Parkway Committee gives ODOT an earful
Members of the county Parkway Committee got straightforward over a roundabout. The committee gave an earful to attending officials from Oregon Department of Transportation on Thursday. The committee was ...
LUBA remands decision on agritourism permit
The state Land Use Board of Appeals has remanded a county decision to award an agritourism permit to a local cattle rancher. In June of 2023, farmer Scott Picker told the county commissioners that he ...
ODOT seeking input on potential bike-pedestrian improvements in Newberg
The state Department of Transportation is asking for public comments on how to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety in downtown Newberg.The department is conducting a study, but it is not yet funded for ...
Amid shortage, blood drives spring up
With blood donation needs running high throughout the region, plenty of late winter/early spring donation opportunities have come to Yamhill County. Bloodworks Northwest, from Beaverton, travels in a ...
Phenomenal fungus: Taste of Truffle event inaugurated to highlight culinary treasures
Underneath the Willamette Valley’s forests in the dead of winter, there is a world teeming with life and an underground home to one of Oregon’s prized delicacies: the wild Oregon truffle. In ...
Commissioners OK road contract notice
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday approved a notice of intent to award a contract for pavement repairs on Albertson Road and a request from the city of Newberg for use of a particular procedure ...
Supreme Court hears B&B case
The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments whether inns should be considered bed and breakfasts or motels under Oregon land use law. It has not yet issued its decision. Traditionally, a bed and ...
Board to consider road repair contract and Newberg request
Yamhill County commissioners this Thursday have a light agenda, but it may be updated Tuesday or Wednesday. Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 7, in Room 32 of the Yamhill County Courthouse, ...
CPRD survey finds strong support for more trails
The Chehalem Park & Recreation District this week released the results of its 2023 survey of community support for parks and trails. They found that 87% of respondents said trails are important to ...
St. Paul man is still missing
A recent ground and air search for a missing St. Paul man yielded no results, according to an Oregon State Police spokesman. The family of Gurjinder (Gary) Singh Grewal, 48, the owner of St. Paul Market ...
Search continues for missing St. Paul man
The family of Gurjinder (Gary) Singh Grewal, 48, the owner of St. Paul Market who went missing earlier this month, is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his location. Grewal was last ...
Dundee’s Third Thursday event returns this week
Dundee’s Vino & Vibes event, aka Third Thursday, starts its monthly 2024 run from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15. Vino & Vibes started as the vision of a local group of businesses and ...
Housing agencies lock horns following Starrett's removal from YCAP board
The Yamhill Community Action Partnership “is not a 24-hour emergency services agency,” Executive Director Alexandra Ball told the Yamhill County Commissioners, in a nine-page letter on Thursday. YCAP ...
Judge rules Newberg school board members must repay district
Four current and former members of the Newberg School Board must repay the district more than $42,000, a Yamhill County Judge has ruled. Judge Cynthia Easterday ruled that the evidence shows the four ...
County commissioners deny gate, approve health funding requests
Despite reservations about several of the items, Yamhill County Commissioners last Thursday approved requests from the Health and Human Services department. HHS Director Lindsey Manfrin intends to apply ...
