Oregon COVID-19 cases rise to 2,127; 83 dead
The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported 68 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state toll to 2,127. It also reported another five deaths. Yamhill County remained at 35 cases on Thursday. Six ...
County asks legislators to urge reopening
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a letter to the county’s state legislators requesting Gov. Kate Brown to expedite the reopening of the county’s businesses amid ...
McMinnville joins data collection effort for COVID-19
McMinnville is joining other cities across the United States to collect data officials hope will lead to more information about the prevalence, spread and nature of COVID-19. Along with 100 other cities ...
Rx delivery service offered countywide
A McMinnville code compliance officer recently arrived at Brad and Linda Peterson’s Olde Stone Village residence, but she wasn’t checking for typical problems like weeds, noise or abandoned ...
Veteran, Coast Guard Auxiliary leader Glenn Smith dies
Former McMinnville resident Glenn Smith, the driving force behind local Coast Guard Auxiliary programs, died March 28 of COVID-19 at Providence Newberg Medical Center. He was 91. Smith was the 14th Oregonian ...
Soup kitchen reopens for takeout
The Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas has reopened for take-out meals. Anyone who needs food can come by the soup kitchen located in the basement of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 822 S.W. Second St. Hours ...
Oregon governor will lift delay on medical procedures
SALEM — Hospitals, dentists’ offices and other health-care providers can resume attending to patients for non-urgent procedures on May 1, and Oregon is expecting “extremely large shipments” of protective masks and gowns, Gov. Kate Brown said Thursday.
Oregon remains better off than neighbors, but testing still behind
Oregon remains in better shape than neighbors, but testing still low Oregon’s COVID-19 case load and death rate remain relatively low toward the end of the first month of a statewide lockdown, with ...
A-dec local layoffs reach 100
A-dec Inc., the dental equipment giant and one of Newberg’s biggest employers, has laid off about 100 of its 1,200 global employees in response to a COVID-19 triggered downturn in the industry. The ...
Ding Dong! It's the library
McMinnville Public Library may be closed to the public during the coronavirus pandemic, but staff members are still getting books, movies and board games to library patrons. Readers can sign up for home ...
Virus-related federal prison concerns arise
Federal public defender Lisa Hay received a telephone call last week from an inmate at Sheridan’s Federal Correctional Institution. He wanted to discuss his case, but also the conditions the facility’s ...
4/20 uncertainty: Marijuana industry tested in virus crisis
In Oregon, cannabis retailers saw a huge spike last month
Starrett seeks board support to press governor on reopening
Yamhill County Commissioner Mary Starrett on Thursday asked her colleagues to approve a letter to a handful of Republican state legislators urging them to propose Gov. Kate Brown allow some counties, including ...
Virus is crimping budgets in both Newberg and Mac
Because of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Newberg’s proposed city budget for 2020-21 is down $4 million or 3.5% from this year’s approved budget. And officials say the decrease a harbinger ...
District hands out technology, begins distance learning
McMinnville School District has distributed more than 3,570 Chromebooks and about 400 Wi-Fi hot spots, in an effort to ensure every student has access to distance education. About 46 percent of the district’s ...
