Districts will gain electric school buses
First Student plans to build a charging station and add electric buses to its local fleet. The company contracts to transport students in McMinnville, Amity, Dayton and Willamina, The buses will be cleaner ...
![Photo courtesy of Dayton schools##Sodden, crumbled ceiling tiles litter the floor, furniture and window valances in the Dayton district office after pipes burst over the weekend and caused flood damage. A hallway and three classrooms were also flooded. Photo courtesy of Dayton schools##Sodden, crumbled ceiling tiles litter the floor, furniture and window valances in the Dayton district office after pipes burst over the weekend and caused flood damage. A hallway and three classrooms were also flooded.](/pub/photo/thumb/2024-01-16-15-41-011524-Dayton-Grade-School-Flooding_cropto_320x213.jpg)
Dayton schools dealing with burst pipes
Dayton Superintendent Amy Fast said Dayton Grade School experienced “several burst pipes and equipment failures” when the power went out overnight on the weekend. A pipe in the ceiling above ...
Wheatland Ferry closed Thursday
The Wheatland Ferry will be closed the morning of Thursday, Jan. 11, according to the public works department of Marion County, which operates the ferry located near Dayton. The ferry is scheduled to open ...
Commissioners uphold Measure 49 application
Yamhill County Commissioners last week upheld a decision by the county Planning Commission to approve a lot partition under Measure 49, denying an appeal by a neighbor. Since the Planning Commission ...
Stolen nursery truck recovered; Dayton owner loses cash and plants
Alderbrook Gardens owner Leslie Overgard said she was devastated to discover the theft on Monday, Nov. 27, of a 1999 Ford box truck, which happened during a delivery. The truck was stolen from ...
Dayton reports ‘multiple’ body boxing incidents
The Dayton School District has reported “multiple” incidents considered body boxing, a term used on social media for filming fights and posting them online, according to Yamhill County ...
![Rusty Rae/News-Register##Cranes swing a 220-foot long steel beam into place Wednesday next to the old Dayton footbridge, where it will temporarily hold city water and sewer lines. Once the old span crossing the Yamhill River is demolished, the lines and beams will be moved into the place where the former footbridge stood. Rusty Rae/News-Register##Cranes swing a 220-foot long steel beam into place Wednesday next to the old Dayton footbridge, where it will temporarily hold city water and sewer lines. Once the old span crossing the Yamhill River is demolished, the lines and beams will be moved into the place where the former footbridge stood.](/pub/photo/thumb/2023-11-10-09-29-111023-Dayton-Bridge-Installation-2BW_cropto_320x213.jpg)
Dayton span swings into place
Two huge cranes swung slender steel beams into place across the Yamhill River at Dayton Wednesday morning as part of the city’s footbridge replacement project. The beams will serve as a temporary ...
Dayton schools to host town hall
Dayton School District will host a town hall meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Dayton Fire Hall. Superintendent Amy Fast and other school officials will be present. Community members ...
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Former Dayton teacher sentenced on harassment charge
A former Dayton Grade School third-grade teacher pleaded guilty to one count of harassment, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to two days in jail by Yamhill County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Chapman. The ...
Dayton awards scarecrow contest winners
The community of Dayton celebrates Halloween with a public party from 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at the Palmer Creek Community Center. Dayton festivities started in early October with the ...
Challenged books will remain in Dayton classrooms
Updated 10/20/23. Five books that had been challenged by a parent will remain in use in Dayton High School’s ninth through 12th-grade English/Language Arts classes. Superintendent Amy Fast made ...
![Rusty Rae/News-Register##New Dayton Superintendent Amy Fast talks with Dakotah Norwest during Kindergarten Camp in August. Fellow kindergartner Reagan Riddle is at right. Children were getting to know their new school as Fast was getting acquainted with the district. Rusty Rae/News-Register##New Dayton Superintendent Amy Fast talks with Dakotah Norwest during Kindergarten Camp in August. Fellow kindergartner Reagan Riddle is at right. Children were getting to know their new school as Fast was getting acquainted with the district.](/pub/photo/thumb/2023-09-01-09-28-090123-Amy-FastBW_cropto_320x213.jpg)
New Dayton superintendent: Listening to students, and wearing many hats
As she prepares for her first school year as Dayton superintendent, Amy Fast has been meeting members of her staff and new community — among them, and maybe most important, the 5-year-olds ...
![Rusty Rae/News-Register##Volunteer Evelyn Tushar sorts items donated to the Dayton Clothes Closet, a giveaway program with quarters in the Dayton First Baptist Church. People in Dayton and the surrounding area can shop once a month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Rusty Rae/News-Register##Volunteer Evelyn Tushar sorts items donated to the Dayton Clothes Closet, a giveaway program with quarters in the Dayton First Baptist Church. People in Dayton and the surrounding area can shop once a month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.](/pub/photo/thumb/2023-08-25-12-09-081823-Dayton-Clothes-Closet-1BW_cropto_320x213.jpg)
Dayton food pantry aims to build new quarters
Volunteers who run the Dayton Community Food Pantry are more than two-thirds of the way toward their fundraising goal for a new building. Board members and other volunteers plan to build a separate ...
Dayton City Council meets Monday
Dayton City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, in the City Hall Annex, 408 Ferry St. Council members will consider a donation request for construction of Dayton Baptist Church’s food ...
![Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Salty Kettle’s Malachai, Aleiah, and Trever Barnes serve a sample of kettle corn to Caleb Bute of McMinnville on Saturday during Old-Timers Weekend at Dayton’s Courthouse Square Park. After sampling several flavors, Caleb decided on caramel. Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Salty Kettle’s Malachai, Aleiah, and Trever Barnes serve a sample of kettle corn to Caleb Bute of McMinnville on Saturday during Old-Timers Weekend at Dayton’s Courthouse Square Park. After sampling several flavors, Caleb decided on caramel.](/pub/photo/thumb/2023-08-01-10-03-080123-Dayton-Old-Timers-Weekend-2BW_cropto_320x213.jpg)
Old-Timers Weekend a fine time in Dayton
‘Grease” was the word in Dayton over the weekend as community members celebrated the annual Old-Timers Weekend. The theme brought out numerous Pink Ladies, dressed in the same hue ...