Meadow Lake crash injures one
CARLTON - A Newberg man was injured in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning west of Carlton on Meadow Lake Road. He was identified by the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office as Grant Edward ...
Nephew threatens to kill uncle at his Carlton home
Updated. CARLTON — Thomas Greenslade, allegedly armed with a knife, reportedly threatened to kill his uncle after assaulting him Monday afternoon at the victim’s South Yamhill Street residence. Before ...
Sweet as honey
Dave Merz’s great-great-grandparents kept bees in Switzerland before they immigrated to the U.S. in the 1880s. Two generations later, Merz donned a protective hood and jacket and became a beekeeper ...
The buzz on bees and honey
* Bees can't see white or red. Beekeepers often uses hives that are white so they appear neutral, and non-threatening, to bees. Merz paints his hives pale yellow, aqua, green and gray to help his bees ...
Shop offers Carlton Valley Honey
Three kinds of honey are available from Dave Merz's Carlton Valley Honey shop. They are named for the flowers from which bees gathered nectar to make the honey: Poison oak, blackberry and wild forest. ...
Reach the Beach goes through Yamhill County Saturday
Three segments of the American Lung Association’s annual Reach the Beach “Cycle for Air” fundraising bike ride will start in Yamhill County Saturday morning. About 3,000 riders are expected ...
Y-C students chronicle legacies of local vets
YAMHILL — About 10 minutes before the end of the school day, Yamhill-Carlton High School’s vice principal made an announcement over the intercom. Tiger wrestlers were about to leave for the ...
Y-C to dedicate new dome
YAMHILL — Yamhill-Carlton School District will officially open its new science and career tech education building with a ribbon cutting on Thursday. The ceremony will start at 6 p.m. in the building, ...
Juveniles arrested after paint, theft spree
CARLTON — Several residents awoke June 13 to find their vehicles or homes covered by spray paint, their cars broken into and items stolen from them overnight. Carlton police concluded its ...
Y-C teacher wins state honor
YAMHILL — Jordan Slavish, a math and technology teacher at Yamhill-Carlton High School, has been named Oregon Small Schools Teacher of the Year for 2017-18. Principal Greg Neuman surprised Slavish ...
Carlton food bank gets resettled
CARLTON — The Yamhill-Carlton Storehouse Food Bank, formerly known as Joseph’s Storehouse, has moved to a new location. Volunteers are in the process of painting and setting up at the new ...
Carlton mayor winning re-election
CARLTON — Carlton Mayor Kathie Oriet appeared to be handily winning re-election in Tuesday balloting. By 2 a.m.., Oriet was leading challenger Darrin Proebstel 472 to 359, or 56.80 percent ...
Y-C voters saying yes
YAMHILL — Voters have convincingly approved a $14.2 million bond measure in the Yamhill-Carlton School District. The bond will fund major repairs and upgrades to Yamhill-Carlton schools. ...
Mock crash sends important message: Drive safely
YAMHILL -- Students at Yamhill-Carlton High School received an unforgettable lesson Friday morning: A mock crash, complete with classmates dripping fake blood, reminded them to drive safely. Yamhill and ...
Carlton City Hall reconnected
CARLTON -- One phone line has been re-established at Carlton City Hall, which had been without phone service since Sunday afternoon. The city hall phone system crashed when power went out Sunday. Workers ...
