Just-hired Newberg schools consultant bows out
After a contentious meeting on Dec. 14, the Newberg School Board hired the less experienced of two candidates to lead the search for a new school superintendent. In November the board had fired Superintendent ...
Newberg woman’s crime spree ends with stabbing
A Newberg woman’s alleged crime spree ended when she stabbed her husband with a pair of scissors, according to court records. He was not seriously injured. Celia Parra Pacheco, 47, was arraigned ...
Student from Congo dies
Simon Mushombe, an 18-year-old who moved to Oregon with his family from the Congo, was found dead in his car Nov. 29 in a parking lot in the 13100 block of S.W. Pacific Highway in Tigard. Tigard police ...
Newberg assistant superintendent refuses job as interim, quits
Newberg School District’s Assistant Superintendent, Derek Brown, told School Board Chair Dave Brown he would not take over as interim superintendent, after the board fired Superintendent Joe Morelock ...
Shannon recall achieves enough signatures to force election
A group working to recall controversial members of the Newberg School Board appears to have enough valid signatures to force a recall election of school board Vice Chair Brian Shannon. The group said ...
Along the Street: In Dayton, Glühwein and a winter market
Seufert Winery will host a traditional-style Christmas market event Friday through Sunday, Dec. 10-12. The “Winter Makers Market” will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Seufert tasting ...
Former Newberg resident indicted on hoax bomb
A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment Thursday, Dec. 2, charging a former Newberg resident, Sean Case McGinley, with calling in hoax bomb threats to three schools and one hospital in ...
Harden-Moore files for Kulla’s seat; Starrett files to run for third term
Newberg diversity consultant and political activist Tai Harden-Moore has announced she plans to run for county commissioner in 2022. Harden-Moore, who ran for the Newberg School Board in 2021, is seeking ...
Shannon recall group submits signatures; campaign against Dave Brown proceeds
A group seeking to recall Newberg School Board members Brian Shannon and Dave Brown turned in more than 3,000 signatures last week, aimed at getting a recall of Shannon onto a special election ballot. The ...
Along the Street: Local wines make international Top 100 list
Five Oregon wines are included in Wine Spectator’s new list of the Top 100 Wines of the Year. Alexana Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Revana Vineyard topped the Oregon entries, coming in at No. 14 out of ...
Live cantata choir returns; several other holiday performances on tap
The 35th annual Community Christmas Cantata will offer both live and recorded performances of "Love Was Born a King" this month. Admission is free, and offerings will be take to support the YCAP Yamhill ...
Christmas activities around the county
- Amity’s annual Christmas event is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3. Santa and the Amity Fire Department will lead a parade through the streets starting about 5:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., Mayor Rachel ...
Mac clinic closing, but OB-GYNs will continue serving patients
The question Dr. Brandi Spence has heard most this fall is “Can you still be my doctor?” The answer is yes. Although Valley Women’s Health is closing at the end of December, Spence will ...
Painting the pandemic: Artist to show new COVID-inspired series
The coronavirus had two distinct impacts on Yamhill County’s many artists: First, it forced them to stay home, giving them more time to create in their studios. Second, it cut off many of their chances ...
School leaders back Morelock; Brown targeted in second recall
Superintendents from nine Oregon school districts, plus the executive director of the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators, have signed a letter in support of fired Newberg School Superintendent ...
