Amity man arrested for alleged assault on father
AMITY — The wife of an Amity man used a fire extinguisher on her son while he was allegedly beating his father with a metal tube early Sunday morning. Alex Ernest Tombleson, 28, was arraigned Monday ...
Bonamici, staff pitch in on local Habitat house
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and some of her aides wore work clothes and hard hats, rolled up their sleeves and traveled to McMinnville Aug. 8 to apply muscle and sweat to a new Habitat for Humanity house. Well, ...
State, city blend their legislative wish lists
The McMinnville City Council and League of Oregon Cities will be singing from the same hymnal when the Oregon Legislature convenes Jan. 22 — for the most part. League officials asked city councils ...
Lafayette celebrates its first National Night Out
LAFAYETTE — Brown and gray horses Ceito and Chetski welcomed the attention from passersby at Tuesday’s National Night Out in Lafayette. They munched on hay as youngsters admired their soft ...
County approves change in TB funding, findings for land use
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday approved a change in the county’s agreement with the Oregon Health Authority for funding to fight tuberculosis. According to a memo from Health and Human ...
Mac High work progressing as school year approaches
McMinnville High School, which has been closed all summer because of construction, will reopen to students in September. Remodeling and expansion won’t be all finished — a new gym won’t ...
Reward posted in unsolved assault case
Rick Weidner learned through an Instagram post that a fundraiser to assist McMinnville assault victim Traci Spurgeon was planned. The downtown McMinnville Harvest Fresh Grocery & Deli, where ...
Docents will give talks at museums
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum docents will give a series of talks on space, aircraft and related topics this month. The talks are included with museum admission. They will run from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ...
Along the Street: 100-plus years of farming
Two Yamhill County families will be recognized this month at the Oregon State Fair for operating a Century Farm or a Sesquicentennial (150-year) Farm. The operations are among twelve farms and ranches ...
Sheridan sends police services fee to voters
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan City Council adopted a resolution Monday night that places a police services fee ordinance on the November ballot. The city contracts with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...
Sheriff clears deputies in Amity officer-involved shooting
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Sam Elliott and deputy Stephanie Sulak followed agency policies related to the use of force and deadly force when they fired their duty weapons during a Saturday, ...
Sutton was 'out of control' late in life, relative says
Kelly Sutton Jr. was “out of control” the past six months, his sister, Harmoni Marshall, told Newberg-Dundee Police Det. Joe Eubanks and Sgt. Cameron Ferguson, two days following the Saturday, ...
Sex abuser sentenced in decade-old case
After Brian Thorpe impregnated his victim, she said he asked her if there was anyone else on which she could blame the pregnancy. Last October, McMinnville police officer Justin James was informed by ...
Attorney arrested on theft charges
Local attorney Erin Cooper Walters was arraigned Friday on five counts of “misapplication of entrusted property,” a misdemeanor, and two counts of first-degree theft, a class C felony. Walters, ...
Consultant presents proposed transit changes
For the past year, consultants and bus riders have been working to create a new transit master plan for the county. On Tuesday, Yamhill County Commissioners heard an update on the project, as the next ...
