Stopping By: Brothers in uniform
Not long after his 2012 graduation from McMinnville High School, where he studied physics and chemistry at the Engineering and Aerospace Sciences Academy, Ben Dority tried to enlist in the Navy. It ...
Nunchuck attacker facing expanded charges
A Yamhill County grand jury has indicted 28-year-old Kasey Heermann on two counts each of attempted murder, first-degree domestic assault, domestic strangulation and unlawful use of a weapon, all felonies, ...
Nunchuck attacker aimed to kill mother
Kasey Heermann told Yamhill County sheriff’s deputy Todd Steele he repeatedly struck his mother with a set of nunchucks, punched her a number of times and kicked her Saturday at the Lafayette residence ...
Nunchuck attacker said he wanted to kill his mother
Kasey Heermann told Yamhill County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Steele that he repeatedly struck his mother with nunchucks and his fist, in addition to kicking her in the back, because he wanted to kill her at ...
Lafayette buys new fire truck
After saving for a decade, the city of Lafayette bought a new fire truck, delivered at the end of August. Fire Chief Terry Lucich said there wasn’t much time to celebrate, though; he and some of ...
Youngsters ease back into school
LAFAYETTE — Incoming first-graders filed into the Wascher Elementary library Wednesday for a morning of back-to-school activities. They dug into sacks of animal crackers and sipped apple juice, ...
McMinnville man killed in crash
LAFAYETTE — A McMinnville man was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash north of Lafayette on Highway 99W at Locks Loop Road. The Oregon State Police identified the victim as Fernando Lopez, ...
Carlton, Lafayette, McMinnville, Newberg, Sheridan, Yamhill fire departments ban open flames
The Carlton, Lafayette, McMinnville, Newberg, Sheridan and Yamhill fire departments have banned all open-flame recreational fires, including backyard fire pits, patio fire pits, propane campfire pits and ...
Firefighters respond to report of smoke in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE -- Firefighters from several agencies are responding to the report of a structure fire on the west end of town. Callers reported smoke coming from the windows of the three-bedroom house at 248 ...
Kids carry on Lafayette tradition
Celeste Viau-Navetta remembers when the Fourth of July children’s parade in Lafayette went directly down Highway 99W. “Of course, that was 30 years ago when the town was half this size,” ...
Lafayette to mark Fourth with parade, activities
LAFAYETTE — A children’s parade and other activities are planned Saturday, July 4, in celebration of Independence Day. The annual festival will start at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast ...
Commissioners approve Lafayette ugb expansion
Yamhill County Commissioners spent considerable time Thursday morning exploring the concerns of two opponents to the Lafayette urban growth boundary expansion, asking city planner Jim Jacks to ...
Lafayette to mark Fourth with parade, activities
LAFAYETTE — A children’s parade and other activities are planned Saturday, July 4, in celebration of Independence Day. The annual festival will start at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast ...
Fire destroys Lafayette home
LAFAYETTE - A two-alarm fire gutted a two-story home at 1606 Bridge Street Wednesday night. A new renter was in the process of moving in, and there was no one home at the time. The 1,200-square-foot home, ...
Hearing slated Thursday on UGB expansion
The Yamhill County commissioners are scheduled to hold a public hearing Thursday on an urban growth boundary expansion for the city of Lafayette. The county has an agreement with all of its cities requiring ...
