundee
A new hotel could be coming to Dundee. Developer SKB of Portland plans a 90-room luxury hotel along Highway 99W next to The Dundee hotel. With hopes to open in April 2027, SKB envisions 10,000-square ...
Pride flag shot at Newberg library
On June 5, a window hanging a Pride flag in the historic Newberg Public Library was shot at by a minor who was taken into custody on June 7. As the suspect is juvenile, their name has not been released ...
Newberg interim superintendent to school board: ‘This is not sustainable’
Newberg-Dundee School District (NDSD) interim Superintendent Paula Radich outlined a number of trends and inefficiencies that have added to the district’s current budget crises. Radich presented ...
Simkins gets 8 years for crime spree
An extensive property crime and theft spree throughout Newberg last fall has resulted in an eight-year prison sentence for Dylian Simkins, 28, of Newberg. Simkins and his court-appointed attorney, Michael ...
Newberg man arrested for alcohol-related boating accident
A Newberg man was arrested last week for allegedly capsizing a boat on the Willamette while under the influence of intoxicants, endangering the lives of all four on board, including two small children. According ...
Newberg protesters call for school leadership change; Radich named interim superintendent
Former Newberg School District Superintendent Paula Radich is returning to manage the district over the next 60 days as acting superintendent, while Superintendent Stephen Phillips is on medical leave, ...
Transient arrested for string of burglaries in rural Dundee
A transient was arrested following a high speed pursuit in the early hours of Saturday, June 8, and later charged with crimes related to three different burglary incidents around rural Dundee. According ...
Newberg homeless shelter asks commissioners for financial help
The Newberg Wellness Collective on Thursday asked the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners for financial assistance to keep its low barrier shelter in operation past its intended closing date of June ...
Union reps discuss furlough days for current school year with Newberg board
Newberg School Board continued to navigate the district’s sudden budget crisis during a special meeting Monday, June 3, without its leaders in attendance. In an emergency meeting on May 20, the ...
Commissioners to consider renewal of Newberg Enterprise Zone
The city of Newberg is asking the Yamhill County Commissioners to renew its Enterprise Zone, first approved in 2014. The commissioners will meet Thursday, June 6, at 10 a.m. in room 32 of the Yamhill ...
