Christensen accepts state job; MEDP to seek new director
Jody Christensen, who has been the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership executive director since its founding, has accepting a state position as the Mid-Valley Regional Solutions Coordinator, covering ...
Sheriff's office begins patrolling in Amity
AMITY — The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office started patrolling in Amity last Saturday. “We’re excited and I’m excited,” Sgt. Todd Whitlow said at Wednesday night’s ...
Wounded OSP trooper files $30 million lawsuit
Oregon State Police trooper Nic Cederberg, who patrolled at one time out of the McMinnville area command office, and his wife, Hayley Shelton, have filed a $30 million lawsuit against the Washington County ...
MV Advancements aims to aid stricken California non-profit
Ed Wanner, Encave Operations Manager for MV Advancements, which provides services for the developmentally disabled in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties, closely followed Northern California’s horrific ...
Airport fuel tank called 'emergency'
McMinnville city officials are recommending city councilors declare a contaminated fuel tank at the airport an emergency circumstance, allowing them to streamline the bidding process. Tuesday’s ...
Recology quick to submit polystyrene recycling proposal
McMinnville residents may soon be able to recycle plastic cups, utensils and clamshell food containers if the city council adds a new polystyrene recycling program Dec. 11 to its contract with Recology. Councilors ...
Weathers resolves her case
Jennifer Weathers and the Yamhill County District Attorney’s office have resolved her case. She is charged with one count of driving under the influence of intoxicants and recklessly endangering ...
Students spend hour getting comfortable with coding
Oscar Lagunas drew a kite using computer code — breaking down the directions into steps, then telling his laptop what to do when. He pressed a button to run the code, and a tiny character on the ...
4-H members donating to victims of fire
NEWBERG — The Bacon Bits n’ Friends 4-H Club will sell Christmas trees this weekend and Dec. 15-16 in front of Grocery Outlet, 1510 Portland Road, Newberg. Douglas fir trees will be available ...
Linfield must attract more students, president says
Linfield College has a critical need to increase its enrollment, President Miles Davis told a crowd of employees and students at a community forum on Friday. He described a nationwide trend of decreasing ...
Along the Street: Yamhill CCO launches new partnership
Yamhill County Community Care Organization, the county’s private nonprofit Medicaid insurer, is dropping CareOregon in 2019 and will instead collaborate with Performance Health Technology (PH Tech) ...
Commissioners approve Ste. Michelle winery
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday approved a site design permit allowing Chateau Ste. Michelle to build a new winery in the Dundee Hills, at 18010 N.E. Fairview Drive, which intersects with Worden ...
'There's only one Francine'
After 13 years of confronting child abuse as the development director of Juliette’s House, Francine Fiore has decided it’s time for a change. Russell Mark, the executive director of the McMinnville ...
Sheriff's office cracks a pair of theft rings
A McMinnville man was arrested Sunday when Sgt. Sam Elliott of the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office recognized stolen property in the driveway of his home. Gregory Gerald Pritchard, 29, of ...
Bogus Craigslist post leads to woman's arrest
A Newberg woman allegedly created a Craigslist post seeking male companionship. She titled the entry, “Single mom looking for a man or men to rock my world.” The post continued in explicit ...
