Chamber asks council support in reopening of gyms, restaurants
The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce is urging the state to re-open fitness centers and restaurants for in-person services, and is seeking a letter of support from its city council, which it will discuss ...
County reports five deaths this week; six new cases this week at Linfield
Yamhill County reported five new deaths from COVID-19 this week, bringing the county to a total of 53 residents lost to the disease. As of Thursday, the county had reported 3,367 cases. Also this week, ...
Vaccinations to begin for educators
Teachers are expected to start getting COVID-19 vaccines late this week, according to Maryalice Russell, superintendent of the McMinnville School District. She said her district and Newberg will host ...
Vaccine clinics running well, but allotments still short
Yamhill County has the capacity — thanks in part to an abundance of volunteers — to provide 4,000 to 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine a week, according to Health and Human Services Director ...
County reports two more COVID deaths
Yamhill County reported another death from COVID-19 on Wednesday, along with 26 new cases. On Thursday, the county reported another death, and another 26 new cases, bringing the county to 48 deaths to ...
Latino communities hit hard by COVID
Patricia Arroyo Marquez had been struggling to breathe for months. She also experienced body aches, splitting headaches and pain behind the eyes. The symptoms never occurred simultaneously, and she was ...
Union, district agree to wait for vaccines before reopening schools
McMinnville’s teachers’ union and the McMinnville School District have reached an agreement to resume in-person learning only after teachers have the chance to receive the full COVID-19 ...
COVID-19 ramping up in county
Note: This story has been updated to correct a typo in the number of vaccinations administered in the county. It took nearly nine months, from the arrival of the pandemic in Oregon last February, ...
County to support suit against governor
The county board of commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to send a letter of support for a lawsuit filed by three state legislators challenging Gov. Kate Brown’s authority to issue executive orders during ...
Seven more COVID deaths announced by county
Yamhill County has announced seven new deaths from COVID-19 this week, as deaths surged statewide, going from 73 in the final week of December to 177 last week. However, reports are often delayed by several ...
County on low end of vaccine rollout
Yamhill County has inoculated 1,872 people as of Sunday, Jan. 10, with at least an initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The county has a population of 108,061. That ...
Business as Unusual: Frontline drivers navigate pandemic
[Business As Unusual is an occasional series examining how COVID-19 has affected various sectors of the local economy.] Yamhill County’s transportation workers faced three challenging options when ...
Board discusses supporting lawsuit against governor
The county Board of Commissioners on Thursday briefly discussed a request by new Chair Mary Starrett to send letters of support to three Oregon legislators who are suing Governor Kate Brown to challenge ...
County reports three more COVID deaths
In the week after Christmas, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, the Oregon Health Authority recorded a 17% increase in cases of COVID-19. Yamhill County reported three new deaths the past week, along with 34 new cases ...
Brown condemns 'irresponsible elected officials' urging defiance
Governor Kate Brown has condemned elected officials encouraging their constituents to defy her public safety mandates to control the COVID-19 pandemic, warning Oregonians that local officials have no power ...
