Carlton council to discuss vote on Highway 47

Carlton City Council will hold a special meeting tonight to take care of several items left over from the Aug. 4 meeting. During the Zoom session, the council will discuss having voters choose whether ...

Yamhill caucus chooses slate of candidates

About 40 Yamhill residents gathered in Beulah Park Wednesday night to choose a slate of candidates for the Nov. 3 election. Yamhill is one of only a few places that uses the caucus system to select candidates ...

Dozens celebrate Juneteenth in Newberg

Growing up in Yamhill County, adopted into a white family, Shai Sesay McDonough didn’t celebrate Juneteenth. She only learned about the holiday when she began researching Black history on her own ...

Carlton will discuss loan, new city hall

Carlton City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday, June 23, to discuss a grant for businesses affected by coronavirus closures as well as plans for a new $4 million city hall. The city received ...

Yamhill will hold caucus to nominate mayor, councilors

Yamhill citizens will gather in Beulah Park to choose candidates for mayor and city council on Wednesday, July 8. Residents will nominate candidates for the seats now held by mayor Yvette Potter and council ...

County reissues Yamhelas trail bridge contract

Over objections by opponents of the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday approved a new contract for bridge construction, in a 2-1 vote. Commissioner Mary Starrett ...

YC approves school budget

Yamhill Carlton School Board on Thursday approved a nearly $20 million budget for 2020-21 along with a list of potential cuts if funding is less. The total budget is $19,667,385, with a general fund of ...

YC hires interim superintendent

Retired school superintendent William “Bill” Rhoades will serve as interim superintendent of the Yamhill Carlton School District for the upcoming school year. Rhoades, who has previously filled ...

Yamhill-Carlton holds commencement in the country

Surrounded by farm fields and rolling hills, Yamhill Carlton High School’s Class of 2020 received their diplomas Sunday afternoon. With school grounds closed because of the coronavirus pandemic ...

Yamhelas trail moves forward on split vote

Supporters of the Yamhelas Westsider Trail took a turn rallying in front of the county courthouse on Thursday, an hour before commissioners began deliberations on whether an initial segment of the trail ...

Wine industry adapts to post-pandemic business

Yamhill County wineries struggling financially during the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic say they have responded in two key ways to reinvigorate the industry as it reopens: innovation ...

Attorneys present trail arguments to commissioners

Farmers who live along the proposed Yamhelas Westsider Trail congregated with tractors in front of the Yamhill County Courthouse Thursday morning, protesting the 17-mile corridor for hikers and bikers ...

Schools formalizing graduation plans

Although school buildings closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Yamhill County high schools are making plans to honor the graduating classes of 2020.

By district, these are the most up-to-date plans.

Board postpones trail testimony

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners, at the request of Commissioner Mary Starrett, postponed testimony on potential farm impacts of the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, allowing all parties to submit additional ...

Woman attacked on bed; suspect arrested

A rural Yamhill man allegedly forced his way into the victim's bedroom through a window and sexually assaulted her early on the morning of Monday, May 4, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office. Dylan ...