YCSO deputy files tort claim, says he was bitten by Mac K-9
A Yamhill County Sheriff’s deputy filed a tort claim notice against the city of McMinnville in May alleging he was bitten in the arm by a McMinnville police canine. YCSO Sgt. Travis High submitted ...
Making thieves think twice: Police conduct retail theft blitzes
Retail theft prevention identifies thieves, but corporate policies often prohibit employees from engaging with suspects, making it difficult to stop and detain them. But when an undercover officer is ...
NDPD receives donation to K-9 fund
The Newberg-Dundee Police Department received a $19,000 donation from Gino and Ona Harrison to fund the purchase and training of a new police K-9. The donation follows the retirement of K-9 Tango in June. Tango, ...
Arrests & Citations: Aug. 21, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Antonio Ramos Hernandez, 50, Newberg, Aug. 13, second-degree failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Nicholas Ryan Roth, 39, Newberg, ...
Court Records: Aug. 19, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC vs. Morgan Laster: Renewal of $2,025.91 judgment. TRUIST BANK vs. Ryan Hildebrand: Granted $33,536.48 judgment. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. vs. Kyler Mooney: ...
19-year-old avoids lengthy prison term as judge rules mandatory minimums do not apply
Manuel Allen Osborne-Fleming, 19, of Sheridan was tried as an adult for crimes he committed as a minor, but a Yamhill County Circuit Court judge ruled he must be sentenced as a juvenile — a difference ...
Court Records: Aug. 12, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding, LLC vs. Lesli Levanger: Renewal of $6,348.28 judgment. Midland Funding, LLC vs. Paul Szego Jr.: Renewal of $3,222.66 judgment. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. vs. Liliana ...
Man pleads guilty to filming woman
A good Samaritan alerted a local woman that nude and compromising videos of her were being spread on Discord, an online group chat application, leading to a criminal investigation and conviction. Jody ...
Lafayette man booked for DUII after bypass crash
Law enforcement and emergency services responded to a four-vehicle collision midday Sunday, Aug. 9, on the Newberg-Dundee Bypass. The Oregon State Police stated in an initial report that Caleb Carlstedt, ...
Arrests & Citations: July 7, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Chase Henry Chenea, 25, McMinnville, July 30, negotiating a bad check/two counts, theft by deception/two counts, unauthorized use of a vehicle/two counts; booked ...
Ax-wielding Dayton man arrested
Following an hours-long search, Cody Jay Elwell, 32, of Dayton was apprehended by the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office and K-9 team after allegedly violating a restraining order. At about 11:30 p.m. ...
Thinking for a change
Community Corrections program gives offenders tools to assess, look inward, and alter behaviors
Koester sentenced in federal court
Former rural Carlton resident Robert Koester, 59, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on Aug. 3 in Portland for eight counts of production of child sexual abuse material, bringing an end to a years-long, ...
Court Records: Aug. 5, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding, LLC vs. Darla Shaw: Renewal of $1,344.58 judgment. LVNV Funding LLC vs. David Vose: Granted $2,240.53 judgment. Capital One, N.A. vs. Xander C. Reynolds: Granted $12,373.78 ...
40 years for man who shot at officers
Justice Allen Cochran, 25, of Salem was sentenced to four decades in prison for shooting at law enforcement following a high-speed chase from Amity to McMinnville on Nov. 4, 2025. On Monday, Aug. 3, Cochran ...
