Area schools report more than 100 cases
The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., rang its bells 700 times Tuesday, once for every 1,000 Americans lost to COVID-19 since the pandemic started — 700,000 deaths. In Oregon, 3,867 people ...
Hearty harvest: Growers report ‘intense’ flavor, volume of grapes in 2021 pick
The hot, dry summer helped produce a flavorful crop in Yamhill County vineyards, although some growers report they will pick fewer grapes this year while others are predicting a bountiful yield. Either ...
New political lines drawn; same divide may remain
Voters in the cities of Newberg, Dundee, Amity, Sheridan, Willamina and Grand Ronde will have new representation in the Oregon House and in a Senate District 12 that now includes nearly all of Yamhill ...
Newberg School Board enacts new ban on ‘political’ displays
Overriding the objections of three board members and the concerns of School Superintendent Joe Morelock, four conservative members of the Newberg School Board voted on Tuesday to ban “political, ...
George Fox hosts conversation on civility with Braver Angels on Oct. 5
Oregon’s co-coordinators for Braver Angels, a national group promoting civil conversation and cooperation across political divides, will describe their work in a special presentation on the George ...
Missing Dundee man found dead in Lincoln County
A missing Dundee resident, 74-year-old Robert Donough, who had not been heard from since June 26, was found dead Saturday, July 10, on a Lincoln County logging road, according to the Lincoln County ...
Dundee names new fire chief
Brandon Hamilton was named Dundee Fire Chief at the Tuesday, June 15, city council meeting. The hiring was made official on a unanimous vote. Hamilton has been serving as interim chief of South ...
Dundee names new fire chief
Brandon Hamilton was named Dundee Fire Chief by a unanimous city council vote Tuesday night. He leaves South Sherman Fire and Rescue in the north-central Oregon community of Grass Valley as the ...
DEQ issues three fines over river water quality concerns
Penalties go to landfill, city of Dundee, Amity quarry The state Department of Environmental Quality has fined Riverbend Landfill, the city of Dundee and owners of an Amity quarry for separate ...
Challengers win election to McMinnville School Board
Challengers Jason Bizon and Abbie Warmbier won seats on the McMinnville School Board Tuesday night, according to unofficial election results released by the Yamhill County Clerk’s Office. Bizon, ...
Several ‘high priority calls’ keep Newberg-Dundee police busy
Newberg-Dundee police officers responded to four “high priority calls” Saturday night and early Sunday morning.. Shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, a citizen reported a possible intoxicated driver ...
Commissioners to reconsider industrial site
An application for a zone change to a small property on the outskirts of Dundee, where the owner wants to store equipment for a paving business, was approved on a split vote by the county planning commission ...
Dispensing hope: Virginia Garcia clinics plan to vaccinate 30,000 by mid-July
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center’s 17 clinics across Yamhill and Washington counties have vaccinated nearly 15,000 people against COVID-19 so far, staff told Congresswoman Suzanne ...
Committee endorses local match funding for next phase of bypass
The Yamhill County Parkway Committee officially committed Thursday to spending local dollars to help build Phase II of the highway project currently known as the Newberg-Dundee Bypass. The resolution ...
