New city manager vows steady hand
When Jeff Towery was a youth growing up in Montana, he took a career aptitude test. The test concluded he was best-suited to a career as a judge or TV repairman. “I couldn’t reconcile myself ...
Jeb Bladine: Biased people can find biased media
You literally can pick your poison when tuning into the current quagmire of national politics. The New York Times is calling on Congress to investigate President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, commenting: ...
Flood advisory in effect
With heavy rain falling, the National Weather Service office in Portland has issued a flood advisory for Yamhill County and several other counties in northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington, ...
Editorial: Respite center can fill needed gap in improving public care
The future of America’s national health care system is very much undecided. But we continue to make foundational progress in how community care is delivered to the publicly insured population in ...
Newberg woman died before fire started
Clarification: Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue said Wednesday morning that the woman found dead in a house fire was deceased before the fire started, The case has been turned over to Newberg-Dundee ...
Marshals arrest suspect in McMinnville bank robberies
U.S. Marshals have arrested a suspect in connection with bank robberies at Chase Bank and OnPoint Community Credit Union, both in McMinnville. McMinnville Police Chief Matt Scales said Billy Dean Hays, ...
Pursuit ends with citizen assist
YAMHILL - A convicted felon was taken into custody Wednesday morning after he led Yamhill County Sheriff's deputies on a vehicle pursuit and a ground search. Capt. Chris Ray identified the suspect as ...
Editorial: Addressing Oregon PERS crisis a moral imperative for lawmakers
On the opening day of this year’s state legislative session, a glimmer of hope emerged for the future of Oregon’s unsustainably overly-generous Public Employee sRetirement System. Speculation ...
Decorated WWII vet dies at 96
McMinnville resident Tom Maloney, a decorated World War II veteran, died Jan. 30. He was 96. As a lieutenant in the Navy, Maloney flew 200 missions in the Pacific, most off the deck of an aircraft carrier. ...
Jeb Bladine: Most wars begin with demonization
President Donald Trump recently stood on so-called hallowed ground in front of the CIA Memorial Wall — there, presumably, to soothe wounds he inflicted by comparing the U.S. intelligence community ...
Three felony arrests made in Amity
AMITY - The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office made three felony arrests Friday night at an Amity residence. In the process, one of the suspects was tased when he brandished a screwdriver at responding deputies. Capt. ...
Gov. Kate Brown appoints Nik Blosser as chief of staff
SALEM — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced that Nik Blosser will be her chief of staff. Brown said Tuesday in a statement that Blosser will join her administration after a career in public ...
Victim struck by car; shots fired in Newberg
NEWBERG - A Tigard resident was arrested Sunday by Newberg-Dundee police in connection with a Saturday afternoon incident in which an adult male was hit by a car followed by shots being fired. Christian ...
Wheatland Ferry closed due to high river levels
The Wheatland Ferry is closed this morning because of high river levels. Recent heavy rain and melting snow have contributed to causing the Willamette River and other bodies of water to rise. The ferry ...
Sheridan council meeting canceled
SHERIDAN - The Sheridan City Council special meeting scheduled for 7 o'clock Jan. 2 was canceled. The council will meet next in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16.
