Willamina School Board begins superintendent search
A full-scale search is on for Willamina School District Superintendent. The district board decided at its Nov. 13 meeting on a search team to find a replacement for superintendent Carrie Zimbrick, ...
Wet Season music series starts Nov. 18
The band Alder Street opens the 2023 Wet Season Concert Series, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at West Valley Community Campus, 266 S.E. Washington St., in Willamina. Events are scheduled the third Saturday ...
More than a mapping error: Salinas bill restores rights, equality to Grand Ronde Tribe
A bill passed into legislation by U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas amends the Grand Ronde Reservation Act which restores the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s right to pursue land claims and compensation. The ...
Willamina council will discuss law enforcement options
The Willamina City Council will discuss law enforcement coverage options when it meets at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the West Valley Fire District Main Station, The city has contracted with ...
Grand Ronde Tribe will celebrate 40 years of restoration
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will celebrate the 40th anniversary of restoration Sunday, Nov. 19, with day-long events on tribal grounds. The schedule of events: * 8:30 a.m., Atudship with ...
Woman who intentionally struck victim with her car avoids prison
A Sheridan woman, who a victim said “floored it” and struck her with her car, has pleaded guilty. Connie Savage, 56, drove off after hitting Ivy Headings, 39, of McMinnville, at the ...
Coastal Hills Art tour returns to Willamina
The 31st annual Coastal Hills Art Tour is returning to Willamina, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11. Artists will be located at several sites throughout Willamina, displaying and ...
Willamina schools dealing with traffic control issues
Parking lot safety has led to a new set of eyes trained on the Willamina School District campus. As a way to solve traffic congestion issues at the Northeast Oaken Hills Drive campus, the district ...
Student statements investigated on Willamina campus
Law enforcement personnel detained a Willamina High School student on the Northeast Oaken Hills Drive campus the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 18, for allegedly making “concerning statements ...
Arrest made in connection with Sheridan shooting
A Sheridan man was shot and wounded and the alleged suspect was quickly taken into custody the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 18. The incident occurred on the west side of town. The shooting was reported ...
Student statements investigated on Willamina campus
Law enforcement personnel detained a Willamina High School student on the Northeast Oaken Hills Drive campus the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 18 for allegedly making “concerning statements to staff ...
Arrest made in connection with Sheridan shooting
A Sheridan man was shot and wounded and the alleged suspect was quickly taken into custody the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 18. The incident occurred on the west side of town. The shooting was reported ...
Willamina Cemetery is now in new hands
Joel Boyce is on a mission. “I have a passion, that one day all of the local cemeteries have a single point of contact. Before I run out of steam. So things are streamlined.” The ...
Elmer and House speaker visit Sheridan's CTE Center
It was March 2022 when former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts, a 1955 Sheridan High School graduate, stood in the Sheridan Career Technical Education Center as the facility was dedicated in her name. Superintendent ...
Deputies peacefully resolve Willamina standoff
More than 20 hours of negotiations involving Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office deputies brought a peaceful end to a tense standoff with a rural Willamina resident who was experiencing a mental ...
