Amity administrator receives pay raise
The Amity City Council approved a 2 percent pay increase for Administrator Michael Thomas at Wednesday night’s regular meeting. The $1,300 annual raise is retroactive to Feb. 5, and brings his annual ...
Oregon announces first presumptive case of coronavirus
Oregon anounced its first presumptive case of novel coronavirus Friday evening. An adult resident of Washington County experienced symptoms of COVID-19 beginning Feb. 19, and a sample was collected ...
Dollar General takes step toward opening Amity store
Amid controversy, planning commission approves site plan
Amity fire victims lost everything, even beloved pets
Chris Brown knows all too well the impact a tragic occurrence can have on one’s life. “My cousin was the second one shot at Umpqua Community College,” he said, recalling the morning ...
Amity administrator receives favorable review
The city council gave Amity City Administrator Michael Thomas a favorable review and lifted his six-month probationary status at the Wednesday, Feb. 5, regular meeting. Mayor Michael Cape initiated the ...
Amity Elementary returns to school
Amity Elementary School students and teachers were back in their classrooms Wednesday after missing Monday and Tuesday because of a boiler malfunction. An actuator failed, according to Superintendent ...
Amity blaze destroys two manufactured homes, vehicles
A pair of fires that might have started in a wood stove destroyed two homes Wednesday in a blaze northeast of Amity that created a smoke plume that was visible for miles. Crews and equipment from ...
Amity blaze destroys two manufactured homes, vehicles
Crews and equipment from multiple agencies responded shortly after midnight Wednesday to a pair of residential fires northeast of Amity. About a half dozen people escaped the structures unharmed. An ...
Amity Elementary returns to school
Amity Elementary School students returned Wednesday after missing Monday and Tuesday because of a boiler malfunction. An actuator failed, according to Superintendent Jeff Clark. A new part arrived Tuesday. ...
Amity delays Dollar General decision
Amity residents speak out against proposed store; decision delayed
Amity hosts State of the City address
AMITY — A State of the City address will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at the Amity Fire District main station. Mayor Michael Cape and representatives of the of the school district and Yamhill County ...
Amity library hours changing
AMITY — The Amity City Council approved new library hours at this month’s regular meeting. It will be open every day but Sunday. Current hours do not promote the safety of employees, let alone ...
Amity planners to decide on Dollar General application
AMITY — “Well, here we go again,” resident Melissa Steele recently posted to an online petition called No Dollar General in Amity, Oregon. “The Dollar General saga continues ...
Lighting the season
Lighted trees are everywhere this month. Each community in Yamhill County has a tree lighting ceremony. Residents flock to community centers and parks to see the event, sing carols and warm up with hot ...
Administrator excited about Amity's progress
AMITY — Michael Thomas will complete his fifth month as Amity’s city administrator on Dec. 31. And he told the city council at this month’s regular meeting, in his administrative report, ...
