Yamhill caucus will choose candidates
The city of Yamhill will hold its traditional caucus Wednesday, July 31, to choose candidates to run for mayor and city council. Any resident 18 or older who is registered to vote can participate in the ...
Yamhill announces Derby Day Queen
Yamhill kicked off its 71st year of the annual Derby Days on Friday, with booths from local businesses, live music, and the coronation of the Yamhill Derby Days court. The Derby Days court consists of ...
Stopping By: Roots in Yamhill
Former flyer, driver, sailor Wayne Fryer has always felt grounded to his hometown
Derby Days will feature parade, races
Longtime Derby Days supporters and volunteers Barbara and John Tinsman will be honored as grand marshals in the festival’s grand parade Saturday morning. Derby Days, which opens Friday evening and ...
Chef returns to PNW to bring ‘fun, creative’ Asian-inspired cuisine to new Carlton restaurant, Ikigai
“Ikigai” is a Japanese term that means, roughly, “reason for living.” The new Carlton restaurant by that name may supply such a reason for customers — especially if they ...
Theft convictions send Carlton woman to prison
Aubrie Jo Ivie, 37, of Carlton, received prison sentences totaling 41 months on Monday following the negotiation of plea deals in two cases, and the revocation of probation in a third case. Ivie pleaded ...
Carlton man dies in Highway 47 collision
A Carlton man died Wednesday, July 3, when his Audi Q5 was hit by another vehicle while trying to turn left onto Highway 47 north of Gaston, according to Oregon State Police. Elvis Jay Harden, 81, was ...
Proposal for hotel in Carlton withdrawn
The company, based in the Carlton area, said Tuesday that its decision came following a public meeting last month in which dozens of people commented on the proposed project, both in favor and against.
Former Carlton mayor dies
Kathie Oriet, who served in Carlton city government for decades, including 17 years as mayor, died June 22 in her home near Gaston. She was 71. Services are under the direction of Fuiten-Rose Funeral ...
Dayton committed to urban renewal despite denial
The city of Dayton’s proposed Urban Renewal District is down but not out after a no vote from the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners. Dayton’s plan to establish a UR district comprising ...
Wennerberg Park to be closed July 1-2
Wennerberg Park, Carlton’s lower park, will be closed Monday and Tuesday, July 1 and 2, for the removal of a temporary modular building. Grant Street may be blocked at times during the move, as well. City ...
Reimer joins Yamhill as city manager
Shelley Reimer has joined the city of Yamhill as its city manager. She made a career change after about 20 years doing event management and fundraising. “There are a lot of similarities,” ...
Carlton Fun Days marks city's 125th anniversary
Carlton Fun Days will fill the city with music, a fun run, a car show, parade and plenty of activities in Ladd Park downtown. The annual festival starts this afternoon, June 21, and continues with a full ...
Carlton residents have many questions about hotel proposal
Saying they want the best for Carlton, representatives of The Ground outlined their proposal for a two-building, 72 room hotel development at a community meeting Monday night. More than 100 people attended ...
Yamhill Fire Department to hire investigator
Disgruntlement over discrepancies was a message clearly heard this month by the board of the Yamhill Fire Protection District. At a meeting on Monday, June 17, the board voted unanimously to instruct ...
