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 ...
Gallery gets new seating
When audience members arrive for the opening of “The Addams Family,” the next show at Gallery Theater, they will find brand-new seating. After four decades of using recycled movie theater ...
Abbey Road Farm B&B hearing set back two weeks
A hearing on an application by Abbey Road Farm to expand its bed and breakfast operation has been rescheduled for7 p.m. Feb. 21 in room 32 of the county courthouse. County planning commission ...
updated Meighan Cordie's mother sentenced
Judge Cynthia Easterday wanted to impress upon Jennifer Weathers the gravity of drinking and driving. “From the bottom of your soul, I hope you are so sorry,” Easterday told her. “I’m ...
Snow dusts hills and West Valley
Snow dusted the Eola Hills and blanketed parts of the West Valley overnight on Sunday. On Monday morning, roads were clear and wet in the eastern half of the valley, but icy in the west. A winter weather ...
Pool closed for swim meet
McMinnville Aquatic Center will be closed to public swimmers Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8 and 9, as the center and McMinnville High School host the Pacific Conference High School District Swim Championships. About ...
State legislative roundup
Offshore drilling ban poised to pass SALEM — Oregon is poised to permanently ban offshore drilling, and to prohibit any drilling infrastructure from crossing state waters. The Statesman Journal ...
Band of Brothers to honor Vietnam vets
McMinnville Band of Brothers will honor Vietnam veterans at its Thursday, Feb. 7, meeting. The program, open to all veterans and their spouses, will start at 11:30 a.m. in the theater building on the Evergreen ...
