NDPD and Carlton announce distracted driving patrols
The Newberg-Dundee and Carlton police departments are observing Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April with enhanced patrols to target distracted driving, especially cell phone use, in pedestrian ...
Woman indicted on theft charges against Newberg contractor
Sheryl Anne Nunn, 61, of Clackamas, was arrested March 26 in Newberg on a warrant of 20 felony counts of financial crime and theft against Powell Build Homes, a general contractor in Newberg. A ...
Work begins on next phase of bypass project in Newberg
Construction is beginning on the next phase of the Newberg-Dundee bypass project. Oregon Department of Transportation officials are warning residents to watch for construction. “We are building ...
Schools, fire board candidates file for May 20 election
Several contested races are shaping up in the May 20 election for school and fire board positions around Yamhill County. Voters also will decide on two bond measures, one for $6 million for Sheridan School ...
Special district candidates can file
Members of area fire boards and the Chehalem Park & Recreation District will be elected in the May 20 election, along with school board members Candidates have until March 20 to file with the Yamhill ...
George Fox filmmaker has two entries in short film fest
Filmmakers for the McMinnville Short Film Festival, opening Thursday, Feb. 27, come from all over, but some are local as well. Matthew Hagen, who has two films in the festival, was a video production ...
Sledding accident victim identified
A Newberg woman killed during a sledding accident Thursday has been identified by the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office. Lily Vanderhoff, 18, was killed in a crash involving an ATV towing a sled on ...
Providence reaches tentative agreement with striking nurses
Providence Health & Services nurses and other health care professionals at its eight Oregon hospitals have reached tentative agreements with the company that could end the strike that started Jan. 10.
Wrongful death suit filed after 2023 plane crash in Newberg
On Jan. 13 in Multnomah County a wrongful death suit was filed regarding a 20-year-old who died in a plan crash in Newberg in 2023. In October 2023, Barrett Bevacqua of Hillsboro, died in a plane crash ...
Local warming shelters open
Freezing or below-freezing overnight temperatures are expected in Yamhill County for another week, according to Weather.com. Days will be sunny through Jan. 29, but highs won’t rise much above the ...
Charges added in armed robbery case
The four defendants accused of participating in an armed robbery earlier this month were arraigned Friday on a grand jury indictment, which added charges of coercion, a Class C felony, and second-degree ...
Four accused of armed robbery at Newberg hotel
Four individuals were arraigned Friday in Yamhill County District Court on charges related to an alleged armed robbery at a Newberg hotel early Thursday, Dec. 19. One of the suspects, John Kyle Donnahoo, ...
Newberg man charged with rape and sexual abuse
Newberg man Olen Ray Hammons, 34, has been indicted on one count of rape in the first degree and four counts of sexual abuse, all felonies since the alleged victim was under the age of 12 and 14 during ...
Construction on Phase 2A of bypass to start in 2025
The Oregon Department of Transportation has awarded a construction contract to Wildish Construction Company for Phase 2A of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass, with construction scheduled to begin in 2025. Phase ...
Two found dead in submerged car
Two Newberg men were found dead Tuesday, Nov. 26, in a car that was recovered from the Willamette River at Rogers Landing, according to Newberg-Dundee police. The bodies of Benigno Hermenegildo-Pascuala, ...
