Willamina board to meet Monday
WILLAMINA — The Willamina School Board will address 2016-17 housekeeping matters when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the library. The agenda includes election of a chair and vice-chair. For ...
Sheridan man injured in fatal crash
CLATSKANIE - A Warrenton woman was killed and a Sheridan man sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning west of Clatskanie on Highway 30. The Oregon State Police gave this ...
Willamina School Board considers charter school proposal
WILLAMINA - The Willamina School board will discuss a charter school proposal when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the school library. The board will also accept the 2014-15 audit. For information, call ...
Pilot uninjured in Willamina-area helicopter crash
WILLAMINA - A helicopter harvesting Christmas trees crashed Monday afternoon south of Willamina in the 21000 block of Highway 22. The pilot was not injured. The Polk County Sheriff's Office gave ...
'Murder Quilt' on display
WILLAMINA -- A replica of the Willamina Murder Quilt, made by local quilters, will be on display through Nov. 14 at the Willamina Museum of Local History. The original quilt memorialized the mysterious ...
Sifting through the past
Indiana Jones may not get excited seeing a tiny sliver of pottery sticking out of a handful of dirt. But Briece Edwards is an archaeologist, so he does get excited about such things. Senior archaeologist ...
Grand Ronde woman killed in Highway 18 crash
SHERIDAN - A Grand Ronde woman was killed about 10 a.m. Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash west of Sheridan on Highway 18 at its intersection with Red Prairie Road. The Oregon State Police identified her ...
Artists will open studios for Art Harvest tour
Thirty-nine local artists will display their work and their creative process during the annual Art Harvest Studio Tour. The Arts Alliance of Yamhill County puts on the annual tour, which allows viewers ...
Tribal mailroom receives suspicious package
GRAND RONDE – A suspicious package discovered about 7 a.m. Friday at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde mailroom prompted closure of Grand Ronde Road and the arrival of the Salem ...
News makers
Amy Korst loved working for The Daily, the University of Washington’s student newspaper, and dreamed of becoming a professional journalist. Writing and editing copy. Sweating under deadlines. Making ...
Portland man killed in Highway 18 crash
WILLAMINA - A Portland man was killed Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 18 in the area of the Wallace Bridge. The Oregon State Police identified the victim as Juan Bermudez Gutierrez. ...
Drummers, dancers to compete at powwow
GRAND RONDE — More than $35,000 in dancing prizes and $20,000 in drumming prizes will be handed out during the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s annual Contest Powwow, scheduled ...
The library that time forgot
Harriett House checked out the first book from the Grand Ronde Library on Oct. 15, 1958. Librarian Amelie Redman knows this because it says so on the first page of the yellow spiral notebook the library ...
Along the Street: State approves West Valley enterprise zone
A 1,856-acre West Valley Enterprise Zone, aimed at spurring job growth, has been approved by Business Oregon, the state agency charged with promoting business and economic development. Along The Street David ...
Lawrence mounts first show of his own work in a decade
BELLEVUE -- For the first time in a decade, metal sculptor Gary Lawrence is hosting a show of his own work. The display coincides with two other events: the 38th anniversary of the Lawrence Gallery, which ...
