Two Yamhill County Jail inmates charged in inmate's death
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 2 Two Yamhill County Jail inmates have been charged in connection with the death of fellow inmate Jed Myers, a 34-year-old McMinnville resident. Corrections deputies discovered ...
Along the Street: Sokol Blosser makes 'green' list
Yamhill County’s pioneering Sokol Blosser winery has made Oregon Business Magazine’s list of the ‘100 Best Green Workplaces.” The family-owned Dundee winery was the sole Yamhill ...
Wyden visits Mac High
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden spent 90 minutes with students and members of the larger community Friday at McMinnville High School. He takes pride in conducting town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties, ...
Early season plays havoc with local farms
Pablo Munoz Farms opened its fresh fruit and vegetable stand earlier than usual this year, as warm weather in early April sped the ripening process. The stand, located at the intersection of Northeast ...
Chemeketa hosts Spring Gathering
Performers from the Grand Ronde and Siletz tribes sang and danced in traditional regalia, to the rhythm of Native American drummers, in a Thursday celebration at Chemeketa Community College’s Yamhill ...
Sex abuse case is dropped
Charges pending against a Dayton man, based on a Yamhill County grand jury indictment alleging sexual contact with a girl under the age of 12, have been dismissed by Circuit Judge Cynthia Easterday. James ...
Sheridan High will graduate 47
SHERIDAN — A class of 47 Sheridan High School Seniors is due to graduate at 2 p.m. Saturday on Bill Chrisman Field. The valedictorians are Jaden Douglas, Alivia Hermens and Jacob Hertel. Salutatorians ...
Former sheriff backs Chemeketa scholarships
Retired Yamhill County Sheriff Lee Vásquez and his wife, Erma, have donated $100,000 to the Chemeketa Community College Foundation. In exchange, the foundation has agreed to launch a campaign to ...
United Way announces grants
Officials of the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley have announced $338,500 in Community Impact Grants for nine collaborative, inter-agency projects and programs in Yamhill County. Winning funds ...
Linfield student rescued after fall in Gorge
A Linfield College student was rescued Sunday after falling over an embankment in the Columbia River Gorge. April Meads, 19, was hiking near Horsetail Falls with her sister. She told Portland television ...
Judge approves Evergreen Vintage Aircraft bankruptcy settlement
Sale of two museum buildings to friendly owner allowed to proceed
Sheridan 911 service restored
SHERIDAN - Century Link has restored 911 service in the Sheridan area, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office. Service was out for several hours for some customers while Century Linkworked to ...
Last excluded student back in school
According to Yamhill County Public Health, all five students excluded from Yamhill-Carlton Intermediate School for lack of whooping cough immunization are now back in school. “All five families ...
Rite Aid makes its move
Shortly after John Jackson took over as the manager of the McMinnville Rite Aid in March, he started calling managers of other company stores to discuss his first big assignment — moving everything ...
FAA authorizes broad drone testing
Oregon will be among states testing the use of unmanned aircraft, better known as drones, at several sites. The announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration has generated excitement among fans ...
