Police respond to Grandhaven shooter threat; students fine
McMinnville police responded about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday to Grandhaven Elementary School after an adult female called the school and threatened to shoot students. "She said she was going ...
Tampering call allegedly placed from jail
The suspect in a sexual and physical assault case filed last month has been indicted by a Yamhill County Grand Jury on a new charge of tampering with a witness — his alleged victim in the original ...
Watching and listening to birds
Led by what would be described in birding terms as a Plaid-Shirted Professor, a flock of fledgling birdwatchers focused their eyes and ears on the trees and sky around Linfield College Friday morning. Robins ...
A day for her 106th
What do you give a woman who has everything she needs? How about a day of her own? “Oh my, how wonderful,” exclaimed Rose Randolph when McMinnville Mayor Rick Olson proclaimed Sunday, May ...
Band of Brothers honors World War II vets
More than 40 World War II veterans were recognized Thursday at a McMinnville Band of Brothers luncheon. Each received a personalized letter honoring their service. Letters were hand-delivered later to ...
Along the Street: Dairy farmer terms change in law a free speech victory
A bill revoking a state ban on the advertising of raw milk sailed easily through both the House and Senate earlier this month. All it needs now is the signature of Gov. Kate Brown. House Bill 2446 ...
DAR to honor local students
Three Yamhill County students will be honored at the 101st state conference of the Oregon State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, set for Thursday through Sunday, May 14-17. The students, ...
Picnic celebrates Mental Health Month
Several mental health agencies in Yamhill County are throwing a picnic to celebrate Mental Health Month. It is set for 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at Wortman Park. The event is being sponsored by the ...
Second Winds Community Band to perform
The Second Winds Community Band is scheduled to perform a circus-themed concert Sunday at the McMinnville Community Center. The free program will start at 3 p.m. Tax-deductible donations will be accepted ...
Rural McMinnville crash kills one
A 2013 McMinnville High School graduate, Parker Berndt Wold, 20, was killed early Monday morning in a single vehicle rollover crash in the 15000 block of Northwest Baker Creek Road. Wold ...
Women Build Week draws lots of volunteers
Erika Silva usually spends her work days behind a cash register at Lowe’s on Southwest Booth Bend Road. Although she sells building supplies for a living, she never really had much personal experience ...
State, tribe weigh in on flag issue
UPDATE: Tuesday night's Willamina School board meeting, starting at 7, will be held in the cafeteria and not in the library. - - - WILLAMINA — A pair of state Department of Education officials ...
Sargent to lead the troops at YCAP
Jeff Sargent of McMinnville, acting executive director of the Oregon Federal Executive Board in Portland, has been hired to succeed Lee Means as the executive director of the Yamhill Community Action Partnership. Means ...
Pursuit ends at police station
A car chase ended Monday afternoon at one of the best places possible for McMinnville police — the parking lot of their downtown station. The driver was identified as Joe Kennes Hill Jr., 66, of ...
Downtown website a blast from the past
Ever since William T. Newby platted McMinnville in 1855, change has been a constant in its historic downtown core. A new website is being created to the local web development firm LVSYS, working ...
