Transfer station fined $8,400
The state Department of Environmental Quality has fined Waste Management, owner of the Newberg Transfer Station as well as Riverbend Landfill, $8,400 for leaving hundreds of cubic yards of garbage at the ...
Newberg School Board member attended Jan. 6 in DC
One of the Newberg School District members appointed earlier this year attended the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C. Photographs show Raquel Peregrino de Brito standing in a crowd outside, wearing a red ...
Newberg School District seeking bids for communications company
The Newberg School District has posted a request for bids for a new communications company, after Superintendent Stephen Phillips was criticized for hiring a company with ties to school board members, ...
Clerk candidates take different approaches to campaign fund
Yamhill County’s two contenders for the office of County Clerk, both political newcomers, are taking different approaches to their campaigns. Incumbent Keri Hinton has been receiving enthusiastic ...
Challenger steps forward in clerk's race
Newberg’s Cory Fribley believes he could bring ‘fresh approach’ to post
Newberg woman killed in crash
A 27-year-old Newberg woman was killed Thursday, Aug. 18, in a single-vehicle crash on Northeast Mineral Springs Road near Gun Club Road, according to the Yamhill County Multi-Agency Traffic Team. Sheriff’s ...
DEQ seeks public comment on Dundee sewage permit
The state Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment on its proposal to renew a permit allowing the city of Dundee to discharge treated sewage water into the Willamette River. Members ...
Newberg initiative petition fails first round of signature
Backers seek to propose measure banning temporary housing near schools
Student sues Newberg School District, board members
Suit claims district leaders’ influence led to bullying of LGBTQ youth in February
Commissioners approve permit for Street of Dreams
Organizers expect 40,000 visitors during three-week event
Newberg school district losing dozens of teachers and admin
The Newberg School District is witnessing a staff exodus that has left its district offices short-handed for months. Since November, some 56 staff members have either resigned or retired, including 29 ...
Lawsuits involving members of school board are moving slowly
Four lawsuits involving members of the Newberg School Board are proceeding slowly in multiple courts. School board members Dave Brown, Brian Shannon, Renee Powell and Trevor DeHart have been the focus ...
Events celebrate Pride Month
Wine Country Pride will host a whole rainbow of events to mark National Pride Month, which runs throughout June. A parade, drag shows, a street fair, a queer wine festival, and more, are planned to highlight ...
Dentist and vintner Allen Methven dies at age 74
Allen Methven, patriarch of Methven Family Vineyards near Dayton and a longtime dentist, died Monday, March 14. He was 74. A celebration of life is being planned for June. “Allen has always ...
