Schools reacting to wintery weather
Local school districts are reacting Monday morning to the snow that fell and the ice that later coated streets and roads in the Yamhill Valley over the weekend. Announcements: . . . NEWBERG: Morning ...
Mac residents discuss potential housing strategy
McMinnville Area Habitat For Humanity volunteers are building 34 houses off Northeast Cumulus Avenue for families who otherwise couldn’t afford their own homes. They have 23 houses left to build ...
McMinnville school board to meet Monday
McMinnville School Board members will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, to discuss the calendar for the 2019-20 school year. The public session will be held in the district office, 800 N.E. Lafayette ...
Group focuses on garden railroads
Garden railroad enthusiasts will gather Tuesday, Feb. 12, and on the second Tuesday of each month at the Laughing Bean Bistro, Second and Hill roads in McMinnville. The informal group will meet at 9 a.m. ...
Idaho resident arrested on Yamhill County warrant
SANDPOINT, Idaho - An Idaho resident has been arrested on a Yamhill County warrant charging him with four counts of first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Jason Lee Moore, ...
Hendricks Road eviction trial moved to Feb. 22
The trial involving five men who are living at 7351 N.E. Hendricks Road, despite having been evicted, has been moved back two weeks. Originally scheduled for Feb. 8, it's now set for 9:30 a.m. Feb. 22 ...
Director discusses museum's cost-saving efforts, future
Legal maneuvering notwithstanding, the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum isn’t likely to vacate its space museum building, Interim Executive Director John Rasmussen told the News-Register this ...
Commissioners reconsider state grant for trail bridge work
Yamhill County commissioners on Tuesday reconsidered a grant for pedestrian bridge design for the Yamhelas Westsider Trail that they had decided not to proceed with in January. They asked staff to discuss ...
As fence goes up, YCAP director tries to take down barriers
Your Space Storage owner Dean Klaus is fencing off the vacant lot he owns on Northeast Dustin Court near Yamhill Community Action Partnership. Klaus did not respond to interview requests, but YCAP ...
Knife brandished during attack
Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Harmon said Manuel Catano’s victim went to his Southwest Baker Street residence to pick up medical supplies when he attacked her shortly before noon last Friday. Catano ...
County monitoring for measles
Yamhill County Public Health on Monday, following a report last week by Willamette Valley Medical Center, stated it, too, is monitoring the measles situation, and is ready respond quickly should a case ...
Mac High students focus on unity
McMinnville High School students are planning "Unity Month" for February, with a different subtheme each week designed to unite students while celebrating differences and commonalities in the 2,200-student ...
McMinnville, other schools closed due to inclement weather
An overnight snowfall in the Yamhill Valley, coupled with freezing temperatures, has impacted school district schedules Tuesday morning. McMinnville schools, which originally ...
Motorhome shot up during robbery attempt
Judge Robert Herndon made it clear to convicted felon Damian Belander the charges he faces are “serious matters.” They in-clude six felony counts, four of which fall under Measure 11 sentencing ...
