ODOT Chief Details Layoffs in Staff Email
Kris Strickler, director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, provided details of layoffs looming at the agency in an all-staff email he sent this morning.
20th annual lavender festival set for Saturday and Sunday
The 20th annual Willamette Valley Lavender Festival and Plein Air Art Show will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, in Newberg. Most activities will be at the Chehalem Cultural ...
Former Willamina man indicted on rape fails to appear
Jack Marion Matheny, 39, formerly of Willamina, failed to appear in court on July 3 and was arrested on a warrant Monday, July 7, in Independence. Matheny was on conditional release since January, when ...
Quirk of the Week: Still missing the big picture
The weekly focus on Quirk continues what feels like a multi-week arc involving public art. The works are all around us and, as creative expression, are often imbued with charm and other odd aspects. And ...
Art Alley welcomes ‘no Pinot’ wine fest
Art Alley will fill with wine, food and music the evening of Saturday, July 12, for a new event, Alt Wine Remixed. The event is an offshoot of the annual Alt Wine Festival, which is on hold this year. ...
Lafayette city council pushed to 7 p.m. Thursday
Thursday’s Lafayette City Council meeting has been pushed to 7 p.m. because a youth safety town hall will be at 6 p.m. at the Fire Station. Two public hearings are scheduled: one for an update of ...
Hurl signs on as principal in Willamina
Jeremy Hurl, a McMinnville native, is returning to Yamhill County to be the principal of Willamina Middle School and High School. Hurl previously taught in McMinnville, but during Covid moved with his ...
Stabbing suspect in Sheridan shot and killed by deputy
A suspect in a stabbing incident in Sheridan Monday evening was shot and killed by a Yamhill County Sheriff’s deputy, according to the Newberg-Dundee Police Department, which has been designated ...
Carlton’s Hawn Creek Bridge repaired
The Hawn Creek Bridge at the east end of Carlton has reopened following repairs to wooden supports that had dry rot and showed evidence of crushing, according to Yamhill County Public Works. The bridge, ...
Currents Gallery marks 20 years
Twenty years ago, several local artists collaborated on a new creation: a gallery that would show their work and that of others, while also allowing them to participate in the process of displaying and ...
Along the Street: Car wash, Tractor Supply, Jersey Mike’s and more in the works
- The Merri Artist has relocated from its longtime Third Street location to 895 N.E. Highway 99W, where it reopened today. The new building includes more space and a new sign by ES&A Sign Corp. ...
City orders development to stop work after unapproved tree felling
Workers for developer Holt Homes cut down trees at a planned West Hills subdivision last month without city approval of a removal plan. The city of McMinnville issued a stop-work order through an email ...
Saturday Morning Breakfast closes temporarily
With food resources dwindling, the Saturday Morning Breakfast program is on pause this month to allow the nonprofit time to review its business model, funding possibilities and volunteers, according to ...
Hope on the Hill food pantry seeks donations
Hope on the Hill’s food pantry is seeking food donations in the wake of cutbacks on other resources, such as federal and state food bank assistance. Board member Kassandra VanDyke said the program ...
County leaders split over Big Beautiful Bill
Yamhill County commissioners sparred last week over potential impacts on residents from the federal budget reconciliation bill, while federal Oregon leadership panned the legislation. Commissioners Bubba ...
