Five seek three seats on Carlton council
Two incumbents and three other residents are vying for three open seats on the Carlton City Council. Councilors Carey Rhoads and Scott Carl are running alongside newcomers Guilherme Brandao, Kevin ...
American Legion remembers 9/11
American Legion members remembered those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, and honored current first responders on Friday in ceremonies at the Carlton Memorial Post 73. Nearly 50 people gathered for the event, ...
Fire in the sky: High winds blow in smoke, blow down trees
If you were Dorothy Gale, you would have run for the storm cellar Monday evening as strong winds blew in smoke from regional wildfires and turned the sky an eerie yellowish-gray. It wasn’t a cyclone, ...
Carlton native Tom Jernstedt, known as the ‘Father of Final Four’, dies at 75
Tom Jernstedt, Carlton’s “Father of the Final Four,” died on Saturday. He was 75. A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and pioneer of the NCAA Division I men’s ...
Larger ballot boxes going in around Yamhill County
Voting by mail and drop box won’t be anything new for Oregonians this November, but Yamhill County Clerk Brian Van Bergen is modifying the formula slightly anyway. As history shows Yamhill ...
Smoke raises COVID respiratory risks
In the days leading up to Labor Day, Oregonians were urged to stay home and avoid gatherings and those not living in their households, in an attempt to lessen spikes in COVID-19 the state recorded after ...
In-person sale canceled, but MacHub will still benefit from big sale
UPDATE: The community market scheduled for Friday and Saturday has been CANCELED. Our earlier story: MacHub, which resells community donations to support job training programs, will hold a large community ...
Burglar draws jail term
A judge sentenced a 40-year-old McMinnville man to 30 days in the Yamhill County Jail for his role in a crime spree in which churches and other businesses, including an auto dealership, were burglarized ...
Red flag warning issued through Wednesday
Unusually strong, hot dry winds are creating critical fire danger for much of northwestern Oregon, the Portland office of the National Weather Service warned. It issued a red flag warning that went into ...
Students go online for summer school
As the summer school class began, students’ photos popped onto the Zoom screen, joining teacher Chandler Harrison. “Good morning, Mila! Good morning, Nicholas!” Harrison called out, ...
Showing up, standing up: An anti-racism movement awakens in Yamhill County
In 2015, Jessica Haney bought her first home in Newberg. The therapist and her three children were cleaning before moving in when a new neighbor stopped by. Instead of welcoming her, the woman said, “You ...
Excessive heat watch issued for weekend
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening with a heat wave expected to raise temperatures into the triple digits over the weekend. The ...
Amity extends state of emergency
The Amity City Council has extended its COVID-19 state of emergency declaration through mid-February 2021. City staff had recommended the council extend only through the Wednesday, Sept. 2 meeting, which ...
