New Lafayette pub aims to be a community gathering place
Dustin and Christine Brungardt enjoyed going to The Roadhouse, a popular Lafayette bar and gathering spot for residents. Like many, they were sad when it closed last year. “This was a place people ...
Lafayette prepares to enact at sewer surcharge
Lafayette City Council is proposing a monthly $15 surcharge for wastewater and a $2 rate increase, starting July 1, as it seeks to fund a $17 million wastewater system upgrade to replace the treatment ...
Lafayette finds funds for fire truck
Lafayette city councilors have decided to use remaining bond funds to replace the fire department’s 1999 Freightliner, which is nearing retirement after 270,000 miles and 22,500 idle hours. At the ...
Lafayette City Council to talk fire funding
Editor's Note: Article edited to reflect Lafayette is utilizing a new contract city planner at the COG and not hiring a new city planner. The Lafayette City Council on Thursday, May 14, will consider ...
Lafayette committee weighs paying down debt and surcharge for sewer
The Lafayette Budget Committee on April 20 reviewed the nearly $22 million budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, which aims to pay off water debt early and use a sewer surcharge to fund improvements at the ...
What in the Yamhill: Joel Perkins, founder of Lafayette
Throughout Yamhill County, streets, parks and memorials are named after people. For many locals, some of these names are well known, but the person behind the name may be fuzzy or forgotten. This column ...
Lafayette council addresses concerns over a letter not read into the record
Community accusations of censorship resulted in a Lafayette City Council discussion about when letters should be read into the record. During a March council meeting, Mayor Hilary Malcomson was prepared ...
Duerfeldts honored with Lafayette community award
During an April 16 Wascher Elementary School assembly, the city of Lafayette recognized Tim and Emily Duerfeldt’s dozen years of service running the Friday food bag program at the school by presenting ...
