Brian Casey reinstated as Newberg police chief
Acting City Manager Terry Mahr, who was appointed last night by Newberg city council, has taken Police Chief Brian Casey off of leave. Casey had been placed on administrative leave last Wednesday ...
More questions than answers in Newberg City Hall
Questions are many and answers few as turmoil continues to swirl around Police Chief Brian Casey and City Manager Jacque Betz in Newberg. An audience dominated by Casey supporters packed the Newberg ...
Along the Street: State approves West Valley enterprise zone
A 1,856-acre West Valley Enterprise Zone, aimed at spurring job growth, has been approved by Business Oregon, the state agency charged with promoting business and economic development. Along The Street David ...
Newberg stages summer fest
The 2015 Newberg Old-Fashioned Festival is slated to run Thursday through Sunday. This year’s theme is “Newberg: Unique Past — Fantastic Future.” Events include a parade due to ...
Commissioners support life jacket idea
A group of volunteers from the Newberg area made a presentation to the Yamhill County commissioners Monday on their bid for erection of a life jacket kiosk at Rogers Landing in Newberg. The group, which ...
Couple arraigned in Riteway Meat trial
Jeffry and Sharon Payne will not be able to live together as husband and wife while they await trial on second-degree criminal mischief charges for allegedly leaving more than five tons of customer ...
Turmoil erupts at Newberg city hall
Police chief, city manager suspended by turns, pending investigations; Mahr will replace Stone as interim city manager
For whom the bell tolls
The bell in the tower at Dundee United Methodist Church tolled on a Sunday in 1939 to herald the baptism of Joyce Colling. It later rang for her wedding. She took for it granted that it would ring for ...
Riteway Meat beef triggers criminal charges
The former owners of the Riteway Meat Company — Jeffrey Payne, 59, and his wife, Sharon, 55 — now face six counts each of second-degree criminal mischief after abruptly shutting their Dundee ...
Festival unites lavender and art
“I love the smell of lavender,” said 12-year-old Dundee resident Danielle Comfort as she enjoyed the Willamette Valley Lavender Festival and Plein Air Art Show at the Chehalem Cultural Center ...
Crash results in DUII arrest
NEWBERG - A Woodburn man was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants as the result of a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night in the area of Highway 219 and Northeast Bald Peak Road in rural ...
A celebration of lavender and art
Here’s your chance to come enjoy the fresh scent of lavender while contemplating local art. It’s the Willamette Valley Lavender Festival & Plein Air Art Show, set for 10 a.m. to ...
County rodeo once again has royalty
“I remember sitting in the stands, getting dirt thrown up at me from the rodeo queens’ horses,” Ariana Piscitelli said of past rodeos at the Yamhill County Fair. “I have ...
Crime spree sends Newberg man to prison
Charles Chaffee IV gave no explanation to Circuit Court Judge William Horner for the late March crime spree he embarked upon in Newberg, in which he set vehicles on fire, broke into businesses and stole ...
Precision instructor, student killed in rural Newberg helicopter crash
NEWBERG - Two people were killed shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday when a helicopter crashed in the area of North Valley and Dopp roads, in rural Newberg. The 2004 Schweizer 300 c helicopter crashed in ...
