Heat Advisory issued as smoke rolls into the valley
Around noon on Monday, the smell of smoke began drifting into the McMinnville area as fires continued to rage in Hood River, Wasco, Jefferson, Wheeler, Sherman and Harney counties and in Washington state. The ...
Tight quarters: Lafayette staff seeks more work, service space at city hall
Lafayette is outgrowing its city hall, and city staff is asking for additional space. There are many issues with the current building, City Administrator Branden Dross told councilors during the June ...
Gresham man faces sex abuse charges
A 22-year-old Gresham man and registered sex offender is being held in the Yamhill County Jail on $250,000 bail facing charges of sexual abuse related to a Yamhill County minor victim. A grand jury last ...
Along the Street: Alum to lead wine studies program
A Linfield University alumna will take over as director of the school’s Center for Wine Education. Toni Ketrenos, who graduated in 1995 and returned to Linfield to teach in 2020, will lead programs ...
County chambers set to be unveiled
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will settle into its new chambers Thursday with a brief agenda and ribbon cutting. A short ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. outside the new first floor commission ...
Collection day: Food Project captains help supply year-round need
Vehicles rolled into the Dayton Food Pantry parking lot, laden with food donations the drivers had been collecting from friends and neighbors for the past two months. “My 5-year-old son helped. ...
Longtime Yamhill leader Jim Phillips dies
Jim Phillips, well-known in the Yamhill area for his more than four decades with the local fire department and as co-chairman of Derby Days, died Friday, July 31, in his home. He was 70. Arrangements ...
MFD gets after-hours assist to deploy to S. Oregon wildfire
When deploying to a conflagration, every minute counts, and the McMinnville Fire District saved valuable time recently with assistance from a community partner. During last-second checks before deploying ...
Pro-data center industry group behind ad campaigns
Just days before the Oregon Legislature in March passed a one-year pause on a popular tax incentive program for data centers, a group called Oregon Connects registered as a nonprofit business in the state. Then the ads started appearing.
Sheridan staff asks residents to conserve water
With their plant producing 20 hours a day, Sheridan’s Water Treatment Department staff are asking residents to conserve water. “We just can’t produce water with it 24 hours a day. We ...
Mother sentenced to 10 months for child’s death
Over a month after a Yamhill County jury found Ashley Dixon, 28, negligent in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Addilynn Louise Keith, the McMinnville woman was sentenced to 10 months with the Department ...
Amity council set to decide on new union agreement
The Amity City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, to vote on a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)with the city union. The meeting will break for an executive session for labor negotiations, ...
Night Out events planned around Yamhill County
Several Yamhill County cities will host community parties on National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 4. National Night Out is an annual celebration intended to build community relationships with local law enforcement ...
Council outvotes mayor on addition to rec center pool
McMinnville City Council put an end to add-ons for the planned recreation and community center during a project update Tuesday. Councilors resisted Mayor Kim Morris’ push to add more deck space in ...
Sheriff says there are no easy solutions to dog control
Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott responded to social media complaints regarding the state of the dog control program Thursday, acknowledging it’s an issue for both law enforcement and residents. “Dog ...
