In meeting with local officials, U.S. Rep. Salinas expresses fear that Measure 110 rollback is inadequate

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas has concerns that the rollback of Measure 110 may contain some of the same holes that the original legislation carried when it passed in 2020. Wrapping up her listening session ...

Arrests & Citations: Aug. 13, 2024

YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Victoria Beth Forlines, 45, McMinnville, Aug. 8, second-degree criminal mischief; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Levi Alan Linton, 30, Sheridan, ...

Lafayette man turns self in after chase, collision

A Lafayette man is facing a felony fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer charge after a Saturday, Aug. 3, pursuit on Highway 99W and through farm fields, colliding with a police vehicle in the ...

Attempted murder conviction results in 90-month sentence

A confrontation over a living situation in a makeshift camp resulted in Chad Lee Whiffen, 39, shooting a man in the groin on Oct. 18, 2023. Whiffen will now serve about seven years in custody of the Oregon ...

Keizer woman gets further probation for latest arrest

Tilea Midnight, 34, of Keizer pleaded no contest on Friday, Aug. 2, to two counts of misdemeanor attempted assault on a public safety officer and made her case to Judge Ladd Wiles she wants to move beyond ...

Stamper sentence reduced by 30 months

Monday morning in Yamhill County Circuit Court, Robert Stamper was once again in the same room with the woman he kidnapped, raped and attempted to kill in July 2004. He expressed his remorse for the evil ...

Arrests & Citations: Aug. 5, 2024

YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Cyle Kristopher Moore, 29, Amity, Aug. 1, criminal driving while suspended or revoked; booked and released. Sara Jesusa Portillo-Benjamin, 47, Willamina, Aug. 2, ...

Court Records: Aug. 2, 2024

CIVIL FILINGS Capital One vs. Cassandra Decker, McMinnville: Seeks $5,808.42 allegedly owed. LVNV Funding vs. Pamela Hermens, McMinnville: Seeks $5,025.00 allegedly owed. LVNV Funding vs. Melissa Dominique, ...

Arrests & Citations: Aug. 8, 2024

YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Anthony Raymond Torres, 46, Willamina, July 29, first-degree theft, first-degree forgery, first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument; booked into the ...

Yamhill man ordered into recovery program

During a sentencing hearing Tuesday for Johnathan Ray Bevan, 22, of Yamhill, Judge Ladd Wiles noted a report from county mental health and addiction services that the defendant was still using methamphetamine ...

Felon adds to criminal case log

A convicted felon already with three open criminal cases was arrested Tuesday on charges related to a July 14 incident, in which he allegedly drove his truck multiple times into a Cadillac driven by his ...

‘Embarrassed’ burglar gets probation in lieu of prison

Court-appointed attorney Michael Videtich told Judge Ladd Wiles Tuesday that his client, Dylan Manley, 35, is “completely clear-headed now” and from the beginning of the case, “I got ...

DA dismisses Aldeguer case pending further investigation

A three-day trial set to begin today in a case against Anthony Aldeguer, 65, was canceled after the District Attorney’s Office moved to dismiss the charges last week. “The State is continuing ...

Arrests & Citations: July 29, 2024

YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Michael Allen Gernandt, 38, McMinnville, July 25, post-prison supervision sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Jose Antonio Reyes, 29, Dayton, ...

Court Records: July 29, 2024

CIVIL FILINGS Capital One vs. James E. Niday, Dundee: Seeks $7,200.19 allegedly owed. Midland Credit Management vs. Luis Medina, McMinnville: Seeks $2,770.53 allegedly owed. Midland Credit Management ...

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