Carlton traffic stop turns to drug seizure
An early morning traffic stop in downtown Carlton turned into a drug seizure of fentanyl and methamphetamine. Eric Julian Garcia, 41, of Forest Grove, was arrested on charges with driving under the influence ...
Yamhill Fire fields two board races
Three candidates have filed for board member Position 1 and two have filed for Position 4 of the Yamhill Fire Protection District. Incumbent board member Jon Peasley is facing challengers Brian Woodcuff ...
YFPD to recruit new chief after budgeting process
The Yamhill Fire Protection District is working with the Special District Association of Oregon to write a job description for a new fire chief, but the district must first complete and approve next year’s ...
Carlton included in Rep. Elmer’s ‘Housing Our Workforce’ bill
The city of Carlton may receive $1.5 million in state funds for water system improvements if the state legislature passes House Bill 3939. The bill is the second installment of Rep. Lucetta Elmer’s ...
Tigers flag football team downs McNary for first win of second season
Yamhill-Carlton flag football (1-2) toppled McNary 34-8 for their first season win on Wednesday. Senior quarterback Emma Rodriguez passed for 97 passing yards and two touchdowns. She added 44 rushing ...
Tenacious senior recruits a volleyball squad at Y-C
Quintin McAvoy, a senior at Y-C, has pestered the school and Athletic Director Bradley Post since his freshman year with, “When are we getting a boys volleyball team.” “I always grew ...
Seattle men charged with damage to Carlton ATM
Two Seattle men were arrested Saturday for allegedly breaking into the First Federal Bank ATM on W. Madison Street in Carlton. Kevin Deschamp Lopez-Ortega, 30, and Javier Alexi Rosales Lopez, 31, are ...
NDPD and Carlton announce distracted driving patrols
The Newberg-Dundee and Carlton police departments are observing Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April with enhanced patrols to target distracted driving, especially cell phone use, in pedestrian ...
County board approves reallocations for Chemeketa pilot program
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved changes to a grant agreement with Chemeketa Community College. The board unanimously approved changes in funding distribution for the pilot ...
Local officers learn school resource skills
Law enforcement officers from 15 agencies spent a week in Carlton training to work with students in a course offered by the National Association of School Resource Officers. “If we’re trying ...
Schools, fire board candidates file for May 20 election
Several contested races are shaping up in the May 20 election for school and fire board positions around Yamhill County. Voters also will decide on two bond measures, one for $6 million for Sheridan School ...
In Yamhill, new community library is Cleary a favorite
Children’s author Beverly Cleary and her mom would have been proud to see Yamhill residents checking out the town’s new community library during an open house preview Saturday. Cleary was ...
Yamhill library offers open house
An open house to preview the new community library will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, in the Methodist Church, 195 S. Laurel St. in Yamhill. Library organizers will be on hand to talk ...
19-win season sets new standard for YC girls basketball
The Yamhill-Carlton girls couldn’t generate enough offense to earn a trip to Coos Bay. The Tigers lost Feb. 28 on the road at Coquille in the second round of the playoffs, 48-26. But after the game, ...
Owner of popular Carlton Corners restaurant dies
Gregarious Mike Larson, who owned Carlton Corners and founded the Larson House restaurant in Yamhill with his daughter, Heidi, died Sunday, March 2. He was 70. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, ...
