Wolfdog owner alleges targeting and harassment
Wolfdog owner Sandra Atwood alleged harassment by neighbors and McMinnville Code Compliance officers and the unfair impoundment of two of her four dogs in a letter to the city. Atwood is facing up to ...
Newberg man found guilty of murdering wife in 1988
On April 17, following a three-week trial, a Washington County jury found Newberg resident Robert Elmer Atrops, 70, guilty of murdering his wife nearly 40 years ago. The second-degree murder charge is ...
Acuff indicted by grand jury
Jess Bradley Acuff, 51, has been indicted by a grand jury on 26 felony counts related to firearm possession and manufacturing, along with a misdemeanor count of possession of a firearm and unlawful use ...
Court Records: April 21, 2025
CIVIL FILINGS Onemain Financial Group, LLC vs. Molly L. Phipps, McMinnville: Granted $4,235.90 judgment. Bank Of America, N.A. vs. Amy Heesacker, McMinnville: Granted $5,264.02 judgment. JPMorgan Chase ...
Arrests & Citations: April 21, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Jorge Navarro Ramirez, 26, McMinnville, April 14, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Dylan ...
Man arrested in alleged neighbor assault
A McMinnville man was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree assault after allegedly striking a neighbor with a 10-pound dumbbell. Anthony Pitigliano, 39, faces a second-degree assault charge, ...
Campos pleads guilty to wire fraud charges
Cheryl Campos, 61, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Portland for stealing more than $1.7 million from the Department of Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars. Campos ...
Owner of wolf dogs set for trial
A McMinnville woman whose escaped dogs killed three neighboring pets is facing $7,500 in fines at her Municipal Court trial set Wednesday for April 30. Sandra Atwood didn’t enter a plea on the 11 ...
Court Records: April 14, 2025
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding LLC vs. Laura Connolly, Newberg: Renewal of $2,680.71 judgment. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Katharine C. Stephens, Newberg: Granted $7,128.72 judgment. TD Bank USA, N.A. ...
Arrests & Citations: April 14, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Antonio Duran, 57, McMinnville, April 10, Marion County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $2,500 bail. Ruben Lee Blakeslee, 46, Grand Ronde, April 10, ...
Sheridan man arrested; arsenal of loaded weapons found in search
A Sheridan man described by a Sheriff’s sergeant as “the biggest threat to public safety I have ever encountered” was arrested Sunday after community remembers reported rounds being fired ...
Arrests & Citations: April 11, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Richard Edward Mendez, 40, Sheridan, April 8, third-degree escape, resisting arrest, interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer, harassment; ...
Arrests & Citations: April 7, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Matthew Michael Hunt, 41, McMinnville, March 31, second-degree criminal mischief; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Christopher Ryan Kjemperud, 42, ...
Alleged shooter charged with attempted murder
A grand jury indicted Cesar Flores of Woodburn last week on three Measure 11 crimes, including second-degree attempted murder with a firearm, related to an early-morning March 27 shooting in Grand Ronde. Flores ...
Mac woman charged in three-year-old daughter’s crash death
A McMinnville woman has been accused of causing the death of her 3-year-old daughter by driving under the influence of intoxicants when a fatal crash occurred in July of last year. Ashley Louise Dixon, ...
