Nap's incident results in jail time
Anthony Morris attempted to steal a Red Bull energy drink and a bag of doughnuts from Nap’s Thriftway in Newberg last December, Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Harmon explained. He returned ...
Poetry editor to speak
Keetje Kuipers, author of three books of poetry, will read a selection of her work on Tuesday, March 19, at Linfield College. The free program will start at 5 p.m. in the Nicholson Library on campus. Her ...
Trail testimony due Thursday
All parties have more time to offer written testimony on the trail: until 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 14. It should be delivered or mailed to the county planning department, at 525 N.E. Fourth Street, McMinnville, ...
Inauguration emphasizes partnership between president, Linfield community
By STARLA POINTER Of the News-Register Friday’s inauguration of Linfield College’s new president wasn’t just about Miles Davis, who has been on the job since last July. It also was ...
Noble breaks with GOP on death sentence
State Rep. Ron Noble broke from the rest of the Republican caucus last week by co-sponsoring a bill that would grant new sentencing trials to the 30 inmates on Oregon’s death row It would also redefine ...
A long-awaited president
Hundreds of people gathered Friday to celebrate Miles K. Davis and his role as Linfield College’s 20th president — faculty, family members, faith leaders, famous actress Phylicia Rashad, former ...
Pool to close Saturday for swim meet
The McMinnville Aquatic Center will host the Willamette Valley Season Finale swim meet Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17. Eleven teams and more than 450 swimmers will take part. Competition will start ...
Amity, McMinnville fire merger imminent
AMITY — The McMinnville Fire Department is scheduled to assume oversight of the Amity Fire District on July 1. The intergovernmental agreement (IGA) was sparked by the pending retirement of longtime ...
Jail term results from domestic case
Devin Moosai spit in his girlfriend’s face while he slapped, punched and strangled her, according to court records. He also destroyed some of her possessions. The 21-year-old Newberg resident pleaded ...
Planners approve Abbey Road B&B expansion
Yamhill County planning commissioners on Thursday approved the expansion of an Abbey Road Farms bed and breakfast, on a split vote. Testimony on the application was taken last month. Dissenting commissioners ...
Hotel Oregon takes top honors in MDA awards
McMenamin’s Hotel Oregon was named Business of the Year at the McMinnville Downtown Association’s annual awards banquet Feb. 28. “We were delighted to see McMenamins Hotel Oregon win ...
Farmers detail harm feared from trail
Given the opportunity to re-state their concerns about impacts from the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, farmers turned out in force Thursday to spend hours testifying to the Yamhill County board of commissioners. The ...
How to submit testimony about Woodland Heights
How to submit testimony Parties have until 5 p.m. March 14, to submit additional written testimony on two applications for replatting lots in the Woodland Heights subdivision. They then have until 5 ...
New council sought to guide economic plan
The McMinnville City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance creating the Economic Vitality Leadership Council, set to serve an “advisory and guidance role” to carry out initiatives ...
Lawsuit alleges bloody bandage found in fruit salad
A customer named Aaron Stroud is suing Albertsons after he allegedly felt something “odd and foreign” in his mouth that turned out to be a bloody bandage mixed in with his fruit salad. Stroud ...
