Minor injuries reported in plane crash
The pilot and a passenger sustained minor injuries when their fixed-wing, single engine plane crashed Monday night in a field about 1 1/2 miles northeast of the McMinnville Municipal Airport in ...
Clatsop officials fight to keep polluted shipyards open
ASTORIA — Clatsop County officials are asking the state Department of Environmental Quality to keep a polluted shipyard open for a few more years. The Daily Astorian reports (http://bit.ly/1UacuSF ...
Along the Street: Two locals make top 100 green list
Two Yamhill County businesses are included in Oregon Business Magazine’s annual “100 Best Green Workplaces.” Dundee’s Sokol Blosser winery, which boasts more than 40 employees ...
Highway 18 reopened after crash near Christensen Road
Update 3:55 p.m.: Both lanes are now open, but traffic is slow. ---- Highway 18 near Christensen Road is being shut down in both directions, following a motor vehicle crash between a semi-trailer ...
Wildland fire reported on Muddy Valley Road
Update, 2:08 p.m. The fire has been contained; crews continue to work on checking for and mopping up any remaining hot spots. ---- A wildland fire has been reported at 18500 block of SW Muddy ...
McMinnville bicyclist struck by school bus
A 7-year-old McMinnville boy riding a bicycle was struck about 8 a.m. Thursday at Northwest Second and Fenton streets by a First Student "short" school bus. Capt. Tim Symons of the McMinnville police ...
Dayton softball heading back to 3A state title game
Pirates' fifth-inning run enough to oust Billies
Along the Street: Unemployment dips to 4.2 percent
Yamhill County’s economic picture continues to brighten, at least as measured by the job market. Unemployment countywide dropped in April to 4.2 percent, down from 4.4 percent in March. The improvement ...
Church sued for allegedly turning deaf ear to abused child
A 12-year-old girl and her mother are suing the Nazarene Church on the Hill in McMinnville, alleging church employees failed to act when the girl told them she was being abused by her biological father. According ...
Along the Street: Honest Chocolates in ninth year battling ALS
May is ALS Awareness Month, and for the ninth consecutive year, Honest Chocolates owner Dana Packard Dooley is recognizing that by donating a percentage of in-store sales to the Robert Packard Center for ...
Reported fire at Tequila Grill extinguished
McMinnville firefighters responded about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday to a fire at the Tequila Grill restaurant, 325 N. Highway 99W. Smoke was showing from the structure when the first crew arrived, according ...
Springer turned out after one term
McMinnville Mayor Rick Olson prevailed over incumbent Allen Springer in the race for Yamhill County Commissioner. With the count virtually complete Wednesday morning, Olson led 13,106 to 10,741 or ...
Wharff to be county's next assessor
Derrick Wharff, running for Yamhill County Assessor, has won in a landslide With about 95 percent of votes counted, Wharff, chief appraiser in the Yamhill County Assessor's office, is ahead ...
Y-C voters saying yes
YAMHILL — Voters have convincingly approved a $14.2 million bond measure in the Yamhill-Carlton School District. The bond will fund major repairs and upgrades to Yamhill-Carlton schools. ...
Amity Fire District levy securing approval
AMITY — Bruce Hubbard was a smiling chief as the Amity Fire District, which had not sent a levy to voters since 1997, saw its levy effort approved Tuesday. Voters in the Polk and Yamhill County ...
