Parks departments work to balance services, safety
Local parks and recreation departments have been battling health issues related to the COVID-19 outbreak from multiple angles. While parks have remained open to the public, most facilities and ...
New Newberg city manager says changes will take time
By NICOLE MONTESANO<br/>Of the News-Register Newberg is starting fresh after years of turmoil among several of its city department heads, but the process is complicated by the pandemic that arrived ...
Newberg woman charged with beating boyfriend
A Newberg woman faces charges accusing her of hitting her boyfriend over the head with a frying pan, breaking a wine bottle over his head and attacking him with a running weed whacker, leaving bruises ...
Wineries reopen to patrons, 'slow and safe'
“First and foremost, it’s not business as usual for Memorial Day Weekend,” said Morgen McLaughlin, executive director of the Willamette Valley Wineries Association. This would ...
PPP Round 2: Smaller businesses receive help
Mylee Smith placed a “Welcome Back” sign in the window of The By-Pass Bar & Grill on Ferry Street in Dayton Saturday. She opened the business a year ago, then shut it except for take-out ...
Schools formalizing graduation plans
Although school buildings closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Yamhill County high schools are making plans to honor the graduating classes of 2020.
By district, these are the most up-to-date plans.
Restaurants enjoy successful reopening weekend
Despite new challenges, Yamhill County restaurateurs who reopened their doors to dine-in service this weekend were enthused about the initial results. “You’re sort of reinventing the ...
Along the Street: Turkey Rama, boat races, garden tour canceled
Turkey Rama, McMinnville’s annual downtown summer festival scheduled for July 10-12, has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mass gatherings are prohibited through September as part ...
Newberg looks at safer route to elementary school
Newberg is surveying residents about how to create a safer route for students walking and biking to Edwards Elementary School. Sidewalks and curb ramps are missing along critical parts of the routes to ...
Providence Oregon announces pay cuts, furloughs
Providence Oregon, the hospital group that includes Providence Newberg Medical Center, is reducing executive pay and putting hundreds of employees on temporary furloughs over the next 11 weeks ...
Austin Foundation grants nearly $500,000 in employee, community COVID-19
The Austin Family Foundation, a dream of A-dec co-founder Joan Austin, has supplied more than $345,000 in grants to employees and plans to spend another $150,000 in COVID-19 relief to nonprofit organizations ...
George Fox cancels grad event
Newberg’s George Fox University held a virtual event to celebrate the Class of 2020’s graduation on May 2, the day commencement would have been held if schools weren’t interrupted ...
Newberg working on Urban Renewal feasibility study
The city of Newberg is considering joining McMinnville and Carlton as Yamhill County cities with an established Urban Renewal Area. Newberg city staff provided city council with an update on the ...
Motels used to shelter homeless at high risk
The Yamhill Community Action Partnership has received $85,000 from McMinnville, Newberg and the county to help it house homeless people at high medical risk from COVID-19 in area motel rooms. YCAP also ...
For the lucky ones, Payroll Protection Program throws a lifeline
The federal government’s highly touted $659 billion loan program to save small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic has led to uneven results in McMinnville and Yamhill County. A worried Main ...
