Districts receive $1.9 million in Common School Fund money
Yamhill County public schools will receive almost $1.9 million from the Common School Fund in 2022, according to the State Land Board. Across the state, 197 school districts will share $64.2 million ...
Ines Peña resigns from Newberg School Board
The Newberg school board director Ines Peña resigned from her post during the school board's Feb. 8 meeting. According to the Newberg Graphic newspaper, Pena read a statement in Spanish and into ...
County eyes road, bridge upgrades
After hiring a company last year to review the condition of the county’s roads and bridges and come up with a five-year plan to maintain its current rating of 76 on the Pavement Condition Index, ...
Along the Street: See Ya Later Cupcake contest starts
The See Ya Later Foundation is sponsoring a Valentine's Cupcake Competition for children in grades five through eight. The first 10 children who register by Feb. 10 can participate in the contest. Cost ...
Newberg school IT head comes to Mac
Luke Neff, PhD., has joined the McMinnnville School District as its director of information technology. Neff had worked for the Newberg School District since 2014. He also has been a classroom ...
Shannon, Brown will retain their seats after Newberg recall failure
With 106 ballots eligible to count, it appears certain that Brian Shannon and Dave Brown will keep their seats on the Newberg School Board. As of Wednesday, the unofficial results in the Jan. 18 recall ...
Linfield, Fox lauded for online programs
Linfield University was named the highest-ranked online bachelor’s degree program among private colleges and universities in Oregon. George Fox University in Newberg also made the list, published ...
County, most local districts, exceed state graduation rate
About 87% of Yamhill County's public school students graduated in four years, exceeding the state rate of 80.6% for the 2020-21 school year, according to reports released this month by the state Department ...
Along the Street: Historical Society sells Lafayette church
The Yamhill County Historical Society has sold the historic church that served as the original home of its museum exhibits. New owners took over the Poling Memorial Church in Lafayette on Saturday, Jan. ...
County commissioners OK water, sewer grants
Yamhill County Commissioners have approved grants to cities for water and sewer infrastructure, and authorized the county administrator to begin advertising for consultants to create a plan for the county ...
Newberg voters rejecting school board recall in early returns
Controversial Newberg School Board members Brian Shannon and Dave Brown appear to have held onto their seats following Tuesday's recall election, although more ballots are still expected to arrive this week.
Along the Street: Salon opening celebration helps Homeward Bound
Colorful McCaw, a locally owned and operated hair salon for people of all ages, will celebrate its new location with an event Saturday, Jan. 15. The grand opening will run from 1 to 5 p.m. at 525 N.E. ...
Dayton schools take a break; some Sheridan classes online
Some Yamhill County school districts are closing buildings or switching to online learning temporarily, with many staff members as well as students absent because of COVID or in quarantine related ...
Republican, conservative money targets recall vote
By NICOLE MONTESANO Of the News-Register Right-wing politicians and organizations have been pouring money into the Newberg School Board recall election, with fliers attempting to link it to everything ...
Ballots arriving now for Newberg Schools recall
Ballots for the Newberg School District recall election went out this week, County Clerk Brian Van Bergen said. Ballots for military, overseas and out-of-state voters went into the mail on Dec. 29, and ...