Scouts honor Russell with leadership award
After members of McMinnville’s first all-girl Boy Scout troop marched in with the U.S. and Oregon flags, scouts honored school superintendent Maryalice Russell with the Eagle Valley District’s ...
Duniway marks 'Day Without Hate'
Duniway Middle School students practiced thinking a little more about others and a little less about themselves Friday as the school marked a “Day Without Hate.” Part of a nationwide movement, ...
Commissioners uphold hardship permit
Yamhill County Commissioners Thursday upheld a hardship permit to a Newberg woman who asked to be allowed to let friends live in a manufactured home on her property. The friends are in their 70s, and ...
Turtle on the road triggers crash
LINCOLN — Lia Rose Blankenship, 19, of Salem, noticed something lying on Wallace Road as she was driving northbound just south of the unincorporated community of Lincoln last Wednesday. So, she ...
Sheriff says to have dog control, county must fund it
If the county board of commissioners wants a dog control program, Sheriff Tim Svenson said, it needs to provide funding for one. If county residents want one, he said, they need to tell their commissioners ...
County budget hearings begin April 29
The Yamhill County Budget Committee will begin hearing presentations on the county’s proposed $148 million budget for the next fiscal year on Monday, April 29, at 9 a.m. in room 32 of the Yamhill ...
Along the Street: Downtown association gives an upbeat annual report
Brad James, who resigned early this month as executive director of the McMinnville Downtown Association, left the organization better off than he found it when he took the job 14 months earlier, MDA board ...
Larsen an unsung hero of community
Born and raised in McMinnville, Allan “Al” Larsen left town to attend Oregon State University. After he earned his business degree, he returned. “I’m glad I stayed in McMinnville,” ...
Homelessness: Campers offer a view from the streets
Michelle Ryan said she understands why people are angry and frustrated by homelessness in McMinnville. She was one of them. Three years ago, she lived in a house. She looked at the homeless as pathetic ...
Dayton resident charged with Newberg man's murder
The Skamania County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office has charged Damian Bradley Belander of Dayton with one count each of second-degree intentional murder and felony murder in connection with the death ...
Emergency declaration urged in response to homelessness
City Councilor Sal Peralta wants a public health emergency to be declared in McMinnville in response to homelessness. Such a declaration would give the city greater access to state and federal money to ...
Homelessness: Residents voice their anger
With homeless issues front and center, Tuesday’s council meeting turned into a raucous affair as audience members interrupted and heckled councilors while they clapped and cheered for one another ...
Helicopter crashes during training in McMinnville; no one hurt
A helicopter crashed at the McMinnville Airport during training exercises about 5 p.m. Friday. Neither the pilot nor the passenger were injured, McMinnville police said. Police responded to the airport. ...
Drill will give local agencies practice responding to large emergencies
Yamhill County Emergency Management and Yamhill County Public Health will conduct a large-scale emergency exercise Tuesday through Thursday, April 30-May 2, in multiple locations. The drill is part of ...
Racial intimidation defendant goes to jail
Keysaun Goodyear and Emora Roberson, victims in the Amber Rocco racial intimidation case, were not in Yamhill County Circuit Court for the defendant’s plea and sentencing hearing Tuesday ...
