Who governs us: In Yamhill County, cities seek to broaden leadership
After a summer of protests and conversations prompted many residents of Yamhill County to reflect on race and equity in life and work, the fall election season poses an interesting question: Who governs ...
Farm to breadbox: Amity pair overcomes opposition to grow grain, mill flour, bake loaves
If all goes well, farmer Wesley Stoller and baker Bram Yoffie plan to sow winter wheat this month, and begin the work of cleaning and restoring a historic granary on Stoller’s farm and building a ...
Amity flour mill gets go-ahead after lengthly negotiations
A proposed grain farm, mill and bakery outside Amity received unanimous approval from Yamhill County’s three commissioners on Thursday. Baker Bram Yoffie and Wesley Stoller, owner of Chatanika Farms, ...
Amity resident assaulted, robbed; suspects arrested
Two Amity men were arrested after a 20-year-old man was bound behind his back with a phone charging cord and masking tape, and assaulted and robbed early Monday morning, police said. Daniel John Larmay, ...
Amity resident assaulted, robbed; suspects arrested
An Amity resident was bound behind his back with electrical cord and tape, assaulted and robbed early Monday morning. Two suspects were taken into custody. The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office identified ...
Amity will resume water shutoffs in October
Amity will resume water shutoffs for non-payment in October. The city council approved a shutoff plan at Wednesday night’s meeting, choosing an option suggested by city administrator Michael Thomas ...
Amity extends state of emergency
The Amity City Council has extended its COVID-19 state of emergency declaration through mid-February 2021. City staff had recommended the council extend only through the Wednesday, Sept. 2 meeting, which ...
Filing deadlines approach for candidates in city races
Deadlines are approaching for filing for Yamhill County city offices. Candidates must file this month to run for mayor or city council openings. The last date for filing varies by city. To run for a ...
Flour mill dispute resolved in tiny cookie details
A dispute over a proposed flour mill, bakery and farm stand outside Amity has been resolved with an agreement between opponents and the applicants, who asked county commissioners to return the decision ...
Amity flour mill hearing back on
A hearing on a proposed flour mill and farm stand outside Amity, postponed from June, is scheduled for Thursday before the Yamhill County Commissioners. The county had approved Bram Yoffie and Susan Stoller’s ...
Amity mayor will not seek re-election
Amity Mayor Michael Cape will not seek re-election in November. Appointed mayor in 2006 when Bob Wiro resigned, Cape said it’s always been his intention to step down when his daughter was in high ...
Hearing on proposed mill, bakery posptoned until July
At the request of farmer and breadmaker Bram Yoffie, Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday postponed until July 16 a hearing on a proposed flour mill, bakery and farm stand near Amity. Yoffie and business ...
Amity, sheriff's office extend policing contract
The Amity City Council has approved a two-year contract extension for law enforcement services with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office that will increase its costs by 14% in the next contract year ...
In Amity, a pandemic-adjusted ceremony for grads
The Amity High School Class of 2020 likes to joke that it’s cursed. When students began middle school, a band program started at their elementary school. In high school, their homecoming floats ...
Amity High graduates 45 on Saturday
Amity High School will graduate 45 seniors with a drive-through ceremony at 12:40 p.m. Saturday. The ceremony will begin with valedictorian Vanessa Baron and salutatorian Elizabeth Dyer addressing the ...
