Stopping By: Green advocate works to 'reframe, retrain'
Living a green lifestyle is not difficult, said Brynn Moir, who cofounded Zero Waste’s Plastic Project with Jeri White. “It’s just different.” Her goal is to “reframe ...
Neyssa Hays files for county commission
She will challenge Jason Fields for Position 3 seat now held by Mary Starrett
Council debates response to immigration enforcement
McMinnville City Council’s proposed steps to address immigration enforcement fell short of expectations for the sometimes raucous crowd that filled Kent Taylor Civic Hall on Tuesday. After ...
Students call on city leaders to act
The youth turned out at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Five McMinnville High School students addressed the dais during public comment asking for a state of emergency and a sixth submitted ...
Alpine project gets back on track
McMinnville City Council unanimously approved a new “zone” for the planned McMinnville Landing and agreed to enter negotiations with development team Guardian for the redevelopment ...
Continued declines expected in McMinnville school enrollment
Enrollment is declining not just in the McMinnville School District, but statewide, a representative of the firm Flo Analytics told McMinnville School Board members Monday night. The planning ...
Program tackles plastics problem
Zero Waste’s Plastic Project is promoting reusable dinnerware and food containers as a way of eliminating single-use plastics, In 2023, it started a program encouraging local restaurants ...
Commissioners approve Grange Estate permit
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a home occupation permit for a controversial 10-room bed and breakfast in Dundee Thursday, but indicated changes are coming to the ...
Lafayette council approves strategic plan
The Lafayette City Council approved the city’s strategic plan, which notes that wastewater system capacity is top priority. At the Jan. 8 Lafayette City Council meeting, City Administrator ...
Water loss improves; too soon to 'toot our own horn'
Preliminary reports show the city of Lafayette has improved on its water loss and is sitting around 12%, compared to 49% water loss in 2017. In 2022, Lafayette experienced a 39% water loss, leading ...
Aldeguer trial opens Monday
A late discovery of DNA evidence pushed the trial of Anthony “Tony” Gray Aldeguer, 67, from November 2025 to Monday, Jan. 20. Aldeguer faces 27 charges involving rape, assault, kidnapping, ...
Dayton man killed in Tuesday morning crash
A Dayton man died Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, in a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 154 near milepost 6, south of Dayton. According to Oregon State Police, Marcel Israel Benavides, 35, was driving south in ...
Mac school board makes superintendent contract official
McMinnville School Board finalized its contract Monday night with the new superintendent, Kourtney Ferrua, who has been serving as interim leader since July 1. Ferrua will be paid a $243,500 annual salary ...
Oily rags cause kitchen fire at county jail
The Yamhill County Correctional Facility had a kitchen fire on Thursday, Jan. 8, around 1:25 p.m. No one was injured. The “fire was 100% accidental from routine kitchen operations,” ...
Arrests & Citations: Jan. 16, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Troy Allen Ingram, 62, Willamina, Jan. 8, failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $7,500 bail. Zachary Michael Spittles, 34, Grand Ronde, Jan. ...
