New owner shutting down Newberg mill
NEWBERG — Almost two weeks to the day after corrugated paper giant WestRock Co. announced completion of its SP Newsprint purchase, the company told workers it would be idling the Newberg paper mill ...
Oregon Art Beat features McMinnville
McMinnville’s public art will be featured Thursday, Oct. 22, on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Oregon Art Beat” television show. The show plays at 8 p.m on channels 10 and 710 on ...
Stopping By: Brothers in uniform
Not long after his 2012 graduation from McMinnville High School, where he studied physics and chemistry at the Engineering and Aerospace Sciences Academy, Ben Dority tried to enlist in the Navy. It ...
They're getting the Jake Blair Band back together
Guitarist Jake Blair and bass player Matt Seymour started early, playing quality blues in their early teens. After performing for a time with The Elwood Project, they formed the Jake Blair Band, ...
Drug deal culminates with assault in Sheridan
SHERIDAN - Two Sheridan men were arrested Friday afternoon on charges alleging they assaulted another local resident in the course of carrying out a drug deal. The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office ...
Deputy takes potential life-saving measure
Yamhill County sheriff's deputy Todd Steele made a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon just west of McMinnville that likely saved a woman's life. The veteran deputy responded to a report about 3 p.m. ...
McMinnville man killed in fall from train
GASTON - A McMinnville man was killed Tuesday afternoon when he fell from a moving train at the Stimson Lumber Mill, west of Gaston. The Washington County Sheriff's Office identified him as Antonio ...
Stopping By: Yamhill couple team up for Art Harvest tour
YAMHILL — Artists Marc and Veronica Bartlett put down their usual tools — saws and sanders in his case; clay, paints, a camera and found objects in hers — for a few days in order to spruce ...
Congresswoman to hold water discussion at local farm today
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will host a discussion about water issues this afternoon in Dayton at the Sweeney farm, 1070 Ferry Street, from 1:15 to 2:45. The Congresswoman and her guests will ...
Grand Ronde woman killed in Highway 18 crash
SHERIDAN - A Grand Ronde woman was killed about 10 a.m. Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash west of Sheridan on Highway 18 at its intersection with Red Prairie Road. The Oregon State Police identified her ...
Carlton, Yamhill women injured in Highway 47 crash
GASTON – A Carlton woman and Yamhill woman were injured Thursday morning in a three-vehicle crash involving a fully-loaded truck of corn on Highway 47 north of Gaston. Sarah R. Riffel, 27, of Carlton, ...
Hopewell fire turns out to be illegal burn
HOPEWELL -- Dayton firefighters say the report of a fire in Hopewell near Wallace Road turned out to be a burn pile. Outdoor burning is not allowed today. A caller reported seeing flames and smoke in ...
Nunchuck attacker said he wanted to kill his mother
Kasey Heermann told Yamhill County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Steele that he repeatedly struck his mother with nunchucks and his fist, in addition to kicking her in the back, because he wanted to kill her at ...
McMinnville man killed in farming accident
AMITY - A McMinnville man was killed Friday morning in a filbert harvesting accident. Jose "Carmen" Olmedo-Zaragoza, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Polk County Sheriff's ...
Crushing the competition
Patrick Swanick has never actually kicked off his shoes, climbed into a giant wooden vat and stomped grapes. However, as the manager of the grape-stomping competition at the Carlton Crush Harvest ...