Lafayette celebrates its first National Night Out
LAFAYETTE — Brown and gray horses Ceito and Chetski welcomed the attention from passersby at Tuesday’s National Night Out in Lafayette. They munched on hay as youngsters admired their soft ...
Lafayette man charged with multiple sex crimes
A Lafayette man faces a 15-count Yamhill County Grand Jury indictment on charges that allege he had sexual contact with a minor female between March 2013 and January 2018. Ryan William Phillip Thomas, ...
National Night Out events planned
When National Night Out started in 1984, organizers asked people to turn on their porch lights and use the event as a springboard for getting to know their neighbors and local police officers. Not only ...
Lafayette hosts traditional July 4th celebration
LAFAYETTE — Almost 10 years ago, some Cub Scout moms decided to create a special Fourth of July parade and picnic for their children. Now it’s become a Lafayette tradition. Almost 100 families ...
Lafayette to enforce Level 1 water limits
LAFAYETTE — Starting Thursday, Lafayette plans to implement precautionary Level 1 water restrictions. It will limit outside watering to odd or even days, based on addresses. The city hopes to avoid ...
State Supreme Court declines to hear Sparks petition
The Oregon Supreme Court has denied a petition for review by Jeffery Dana Sparks, a former Lafayette resident sentenced to death in 1999, for the murder of 12-year-old Lacey Robancho. Last December, the ...
Writing to readers
LAFAYETTE — In late June or July, a little girl who loves cats will open a package mailed from Wascher Elementary School. In it, she’ll find several books, plus a handwritten note from her ...
Lafayette resident dies in state DOC custody
UMATILLA - A Lafayette man, who was sentenced to 60 months in prison four months ago, died Sunday afternoon at the Two Rivers Correctional Institution, according to the state Department of Corrections. He ...
Tickets available for garden tour; Garden Faire free
Tickets are available for the annual garden tour fundraiser sponsored by the McMinnville Garden Club. The tour of five local gardens will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 24. A free Garden Faire ...
Sleepy Hollow residents worried about future
LAFAYETTE — Life has taken a worrying turn for residents of Sleepy Hollow RV Park in Lafayette, with the news they will have to move, after the park was sold to a new owner in March. Residents ...
Lafayette voters approve water intertie measure
LAFAYETTE -- Lafayette voters overwhelmingly approved construction of an intertie with McMinnville Water & Light to increase water supply for the future. The measure passed by 88 percent, according ...
Officials begin to consider uniting local fire districts
The McMinnville City Council spent a Tuesday work session discussing the possibility of consolidating firefighting services with Sheridan and several other smaller communities in the county. Sheridan ...
Lafayette resident who threatened a parent sentenced
Milton Martinez told Judge Ronald Stone his stepfather does not accept his sexual orientation and his desire to dress as a woman. “I hope you find happiness regardless of the gender role you choose,” ...
'Sockuary' brings in hundreds of pairs
LAFAYETTE — Second-graders are leading a drive to collect hundreds of pairs of socks to warm the feet of people in need — and maybe, if the socks are used like mittens, their hands, too, said ...
Lafayette man sentenced on sex charges
An 85-year-old Lafayette man who had sexual contact with two females under 14 years old in 2013 and 2014 has been sentenced to 60 months in prison. Anselmo Salinas pleaded guilty in Yamhill County Circuit ...
