Walmart latest retailer to require customers to wear masks
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam's Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce ...
$500 relief checks OK'd for Oregonians waiting for benefits
By SARA CLINE The Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon legislative committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the distribution of one-time $500 relief checks to people ...
Confederate flags at historic Oregon cemeteries eyed
Portland Tribune via Associated Press The Confederate flag may no longer be welcome in Oregon’s historic cemeteries under a proposal to be considered on Thursday. Members of Oregon’s Commission ...
Carlton man cited for illegal guiding
A Carlton man has been cited for conducting illegal fishing guides, the second such penalty announced recently by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as the state continues enhanced attempts to ...
New superintendent goes to work in Sheridan
Newly hired Sheridan School District Superintendent Dorie Vickery recalls having a “lively discussion” with a professor while working on her doctorate degree in educational leadership. “I ...
OHA releases mask guidelines
The Oregon Health Authority released new regulations this week on face coverings, which are now required statewide in indoor public spaces for everyone older than 12 unless they have a disability that ...
Riverbend landfill hearing extended
Opponents of the expansion of the Riverbend Landfill protested outside the Yamhill County Courthouse on Thursday as the board of county commissioners considered how to respond to a last-minute deluge of ...
Oregon health officials: More COVID-19 cases; limit social gatherings to 10
Editor's Note: Oregon and Yamhill County continued reporting record numbers of new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. See below for updated numbers.------------------- Oregon health officials urged people Friday ...
Yamhill caucus chooses slate of candidates
About 40 Yamhill residents gathered in Beulah Park Wednesday night to choose a slate of candidates for the Nov. 3 election. Yamhill is one of only a few places that uses the caucus system to select candidates ...
McMinnville School district: two options for fall considered
The McMinnville School District is considering two options for education this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, one primarily in-person and the other virtual. While the district has been meeting with ...
Signs of encouragement: 'I just had to do something'
“Don’t Give Up!” a yard sign declares to passersby. “You are worthy of love,” says another. “Mistakes do not define you.” Witnessing signs such as these “keeps ...
Willamina guardsman who died in Kosovo remembered as 'whip smart and so funny'
Oregon Army National Guard soldier Pfc. Alexander Blake Klass of Willamina died Saturday, July 4, as the result of a non-combat incident while serving in Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo, according ...
Twelve COVID-19 cases tallied in baseball team outbreak
Yamhill County reported another seven cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 171, including at least 12 people connected to a Newberg youth baseball team that traveled to Roseburg ...
Newberg student killed in Idaho plane crash
A Newberg High School soccer-playing sophomore was among eight people killed when two planes collided over Lake Coeur D’Alene in Idaho. Hayden Fredrickson, 16, was a passenger on a floatplane with ...
Taphouse set to open in old hardware space
As one beer-centric downtown McMinnville business prepares to open, another has announced it will soon be moving in just a couple doors up the block. Mac High grads Dave and Jami Queener will open the ...
