Summer meals offered to young people
Free summer meals are available for those 18 and younger at several sites around Yamhill County. School districts are serving the meals in the federal program. Generally, meals are served at school ...
In Dayton, the gift of in-person graduation
Dayton High’s graduating seniors had the VIP seats at their commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon. Spaced several feet apart, they filled the stadium, enjoying a view of their parents ...
As much pomp as circumstances allow
Yamhill County high schools will hold their graduations in the next two weeks. The ceremonies, which were drastically altered in 2020 because of the pandemic, will look much more like normal this year ...
A few Easter egg hunts spring up
The Easter Bunny will be hippity-hopping through Yamhill County on Saturday, hiding candy-filled eggs and other surprises for children to find in several cities. Because of continuing pandemic restrictions, ...
Dayton teen faces rape charges
A Dayton teenager is accused of rape and sexual assault in two separate cases, with a third case being investigated. Carlton police arrested 18-year-old Cameron McCready of Dayton last month, alleging ...
Candidates file for May election
Several school board races will be contested in the May 18 election. McMinnville has two open positions that are contested, one by the incumbent and two others, the other by the incumbent and one challenger. Newberg ...
Deadline near for county school, fire board filings
The deadline to file for election to area school and fire boards is Thursday, March 18. Voters will decide in the May 18 election. Ballots will arrive in mailboxes at the end of April. Several positions ...
Dayton council to meet Monday
Dayton City Council will meet by Zoom Monday night to consider a liquor license renewal and citywide goals for 2021-22. The public session will start at 6:30 p.m. A link is available from the city website, ...
Stopping by: A new mission
Angel and Isabel Aguiar will be moving to a country they’ve never seen, where they know no one and where they will be working with people they’ve never met. But none of that worries them: ...
School board seats open in county
Candidates for school board seats around Yamhill County can file for election with the Yamhill County Clerk's Office. March 18 is the filing deadline for the May 18 election. School board positions that ...
Mourners gather outdoors to remember 'Monty' Fergus
Relatives and friends of Golden Maughn “Monty” Fergus gathered to say goodbye to him Jan. 22. Part of the funeral took place at the McMinnville Latter-day Saints church, where he and ...
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 ...
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.
Dayton woman carries on husband's festive tradition
Leslie Overgard didn’t decorate her house on Main Street in Dayton in 2019. Her husband, Duane Overgard, had died suddenly that February at age 59. He had always loved decorating for Christmas, ...
