Drugs seized, two McMinnville residents arrested
Two McMinnville residents were arrested and about 37 grams of methamphetamine, in addition to more than $400 in cash, was seized Tuesday as the result of an investigation by the Yamhill County ...
Unvaccinated Y-C students get 21-day exclusion
Yamhill County Public Health Officer William Koenig has ordered five Yamhill-Carlton Intermediate School students excluded for 21 days because they have not been inoculated against whooping cough and a ...
Bankruptcy settlement threatened by dispute
A proposed settlement in federal Evergreen Vintage Aircraft bankruptcy proceedings is being held up by one of the creditors, and the dispute could derail the deal. Neither side was willing to yield, despite ...
Mac school board incumbents sweep to re-election ... Link to election results
Click here for link to full Yamhill County election results. Editor's Note: This article, originally posted on May 19, was updated on May 22 with additional information. Three incumbents easily ...
Second time the charm for Carlton pool house
Editor's Note: This article, originally posted on May 19, was updated on May 22 with additional information. CARLTON — Carlton’s city pool is due a new bathhouse, based on final unofficial ...
Along the Street: Volunteers clean up alien trash
Activists from Zero Waste were joined by volunteers from McMinnville High School and Linfield College in swooping behind aliens last weekend to steer as much of their trash as possible into recycling and ...
Yamhill fire levy goes down to defeat
This article, originally posted on May 19, was updated on May 22 with additional information. YAMHILL — Voters rejected the Yamhill Fire District tax levy Tuesday. The final unofficial count was ...
Rocket launch caps STEM project
Hypothesis: The J Dog rocket will fly higher and for a longer time if it weighs less. “We launched it yesterday, then we improved it,” McMinnville High School sophomore Ryan Terry explained ...
Pinot noir celebrates 50th with weekend wine tasting events
More than 150 regional wineries and tasting rooms are holding special events over the Memorial Day weekend. This year’s holiday celebration has extra meaning as it’s the 50th anniversary of ...
Children learn about public works
Kindergartners learned about water, electricity, sewers and parks, and the men and women who help make them available, during a “Touch a Truck” event staged Tuesday at Grandhaven Elementary ...
Unique bike racks a community project
Cyclists who stop in Yamhill or Carlton can park their two-wheelers at a tractor, a train, a Tiger or any of a dozen other decorative and serviceable bike racks. The bike racks, which all should be installed ...
Sheridan names new elementary principal
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan School Board approved the hiring Wednesday night of David Kline as the new principal at K-8 Faulconer-Chapman School. He succeeds Marti Hofenbredl, who served in the post ...
Safety issued aired in Amity
AMITY — Shanena Perez said she went to a packed Amity Police Committee meeting Wednesday afternoon at city hall to defend a segment of the local youth population she believes was unfairly characterized ...
Polk County passes public safety levy
DALLAS — A crucial Polk County public safety levy passed handily Tuesday night. Complete but still unofficial returns had it prevailing 9,059 to 7,013, or 56.4 percent to 43.6. The Willamina City ...
Theft ring member gets 17 months
When Yamhill County sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at Stephen Herod’s Willamina residence in late January, they found a stolen motorcycle and welder, along with evidence that led ...
