Lafayette plans harvest festival Oct. 5

Lafayette will host a Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, in Commons Park at the Lafayette Community Center, 133 Adams St. The festival will include games and other activities, free ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Monks at Lafayette Trappist Abbey arrive individually for Vigils, but worship in the pre-dawn as a team.

'24 Hours: 4 to 5 a.m. at The Abbey

A trinity of peace is found at 4 a.m. near Lafayette. Utter quiet, gentle darkness, reverent intonations. This is the start of Liturgy of the Hours, a pre-dawn time known as Vigils: 45 minutes of connection ...

Mayor alleges false claims by council candidate

Lafayette Mayor Hilary Malcomson claimed a city council candidate submitted “false and misleading” information to the Yamhill County Voters’ pamphlet in regard to a water rate crisis ...

Cities update one another on projects at annual dinner

Communities around Yamhill County are continuing to work on infrastructure projects and apply for grants to support more improvements. Representatives of each city described recent projects at the quarterly ...

Yamhill man arrested for reported knife attack

An alleged knife attack on Friday, Aug. 9, in Lafayette led to the arrest of Jason Dell Chambers, 52, of Yamhill. Yamhill County Sheriff’s Deputy Patrick Morrissey responded to a reported stabbing ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Counters and other community members watch contestants chow down on hot dogs in buns at Lafayette’s first hot dog eating contest on July 4. From left at far end of table are: Marty Leisure; Josh Barkley; Kory Straw, who came in second with seven dogs downed; Brandon Dross, first for eating eight dogs; Colin Anderson, third with six; and Spencer Buck.

Crammed with fun: Lafayette serves up menu of hot dogs, music and patriotism

Children paraded through town, enjoyed activities and food with their families and even signed the Declaration of Independence Thursday during Lafayette’s annual Fourth of July festivities. The ...

Communities plan fireworks for Independence celebrations

Fireworks and other fun in several cities are planned this week. Willamina will host its annual Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration on Thursday. It will include booths downtown all day, a logging ...

Lafayette plans parade and first hot dog eating contest

Lafayette will celebrate Independence Day Thursday, July 4, with its traditional children’s bike parade and community picnic in Joel Perkins Park. New this year will be a hotdog eating contest at ...

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