Wine drinking Amity planning commissioner denied reappointment
Amity City Council President Ryan Lehman raised the issue of Rob Kistler drinking wine during a recent Zoom Planning Commission meeting. As a result, the council elected not to reappoint him to the commission ...
Districts around the county planning for school return
After months of working on a variety of plans for returning to in-person classes before the school year, then converting to comprehensive distance learning instead, Yamhill County school districts expect to finally begin reopening school buildings this month.
Fire destroys Amity duplex
A Saturday morning fire destroyed a duplex in Amity. Residents of both units escaped unharmed, but the structure and contents are a total loss. Fire crews responded to the blaze at 206 and 210 Sherman ...
Not ‘just a place where people live’
Outgoing Amity mayor Michael Cape reflects on what makes a city a community
Amity burglary, assault co-defendant draws prison term
Jason Westfall received 35 months in prison for his role in the late September assault and robbery of an Amity man who said he was friends with the assailants. Westfall, 39, pleaded guilty to one count ...
Amity launches holiday season with tree lighting
The News-Register staff The city of Amity will host its Christmas tree lighting event at 6 p.m tonight. The Downtown Improvement Group, Amity Fire District, businesses and other individuals will welcome ...
A dream lost in litigation: Pair’s plans for bakery, flour mill fall apart
Two entrepreneurs who hoped to open a local flour mill and bakery outside of Amity have neither the time, patience nor money to battle an opponent who appealed county approval of the plan to the state ...
Sheriff's office carries out drug bust at Amity home
An Amity man and woman were arrested following execution of a search warrant Wednesday morning at highway-front property known for suspicious behavior. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, which ...
Along the Street: Bottling operation breaks ground on expanded Colvin Court
McMinnville Economic Development Partnership, McMinnville Industrial Promotions and the City of McMinnville recently celebrated the extension of Colvin Court. The 440-foot road extension will allow greater ...
County opens COVID relief grant for businesses, nonprofits, agencies
Yamhill County is offering grants to businesses and nonprofit organizations that support individuals and families "most affected by the emerging health, economic and social impacts of COVID-19." The ...
Apparent suicide claims life of Amity middle-schooler
UPDATED, Wednesday, Oct. 28, noon: A glowstick celebration of life for Olivia Long, the 13-year-old Amity Middle School eighth-grader who died last week of an apparent suicide, according ...
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, ...
