Mayors, council seats up for election in November
Voters in cities around Yamhill County will elect council members and, in most cases, mayors in the Nov. 3 general election. Candidates can start filing in McMinnville, Newberg and most other cities this ...
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.
Dayton's Brookside Cemetary project honored
Volunteers righted 121 historic graves, formulated preservation plan
Lafayette, Dayton offer mutual aid to businesses, residents
The cities of Dayton and Lafayette are offering local residents the opportunity to help themselves while supporting local businesses through utility relief programs. In Dayton, residents may turn in up ...
Community leaders hold second COVID-19 meeting
Several more community leaders joined in a second online meeting about responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, and agreed to hold the meetings twice a week for the foreseeable future. County ...
Wheatland Ferry closed over coronavirus threat
Marion County officials said the Wheatland Ferry is closed because of the coronavirus threat. The ferry crosses the Willamette River between Yamhill and Marion counties south of Dayton. Officials said ...
Yamhill County schools offer take-home meals during closure
With Oregon schools closing for a two-week spring break — twice as long as usual, due to concerns about coronavirus — some districts will continue to offer meals for students. McMinnville ...
Dayton closes city hall over concerns about illness
Dayton City Hall is closed and an ill employee is in voluntary self-quarantine. City officials are asking that anyone who has visited city hall in March take precautions against coronavirus and other ...
Dayton declares emergency
Dayton City Council members called a special meeting for 5 p.m. today to ratify Mayor Beth Wytoski's declaration of an emergency related to efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus. The emergency declaration ...
Dayton woman drove into river
The driver of an SUV that drove into the Willamette River near the Wheatland Ferry and sank last week has been identified as a 56-year-old Dayton woman. Jeanie Sandall was a Sheridan High School graduate ...
Dayton woman identified as driver of car that went into river
Authorities have identified a Dayton woman as the driver of a car that went into the Willamette River near the Wheatland Ferry and sank. Jeanie Sandall, 56, died in the incident , which happened just ...
Officer files tort claim against county
A Forest Grove police officer has filed a tort claim notice against the county, threatening to sue after being arrested on domestic violence charges. Matthew Krump of Dayton was charged with harassment ...
Driver faces multiple manslaughter charges
A Salem woman had a “high blood alcohol content” last November when the car she was driving crossed the center line and crashed into another car about nine miles south of Dayton, killing three ...
Dayton hires Sheridan superintendent
Steve Sugg, Sheridan’s school superintendent since 2013, will move to the Dayton School District to take over the top post July 1. The Dayton School Board chose Sugg on Tuesday from among three ...
