Carlton implements odd-even watering
CARLTON -- Residents and businesses can use outside water only every other day under Stage 1 water restrictions implemented today. Public Works Director Bryan Burham said the restrictions are designed ...
Sewer repairs planned in Carlton
CARLTON -- Workers will make repairs to a sewer line on North Yamhill Street just north of the downtown area in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 6. Traffic will be detoured during the work, scheduled ...
Willamina welcomes new manager
WILLAMINA — Driving from the Heartland of America to his new home in the Pacific Northwest, Bob Sivick was struck by the sheer beauty of the Columbia River Gorge. “I had to keep reminding ...
Rape, sodomy charges filed
A Yamhill County man has been indicted by a grand jury on rape and sodomy charges involving a mentally incapacitated girl. Seth Andrew Hicks, 36, who lists both Dundee and McMinnville addresses, ...
Pierce promises prosperity and spice
If they elect him, Republican governor candidate Bud Pierce promised his Yamhill County audience Sunday, Oregonians can expect better education, more job training, fewer homeless on the streets ...
Solar arrays on farmland generate concern
Fueled in part by tax incentives, solar power installations are proliferating across the country, generating controversy as well as electricity. Yamhill County is joining the debate, as solar ...
Homeward Bound plans spay and neuter clinic
Homeward Bound Pets is raising money to establish and operate a low-cost spay and neuter clinic for local dogs and cats. The clinic will be another way to address the problem of too many unwanted ...
Sheridan students pick up college credits
SHERIDAN — The Willamette Promise Program paved the way for Sheridan High School students to earn more than 175 college credits during the 2015-16 school year, Superintendent Steve Sugg and ...
Dog therapy training set
The McMinnville Chapter of Paws for Love, an organization for therapy dogs and their owners, will offer a workshop Saturday, Oct. 8, for people interested in having their pets certified as therapy ...
Lowe's builds 'Buddy Benches' for local schools
Employees of the McMinnville Lowe’s assembled and painted six sturdy benches — one for each elementary school in the McMinnville School District — for their annual community service ...
Remains identified as Salem woman
TILLAMOOK — Human remains discovered Sept. 9 near a campsite near Bald Mountain Road have been identified as those of Anna Lorraine Proietti, 21, of Salem, according to Tillamook County Sheriff ...
Scouts plan open houses
Boy Scout Troop 266 and Cub Scout Pack 522 are planning to host open houses for boys and their families at McMinnville Cooperative Ministries, located at Second and Ford streets. The Boy Scout ...
Linfield hosts homecoming activities
Linfield College is celebrating homecoming this week with activities for alumni as well as students. Students will perform a drag show at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Ice Auditorium. They will be entertained ...
Carlton tackles transportation
CARLTON — Carlton has a town hall on transportation planned from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. Open to all interested members of the public, the meeting will be held in the Yamhill-Carlton ...
Smart mirror up for prize
A Linfield College graduate's technology invention, a Smart Mirror that lets users check email or the Internet while grooming, is one of 40 projects to reach the finals of a video pitch competition. Joseph ...
