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 ...
Carlton swears in new mayor, councilors
Carlton’s council transformed Tuesday night as several new leaders were sworn in. Linda Watkins, voice shaking with emotion, was the first to take her oath of office as the new mayor. A former city ...
Skyberg says goodbye to City Hall
Longtime Willamina businesswoman and community leader Ila Skyberg said she wanted to be a “cheerleader” for her city when she defeated Roy Whitman in the 2014 mayoral race. Skyberg, who ran unopposed ...
Linfield graduate on 'The Bachelor'
A Linfield University graduate won the “First Impression” rose Monday night during the season premiere of “The Bachelor” on ABC TV. Abigail Heringer, 25, graduated in 2017 from ...
MURAC sweetens facade program during COVID
The McMinnville Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (MURAC) has approved 28 COVID recovery facade improvement grants in recent months as part of a program to make it more affordable for property ...
Board discusses supporting lawsuit against governor
The county Board of Commissioners on Thursday briefly discussed a request by new Chair Mary Starrett to send letters of support to three Oregon legislators who are suing Governor Kate Brown to challenge ...
Lafayette sewage plant overflows
Heavy rain over the weekend caused the Lafayette sewage treatment plant to overflow in what city officials characterized as “a minor overflow event.” The city noted it’s a common occurrence ...
Along the Street: Prominent California impressionist setting up shop in McMinnville
Artist Erin Hanson, considered one of the leading contemporary impressionists in the country, is relocating her flagship gallery and studio to McMinnville . Hanson paints in a style described ...
Group of local writers publish on-demand poetry anthology
Seven local poets sat down with seven typewriters to churn out people-pleasing poems while their audience waited. Now they have collected some of those poems into an anthology. Proceeds from sales ...
Man gets two DUIIs in less than 24 hours
A McMinnville man, who was driving uninsured and on a suspended license, was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants twice in less than 24 hours late last month. Other charges lodged against ...
Business as Unusual: Frontline drivers navigate pandemic
[Business As Unusual is an occasional series examining how COVID-19 has affected various sectors of the local economy.] Yamhill County’s transportation workers faced three challenging options when ...
County reports three more COVID deaths
In the week after Christmas, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, the Oregon Health Authority recorded a 17% increase in cases of COVID-19. Yamhill County reported three new deaths the past week, along with 34 new cases ...
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.
LUBA remands trail, again
Opponents of the proposed Yamhelas Westsider Trail scored another victory last week when the state Land Use Board of Appeals remanded the county’s approval of a 2.82-mile segment of trail a ...
Burning down the old year
Politics, the pandemic and personal troubles burned away during a New Year’s Eve ceremony at McMinnville First Baptist Church. Church members and other residents laughed and joked as they fed the ...
