Fire damages Newberg home
Three residents escaped a house fire on East Sheridan Street in Newberg early Sunday morning, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. Firefighters were dispatched to the residence about 5:30 a.m. ...
Drivers involved in fatal crash in critical condition
The drivers of both vehicles involved in a crash last Saturday morning on the Highway 18 Newberg-Dundee Bypass that resulted in the death of a 4-year-old McMinnville girl are in critical condition at Oregon ...
Newberg revamps urban renewal district proposal
After County Commissioners Lindsay Berschauer and Mary Starrett rejected Newberg’s long-awaited urban renewal plan last year, the city was back on Thursday, with a plan revised to remove county involvement. The ...
Dundee mayor plans run for House Dist. 6
Dundee Mayor David Russ said family and friends have been telling him for years that he should run for Congress, but the timing hasn’t been right until now. But in 2020, he said, “I got inspiration ...
Dundee hires new city administrator
After a setback when it had to start over again, Dundee has now hired a new city administrator. Steven Dahl is scheduled to start on March 1. “We expected to wrap this up in November,” Mayor ...
Pursuit suspect allegedly drove toward police officer’s vehicle
While being pursued by the Newberg-Dundee Police last Sunday morning, Jhordyn Auxier allegedly drove her car toward officer Jonathan Slack’s patrol vehicle at a high rate of speed, according to a ...
From Italy, with love: Rosmarino chef affirms tradition with his nonna Agnese
When it comes to the holidays, family is one of the most cherished gifts one can ask for. For Dario Pisoni, owner and chef of Rosmarino Osteria Italiana in Newberg, lonely holidays separated from family ...
Districts receive $1.9 million in Common School Fund money
Yamhill County public schools will receive almost $1.9 million from the Common School Fund in 2022, according to the State Land Board. Across the state, 197 school districts will share $64.2 million ...
Ines Peña resigns from Newberg School Board
The Newberg school board director Ines Peña resigned from her post during the school board's Feb. 8 meeting. According to the Newberg Graphic newspaper, Pena read a statement in Spanish and into ...
County eyes road, bridge upgrades
After hiring a company last year to review the condition of the county’s roads and bridges and come up with a five-year plan to maintain its current rating of 76 on the Pavement Condition Index, ...
Along the Street: See Ya Later Cupcake contest starts
The See Ya Later Foundation is sponsoring a Valentine's Cupcake Competition for children in grades five through eight. The first 10 children who register by Feb. 10 can participate in the contest. Cost ...
Newberg school IT head comes to Mac
Luke Neff, PhD., has joined the McMinnnville School District as its director of information technology. Neff had worked for the Newberg School District since 2014. He also has been a classroom ...
Shannon, Brown will retain their seats after Newberg recall failure
With 106 ballots eligible to count, it appears certain that Brian Shannon and Dave Brown will keep their seats on the Newberg School Board. As of Wednesday, the unofficial results in the Jan. 18 recall ...
Linfield, Fox lauded for online programs
Linfield University was named the highest-ranked online bachelor’s degree program among private colleges and universities in Oregon. George Fox University in Newberg also made the list, published ...
County, most local districts, exceed state graduation rate
About 87% of Yamhill County's public school students graduated in four years, exceeding the state rate of 80.6% for the 2020-21 school year, according to reports released this month by the state Department ...
