Linfield choirs to perform
The Linfield College Concert Choir, Cascara Voce and Men’s Glee will perform together at their spring choral concert, slated for 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium ...
Three Dayton school board races contested
DAYTON — This year’s Dayton School Board election has drawn a bevy of candidates, following controversy over the sudden resignation of longtime high school Principal Jamie Fluke. Fluke ...
Church's charity under the radar for a reason
Every night, the homeless population more than doubles along Northeast Fourth Street between Adams and Baker streets in McMinnville. The four or five tents pitched along the street have drawn criticism ...
Burn ban starts Thursday
With unseasonably high temperatures and strong winds expected later this week, the county fire chiefs have issued a burn ban that will be in effect Thursday at 8 a.m. through Sunday at 11:59 p.m. The ...
Lawmakers debate vaccines, business tax
As a bill to require childhood vaccines was hotly debated on the floor of the Oregon Senate May 6, state Rep. Ron Noble of McMinnville already staked out on his position on the bill when it was in the ...
Two skip-scanning defendants sentenced
Judge Ladd Wiles had a question for Walmart skip-scanning co-defendant Emora Roberson at her plea and sentencing hearing Tuesday morning in Yamhill County Circuit Court. Skip-scanning is a form of theft, ...
Homeless camping bill stirs debate in Salem
Custodians sweep an elementary school in Mike Vial’s St. Johns neighborhood in Portland every afternoon for discarded heroin needles. Vial told members of the Senate Housing Committee April 29 he ...
Yamhill women want recognition for nurse cadets
When Carol Prendergast and Susan Day were girls, the Yamhill sisters loved hearing stories about their aunt’s service in World War II. Jane Day, their father’s sister, served her country in ...
City releases a status quo budget with no new taxes
McMinnville taxpayers won’t see a tax increase under the city’s proposed 2019-2020 budget, made public May 6. City Manager Jeff Towery presented a budget that more or less keeps city services ...
Carlton Bakery project wins revitalization grant
CARLTON — A new building in Carlton has received a full-funding grant from Oregon Heritage, a division of the state Parks and Recreation Department, according to the Carlton Business Association. The ...
Highway 18 near Dayton closed for repairs
Highway 18 near Dayton is closed for May repairs, between McDougall Corner and Ash Road. The section of highway will be closed weekdays for most of the month, while crews repair two bridges and repave ...
Incumbent challenged in Willamina board race
WILLAMINA - Incumbent W. Lincoln Watson is being challenged by Brenda Shenk for Position 4 on the Willamina School Board in the Tuesday, May 21 special district election. Watson ran unopposed for the ...
Public Works director sues county administrator
Yamhill County Public Works Director John Phelan has filed a lawsuit against County Administrator Ken Huffer, claiming that Huffer is conspiring to remove him. He is seeking $45,000. Huffer has not yet ...
Appeals court hears arguments on landfill permit
The Oregon Court of Appeals heard arguments on Friday about a contentious land use compatibility statement, issued by Yamhill County, to allow Riverbend Landfill to pile additional waste on top of its ...
Fire damages rural Newberg home
NEWBERG — A rural Newberg home was heavily damaged by a two-alarm fire Monday afternoon. An off-duty Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighter noticed smoke coming from the home on Northeast ...
