Willamina motorcyclist dies in Linn County crash
SWEET HOME - A Willamina man was killed Tuesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pickup east of Sweet Home on Highway 20 in Linn County. The Oregon State Police identified him ...
Report: McMinnville woman committed suicide after setting fires
Kimberly Nelson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after setting a Chevrolet Corvette and her McMinnville home on fire and shooting two dogs to death on Wednesday, Sept. 13, Yamhill County ...
Sheridan man charged with robbing Salem bank
SALEM - A Sheridan man has been charged with robbing a Key Bank branch and leading Salem police and Polk County sheriff's deputies on a 25-mile pursuit before crashing his vehicle west of Sheridan Friday. Richard ...
Newberg man charged with North Plains murder
HILLSBORO - A Newberg man has been taken into custody in connection with the Tuesday, Sept. 19 fatal shooting of a rural North Plains resident. Christopher Jay Stephens, 40, was scheduled to be arraigned ...
McMinnville motorcyclist killed
AMITY - A McMinnville motorcyclist was killed Wednesday morning in a crash on Highway 99W just north of Amity. The Oregon State Police identified him as Lamont Radell Jarvis, 52. He was transported ...
Highway 18 crash kills one, injures Grand Ronde residents
OTIS - One person was killed and two Grand Ronde residents were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Highway 18 near Otis. The Oregon State Police gave this account: Shortly before 4 ...
Jeb Bladine: As media moves on, victims still need aid
Victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have begun rebuilding their lives and communities. Meanwhile, after nearly three weeks of nonstop hurricane coverage, television news is moving national attention ...
Jail inmate recognized
Yamhill County Jail inmate Chrystal Harmes was honored Monday with a certificate of appreciation that was presented by Sheriff Tim Svenson. He gave this account of an incident that occurred early Monday ...
Two newcomers join Grand Ronde Tribal Council
GRAND RONDE – Newcomers Michael Langley and Lisa Leno, in addition to incumbent Chris Mercier, were elected to the Grand Ronde Tribal Council Saturday. Langley led the way ...
McMinnville, Forest Grove men die when boat capsizes
DEPOE BAY – A McMinnville man and Forest Grove resident died Friday afternoon when their boat capsized in the Pacific Ocean near Government Point (Boiler Bay), north of Depoe Bay. The Oregon State ...
Willamina hires city manager
WILLAMINA - The Willamina City council, on a unanimous vote, hired Kenna West as city manager at its Tuesday night meeting at the West Valley Fire District station. West, who most recently was the administrative ...
Body found off Highway 18
FORT HILL - The body of a woman found about 2 p.m. Tuesday off Highway 18 in the area of the Fort Hill overpass has been identified as Dayleen Kay Crowder, 52, of Grand Ronde. Crowder's last ...
Dr. Marvin McMillen: Music as medicine
A hard-working young man somewhere in Yamhill County has a few too many beers on a Friday night. He runs his pickup off the road into a tree at 50 mph. He survives, but breaks his shoulder, his collarbone, ...
Along the Street: Found Objects owners to retire; store stays
John and Nancy Bahr will be leaving Found Objects in downtown McMinnville at the end of September, but the objects within — at least those not scooped up during their retirement sale — will ...
