Warrant for stalking turns into bomb investigation
The ex-wife of a McMinnville man said he was sending her threatening messaging texts and then found a GPS tracker on her car. When the McMinnville Police Department served a restraining order Friday, April ...
Zoning changes return to county board after three years
Zoning changes that could allow for the construction of a long-desired footbridge at Ewing Young Park in south Newberg are headed back to the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners after a three-year pause. Chehalem ...
ODOT says Dayton road safe despite house crashes
In the last five years, two neighboring homes along Highway 221 in Dayton have been struck by vehicles — one of them twice. However, state officials say no additional safety measures are currently ...
Along the Street: Yamhill County winery’s Chardonnay tops tasting
In 1976, a wine tasting shocked the world when experts chose a California vintage over examples from the “real wine country,” France. Fifty years after the 1976 Judgment of Paris, the 1976 ...
Stolen farm vehicles, assault results in 142-month sentence
The latest chapter of a rural Amity man’s “significant crime history” resulted in a nearly 12-year prison sentence last week. Keith Edwin Becker, 37, was convicted of four counts of ...
Cypress subdivision OK’d by McMinnville Planning Commission
The McMinnville Planning Commission unanimously approved a nine-lot subdivision off Cypress Lane on Thursday, April 2, after the applicant and fire marshal attempted to quell concerns from neighbors over ...
Donnahoo sent to federal prison after drug conviction
Longtime McMinnville drug dealer John Billy Donnahoo, 52, was sentenced Friday, April 3, in U.S. District Court to 10 years in federal prison with five years post-prison supervision. In September, Donnahoo ...
Food Cart public hearing continues in Lafayette
The Lafayette City Council will continue its public hearing on allowing food carts in the commercial district during its 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, meeting. The hearing was continued from the council’s ...
‘Feed the People’ concert Saturday in Willamina
A concert Saturday will help “Feed the People,” part of initiative started in 2025 by the Wildwood Hotel restaurant and lounge in Willamina. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April ...
Recology, Arts Alliance offer artist residency
Local creators can apply to become artists-in-residence in a collaboration between Recology Western Oregon and the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County. Chosen artists will “explore creativity through ...
Yamhill considers local historic district
After planning commissioners recommended taking a first step — albeit a hesitant one — toward creation of a local historic district, the Yamhill City Council will continue the discussion at ...
Willamina prioritizes infrastructure, livability in annual review of goals
The Willamina City Council held a work session on March 31 to review previous and set new council goals. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the council sought to finish the water intake and school water line, ...
Dogs move in as Homeward Bound’s new animal shelter gets finishing touches
Mushu, Max, Buddy, Diamond and several other big dogs are settling into their quarters at Homeward Bound Pets’ new shelter building. Staff members and volunteers started moving the dogs Wednesday, ...
Local trees on heritage list
The 150-year-old Baker-Russell Black Walnut tree southwest of McMinnville is one of about 80 trees on the Oregon Heritage list of historic trees. Yamhill County has two others on the list, the Ewing Young ...
