Vancouver man critically injured in crash
A Vancouver, Washington man was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning south of Lafayette on Highway 99W in the area of Mineral Springs Road. The Oregon State Police gave this account ...
Second missing swimmer found in Willamette
Both men who were lost in the Willamette River Saturday during the heat wave have been found dead. The body of Nasiruddin Shaik, 37, was located about noon today half a mile downriver from where he was ...
Two swimmers missing , presumed drowned in the Willamette
Two swimmers went missing Saturday night in the Willamette River and are presumed drowned, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office. They were identified as Nasiruddin Shaik, 37, of Salem, ...
Summer meals offered to young people
Free summer meals are available for those 18 and younger at several sites around Yamhill County. School districts are serving the meals in the federal program. Generally, meals are served at school ...
SCAMMING SENIORS: She stood up to the lawyer who stole from her
Financial exploitation victim Bonita Pursel sat in a Yamhill County Circuit Courtroom in August 2019, anxiously waiting for Judge John Collins to return a verdict against now-disbarred attorney ...
History’s doors reopen
Yamhill County’s two historical museums — the varied collections in the Miller Museum Research Center in Lafayette and the agriculture-focused Yamhill Valley Heritage Center in McMinnville ...
Highway work impacts traffic
Excavation is scheduled to start June 14 in Lafayette as the Oregon Department of Transportation work continues on Highway 99W. Work is primarily grading, drainage, and paving the roadway from ...
Historical sites to reopen Saturday
The Yamhill County Historical Museum in Lafayette and the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center just southwest of McMinnville will reopen Saturday, June 4. Both sites have been mostly closed throughout ...
A few Easter egg hunts spring up
The Easter Bunny will be hippity-hopping through Yamhill County on Saturday, hiding candy-filled eggs and other surprises for children to find in several cities. Because of continuing pandemic restrictions, ...
Sowing the seeds of community
Polly Blum grew up on a farm growing berries for Smucker’s jelly, which started her on a path to becoming a master gardener. She tends to her boysenberries, raspberries, apples, plums and more and ...
Candidates file for May election
Several school board races will be contested in the May 18 election. McMinnville has two open positions that are contested, one by the incumbent and two others, the other by the incumbent and one challenger. Newberg ...
Lafayette mayor calls it quits
Lafayette Mayor Wade Witherspoon has resigned, effective immediately, after a dispute occurred over social media over his decision to nominate a replacement for a vacancy on the city council. Last May, ...
ODOT projects will disrupt traffic around Yamhill County
Three ODOT projects in and around McMinnville begin this week, resulting in some lane closures and delays at various points in the year. The Three Mile Lane Bridge is in poor condition and will be replaced ...
Lafayette sewage plant overflows
Heavy rain over the weekend caused the Lafayette sewage treatment plant to overflow in what city officials characterized as “a minor overflow event.” The city noted it’s a common occurrence ...
Outcomes the same after council recounts for Newberg, Lafayette
On Friday, the Yamhill County Clerk’s office finished its third recount of the November election results, but the figures did not change outcomes of close council races in Lafayette and Newberg. County ...
