Two local cemeteries receive grants
Two Yamhill County cemeteries will benefit from improvement grants from the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries. A project to repair markers and add interpretive signs at Goodrich/Warren Cemetery ...
Driver arrested after teen killed in rural crash
A Lafayette teenager was killed and a Carlton man was arrested as the result of a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning about seven miles west of Carlton on Northwest Panther Creek Road. Zakery ...
Lafayette woman’s outburst nets jail sentence
An intoxicated Lafayette woman who slugged a bartender, roughed up some Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office deputies and bit a nurse was sentenced last Tuesday to 55 days in jail by Judge John Collins. Jessica ...
Firefighters respond to Lafayette blaze
Crews responded about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to a full-involved house fire at 745 E. Seventh Street Extension in Lafayette. Occupants of the residence evacuated safely, according to Yamhill Communications ...
Final crosswalk will get its light in Lafayette
Major highway projects at the north and south ends of McMinnville, and in the town of Lafayette, resulted in repeated traffic delays in 2021. The News-Register’s summary of the major stories of 2021 ...
Focus stations lessen stress for Wascher students
For some students, writing a paper is stressful. For others, it’s a math test that brings on those feelings. And some just feel stressed generally. At Wascher Elementary School in Lafayette, staff ...
Unique properties go on the market in Lafayette
Want to buy a church? The Poling Memorial Church, an 1894 structure at Sixth and Market streets in Lafayette, is on the market. It has been used for more than 50 years as exhibit space by the ...
County Historical Society consolidates museums
With the Yamhill County Historical Society consolidating its exhibits and records in one location, the nonprofit organization’s museum buildings in Lafayette are up for sale. YCHS will sell ...
99W work in Lafayette approaches completion
The “dig out” is done in Lafayette, and both lanes are open on Highway 99W as Oregon Department of Transportation nears completion of the rebuild of the highway through the city. The final ...
Crash claims life of Vancouver man
A Vancouver, Washington, man died of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning south of Lafayette on Highway 99W in the area of Mineral Springs Road. The Oregon State Police gave this ...
Vancouver man critically injured in crash
A Vancouver, Washington man was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning south of Lafayette on Highway 99W in the area of Mineral Springs Road. The Oregon State Police gave this account ...
Second missing swimmer found in Willamette
Both men who were lost in the Willamette River Saturday during the heat wave have been found dead. The body of Nasiruddin Shaik, 37, was located about noon today half a mile downriver from where he was ...
Two swimmers missing , presumed drowned in the Willamette
Two swimmers went missing Saturday night in the Willamette River and are presumed drowned, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office. They were identified as Nasiruddin Shaik, 37, of Salem, ...
Summer meals offered to young people
Free summer meals are available for those 18 and younger at several sites around Yamhill County. School districts are serving the meals in the federal program. Generally, meals are served at school ...
