Dayton schools take a break; some Sheridan classes online
Some Yamhill County school districts are closing buildings or switching to online learning temporarily, with many staff members as well as students absent because of COVID or in quarantine related ...
Republican, conservative money targets recall vote
By NICOLE MONTESANO Of the News-Register Right-wing politicians and organizations have been pouring money into the Newberg School Board recall election, with fliers attempting to link it to everything ...
Ballots arriving now for Newberg Schools recall
Ballots for the Newberg School District recall election went out this week, County Clerk Brian Van Bergen said. Ballots for military, overseas and out-of-state voters went into the mail on Dec. 29, and ...
Crews stay busy as snowstorm impacts miles of county roads
Now you see it, now you don’t. The snow that dropped on Yamhill County earlier this week, measuring six inches in Yamhill, four in McMinnville and 3 1/2 in Newberg, was an afterthought a few days ...
Snow expected; warming shelters ready for use
If you’re traveling for Christmas or over the week before New Year’s, be sure to prepare for winter conditions, National Weather Service forecasters are warning. Locally, warming shelters are ...
Recall effort: Enough signatures to add Brown to Jan. 18 ballot
A campaign to recall Newberg School Board Chair Dave Brown has submitted enough signatures to force a recall election, Yamhill County Clerk Brian Van Bergen confirmed last week. Brown has until ...
Just-hired Newberg schools consultant bows out
After a contentious meeting on Dec. 14, the Newberg School Board hired the less experienced of two candidates to lead the search for a new school superintendent. In November the board had fired Superintendent ...
Newberg woman’s crime spree ends with stabbing
A Newberg woman’s alleged crime spree ended when she stabbed her husband with a pair of scissors, according to court records. He was not seriously injured. Celia Parra Pacheco, 47, was arraigned ...
Student from Congo dies
Simon Mushombe, an 18-year-old who moved to Oregon with his family from the Congo, was found dead in his car Nov. 29 in a parking lot in the 13100 block of S.W. Pacific Highway in Tigard. Tigard police ...
Newberg assistant superintendent refuses job as interim, quits
Newberg School District’s Assistant Superintendent, Derek Brown, told School Board Chair Dave Brown he would not take over as interim superintendent, after the board fired Superintendent Joe Morelock ...
Shannon recall achieves enough signatures to force election
A group working to recall controversial members of the Newberg School Board appears to have enough valid signatures to force a recall election of school board Vice Chair Brian Shannon. The group said ...
Along the Street: In Dayton, Glühwein and a winter market
Seufert Winery will host a traditional-style Christmas market event Friday through Sunday, Dec. 10-12. The “Winter Makers Market” will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Seufert tasting ...
Former Newberg resident indicted on hoax bomb
A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment Thursday, Dec. 2, charging a former Newberg resident, Sean Case McGinley, with calling in hoax bomb threats to three schools and one hospital in ...
Harden-Moore files for Kulla’s seat; Starrett files to run for third term
Newberg diversity consultant and political activist Tai Harden-Moore has announced she plans to run for county commissioner in 2022. Harden-Moore, who ran for the Newberg School Board in 2021, is seeking ...
Shannon recall group submits signatures; campaign against Dave Brown proceeds
A group seeking to recall Newberg School Board members Brian Shannon and Dave Brown turned in more than 3,000 signatures last week, aimed at getting a recall of Shannon onto a special election ballot. The ...
