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 ...
History buffs mark Oregon's birthday
LAFAYETTE — History enthusiasts wished Oregon “Happy Birthday” slightly early Saturday, four days before the anniversary of statehood. Oregon was admitted to the Union on Feb. 14, 1859, ...
Oregon birthday celebration Saturday
LAFAYETTE — The Yamhill County Historical Society will host a birthday party for Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 10. The public event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the history museum at 605 Market ...
School staff practices for crisis
LAFAYETTE — No crisis occurred Friday at Wascher Elementary School. But the school’s staff, secretaries from across the McMinnville School District, law enforcement officers and EMTs acted ...
Pursuit suspect jailed anew
LAFAYETTE — After undergoing booking at the Washington County Jail in Hillsboro, the Lafayette man who led police on a high-speed pursuit over the Newberg-Dundee Bypass on New Year’s Eve, before ...
Lafayette man cited in New Year's Eve chase
A Lafayette man faces charges in connection with a high-speed New Year’s Eve pursuit that led officers northbound over the then-closed Newberg-Dundee Bypass. Washington County sheriff’s deputies ...
SMART coordinator named top volunteer
LAFAYETTE — JoAnne Myers was reading to a couple of Wascher Elementary School kindergartners when a line of adults streamed into the room. Many of the Start Making a Reader Today volunteers and ...
