Chemeketa meeting Wednesday
SALEM — The Chemeketa Community College Board is slated to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Building 2, on the college’s main campus in Salem. The agenda includes a public hearing on its proposed ...
UFO fest out of this world
McMinnville’s downtown simmered with excitement most of the weekend, peaking Saturday afternoon, as the 16th annual UFO Festival made contact with planet Earth. The landing party Friday night ...
School back to normal after death threat
Grandhaven Elementary School operated as usual Thursday, after a phone threat to “kill lots of kids” brought McMinnville police out in force Wednesday afternoon.
Aliens to parade through Mac on Saturday
Aliens of all varieties, from little green creatures to elegant Klingons, will parade through McMinnville during the annual UFO Festival costume parade. The parade will begin at 2 p.m. from the east end ...
KAOS opens rooftop restaurant
For about a week, the crew at the 1882 Grille, atop the new KAOS building in downtown McMinnville, has been rehearsing. It has been running drinks, burgers and pizza out to invitation-only, soft-opening ...
Arsonist ruled insane
Ralph Helmken told McMinnville police he didn’t like the staff at the apartment complex where he was residing, so he set his unit on fire. The 50-year-old Helmken pleaded guilty but for insanity ...
Wineries Assocation joins in landfill challenge
The Willamette Valley Wineries Association has joined the Stop the Dump Coalition and local farmer Ramsey McPhillips in filing notice of intent to appeal Yamhill County’s recent approval of a Riverbend ...
Horse slaying solved; owner cited
The owner of a horse found shot to death April 22, about 14 miles northwest of Sheridan on Bald Mountain, has been cited by the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office. Mark D. Ellis, 53, of Whiteson, identified ...
Fire damages Willamina structure
WILLAMINA — A vacant two-story structure at 390 W. Main St. sustained between $10,000 and $15,000 in damage as the result of a fire Monday afternoon. West Valley Fire District personnel responded ...
Flag supporters challenge Willamina board
WILLAMINA — Reyn Leno, who chairs the governing council of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, told the Willamina School Board he was disappointed and more than a little angry over the board’s ...
Commissioners tout state of the county
NEWBERG — In a State of the County presentation to a joint session of the Newberg City Club and Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce, the three Yamhill County commissioners painted a highly positive ...
Carlton waives alcohol rule for Crush
CARLTON — City councilors agreed to buy a new tractor and new park play equipment, and to sell a city lot, during their Monday night business meeting. Then, on a 5-2 vote, they approved a one-day ...
Community Connect Event links people with services
People looking for food, housing, employment and other programs can find local resources from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 15, at Yamhill County’s seventh-annual Community Connect Event. It will be ...
Mac Water and Light to meet Tuesday
The McMinnville Water & Light Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at utility headquarters as 855 N.E. Marsh Lane. The agenda includes presentation of the electric department budget for ...
Y-C moving forward with school bond
YAMHILL — Buoyed by results from a recent voter survey, the Yamhill-Carlton School Board agreed Monday the district needs to prepare a bond issue in time for the May 2016 ballot. It would fund renovation, ...