Wheatland Ferry reopens
WHEATLAND - The Wheatland Ferry has reopened after being closed for several days to to high water. The ferry reopened about noon today, April 10, according to the Marion County Public Works Department. Heavy ...
City to sign license fee agreement with county
The McMinnville City Council is scheduled to vote tonight, April 10, on an agreement with the county over dog licensing fees. The city council will hold a joint town hall meeting with county commissioners ...
Pinwheels bloom to prevent child abuse
By STARLA POINTER<br/>Of the News-Register Children’s advocates from the law enforcement community and the private sector planted a garden of blue-and-silver pinwheels Friday morning in the ...
Rescue Mission celebrates new building, services
Shannon Henson arrived at the McMinnville Gospel Rescue Mission a very humbled person. Addiction and a string of “bad decisions” resulted in losing her apartment. A month’s stay with ...
Along the Street: Cascade rebound
Portland-based Schnitzer Steel Industries on Thursday reported its McMinnville operation, Cascade Steel and Scrap, had $5 million in operating income for the second quarter, a “significant ...
Pihl wants to take his passion for law to the bench
Defense attorney Mark Pihl handed a plea petition to his client seated in Judge Cynthia Easterday’s courtroom. She signed the document before joining Pihl at the counsel table. Yamhill County Deputy ...
City Club mulls D.B. Cooper and other stories
McMinnville City Club members will ponder “D.B. Cooper, the Exploding Whale and Other Folk Tales” when they meet at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, in the McMinnville Grand Ballroom. Author ...
Candidates forums scheduled
Voters will have a few opportunities to meet and ask questions of candidates in local election races. On Thursday, April 5, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host the five ...
Sex abuser violates probation
Family claims Hanson was “scared” into accepting plea, retains private lawyer
County approves new positions
Sheriff Tim Svenson asked county commissioners this week to grant him the money and authority to hire a new patrol deputy, intended to focus on calls involving mental health issues. Svenson said the deputy ...
County insurance up due to jail claims
Insurer recommends risk management analyst, commissioners approve
Council asked to act on burned out Amity home
AMITY – Some residents consider the burned out house at 104 E. Second St. an eyesore. They want the Amity City Council to do something with the property. The 828-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bathroom ...
Y-C Board plans executive session
YAMHILL — The Yamhill-Carlton School Board will meet in executive session Monday, April 9, to evaluate Superintendent Charan Cline. Board members plan to review a staff survey about the superintendent, ...
Juliette's House honors Brott
Juliette’s House officials planted a tree Monday in honor of the late Michael Brott, a longtime supporter of the child abuse assessment center and advocate for keeping kids safe. The tree dedication ...
Jeb Bladine: Expensive lessons in complex litigation
When reporting on complex litigation, we realize there’s a lot of lawyering between headlines. Most of that legal maneuvering goes unreported to the general public, but reading the court documents ...
