Chainsaw attacker convicted
A Salem man, who used a chainsaw to cut into the driver’s side of a vehicle with two people inside in a March 2022 incident, was found guilty by a Yamhill County jury of one count each of ...
School board awards construction contract
The Willamina School Board awarded the middle school construction contract to Scholten Construction Inc. of Willamina on a unanimous vote at this month’s meeting. The project will add six ...
Operation Generation holds fundraiser dinner
Operation Generation, a housing complex for families and senior residents, holds a kickoff fundraiser 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 20, at Praise Church, 8930 N.E. Third St. Tickets for the dinner ...
Other-worldly imaginations regale large parade crowd
A huge, round otherworldly shape hovered over McMinnville Saturday afternoon as locals and visitors gathered for the return of the UFO Festival’s Alien Parade. Powered by nuclear fusion, ...
News-Register issues email scam warning
Scam emails – known as “phishing attacks” — are being received throughout the community and beyond, perhaps connected to the illegal breach of a mailbox account in the News-Register’s ...
County approves UGB land swap in Dayton
On the outskirts of the city of Dayton, Ash Street runs along quiet fields bordered by trees, homes and small orchards, to connect with Highway 18. Ferry Street, turning into the Amity-Dayton ...
Remains positively identified as missing man
UPDATE, May 17: The remains found in the car in the Willamette River off Rogers Landing have been positively identified as those of Ralph Brown. according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. ...
STRANGE DAYS
UFO Festival events swirled like moons around the weekend’s main event, the parade on Third Street. From Alien Abduction Dash 5K in the morning — the best-attended run yet — ...
Last day to turn in ballots
County turnout for primary at 18.8% so far Today is the last day to turn in ballots for the May primary election, and as of Friday, just 18.8% of the county’s electorate had done ...
Rate hike OK’d for Waste Management
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved rate increases for Waste Management’s garbage collection and transfer station in Newberg, and agreed to hold a public hearing on May ...
Council continues Three Mile Lane Plan hearing
Planning director to discuss transportation funding May 19 with Parkway Committee
McMinnville bicyclist hit by vehicle on Highway 18
A McMinnville bicyclist was struck by a vehicle early Monday night on Highway 18 in the area of Booth Bend Road, the Oregon State Police reported. The bicyclist, identified as Leroy Louis Crum, 51, was ...
Salem woman killed in two-vehicle crash
A Salem woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in the area of the Amity-Dayton Highway and Stringtown Road, according to the Oregon State Police. The incident was reported about 2:30 ...
Willamina city manager resigns
West takes Independence job; library director Frost named interim manager
