Federal grant will help create new park in Dundee
Sander Estate Park in Dundee has received a $630,310 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant that will be earmarked for development. The park will be sited on 6.7 acres located next to the post office ...
Dick Erath to be remembered
The Erath family will host a celebration of life for the late Dick Erath, one of Oregon’s wine pioneers, who died March 29. Erath came to Oregon in 1967 to plant grapes in the Dundee hills ...
Former Newberg Youth Soccer coach acquitted at trial
A former Newberg Youth Soccer coach, Michael Doty, has been acquitted of one count of attempt to commit a Class C unclassified felony/first-degree attempted invasion of personal privacy following ...
In brief: Writers to be honored by Paper Gardens
Writers will be honored Tuesday, May 9, for their winning entries in the 2023 Paper Gardens Yamhill County Literary Contest. The celebration also will mark the publication of the 30th Paper Gardens books ...
Newberg School Board: Allen and Irwin vie for Zone 7 seat
In Zone 7 of the Newberg School Board, Sol Allen and Chris Irwin, both new candidates, are vying for the seat currently held by Brian Shannon, who did not file for re-election. Allen said he is ...
Newberg School Board: Peregrino de Brito faces Woodward in Zone 4
In Zone 4 of the Newberg School Board, Nancy Woodward, a longtime public and private school librarian, is challenging Raquel Peregrino de Brito, a dental technology sales consultant appointed to ...
Newberg School Board: Wolfer back in the race against Brown for Zone 6
School resource officer James Wolfer, who withdrew briefly from a race to challenge Newberg School Board Chair Dave Brown, is back in the race. Wolfer withdrew after he said Brown’s supporters ...
Newberg School Board: Hayden, Osborne seek Zone 3 slot
Jeremy Hayden and Sue Osborne are vying for a seat on the Newberg School Board, seeking to replace Ron Rilee, who was appointed to the board last year, but did not file to run for election. Neither ...
Newberg measure would require vote on any projects to house the homeless
An initiative petition in Newberg seeks to prevent transitional housing for homeless people from being developed without a public vote in a primary or general election during an even-numbered year and ...
Dick Erath remembered as influential wine pioneer
Oregon wine pioneer Dick Erath of Vancouver, Washington, a former longtime resident of Dundee, died Wednesday following two weeks in the hospital. He was 87. A former electrical engineer, Erath ...
Wolfer withdraws from Newberg school board race
A police officer who challenged Newberg School Board Chair Dave Brown in the upcoming May election announced last week that he is withdrawing from the race because of harassment from allies of Brown. James ...
Newberg-Dundee Police focus on speed enforcement
Newberg-Dundee Police are conducting enhanced speed enforcement patrols throughout this month. Grants made available by Oregon Impact and the Oregon Department of Transportation allow for increased ...
Newberg-Dundee officer treated for drug exposure
A Newberg-Dundee Police officer was treated Sunday, March 12, for an exposure to an unidentified drug. He was transported to the Providence Newberg Medical Center and released shortly after being ...
Newberg-Dundee Police focus on speed enforcement
Newberg-Dundee Police are conducting enhanced speed enforcement patrols throughout this month. Grants made available by Oregon Impact and the Oregon Department of Transportation allow for increased staffing ...
Newberg man arrested on suspicion of killing his wife
A cold case dating back more than three decades re-emerged with the arrest of a Newberg resident. A Washington County Grand Jury indicted Robert Elmer Atrops, 68, Wednesday, March 1, on one count of second-degree ...
