Photographer charged with producing child pornography
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Oregon announced Wednesday that a photographer from Yamhill County has been charged with child pornography. U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced that Robert Arnold ...
Weather warmer than it seems
For all the temperate weather western Oregon has had over the past month, this summer actually remains warmer than average, according to the Portland Office of the National Weather Service, which notes ...
Vigil protests federal immigration policies
Joel Geier will never forget the face of a refugee who emerged from the federal prison in Sheridan last summer. “I was expecting to meet a young man who was being released, but this guy came out ...
Tickets on sale for September air show
The Oregon International Air Show moves from Hillsboro to the McMinn-ville Municipal Airport this year, and tickets are on sale for the Friday to Sunday, Sept. 20 to 22, event. General admission tickets ...
Town struts its stuff
An almost 60-year tradition of a turkey-themed festivity in the middle of July may seem odd to an out-of-towner. But locals don’t bat an eye at the peculiarity of it. Turkey Rama is just what happens ...
Museum celebrates moon landing anniversary
Celebrating the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum unveiled last weekend “The Greatest Adventure,” an art series commemorating the mission along with historical ...
Amity council undergoes major facelift
AMITY — The Amity City Council, in less than one year, has undergone a complete makeover. The office staff has also experienced significant change. Last August, William Daley, Dawn King, Caralyn ...
Planning commission to decide on floating zones
The McMinnville Planning Commission is scheduled to make a formal recommendation at its 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18, meeting on whether or not to allow housing in the city’s industrial zone. Commissioners ...
Lawmaker shares his view from the center
Ron Noble found himself in the center of a storm over the last five months. The winds raged all around him during the 2019 legislative session. Yet, Noble, the state representative whose House District ...
Willamina swears in new board members
WILLAMINA — Brenda Shenk and Ginger Whitman were sworn in and began four-year terms on the Willamina School Board during this month’s meeting. Whitman represents position 1 and Shenk position ...
'Bad elude' ends with jail sentence
Presiding Judge Cynthia Easterday characterized Colleen Oblepias’ actions as “a bad elude ... a serious elude.” The Washington state woman endangered the lives of multiple law enforcement ...
Ombudsman volunteer training in September
Yamhill County has 30 state-licensed long-term care facilities, but only five ombudsmen. Program directors hope to increase that number with an upcoming volunteer training program in McMinnville this September. “Ideally, ...
Vietnam vets share living history at the museum
Near the aircraft they flew, pilots tell their stories
Commissioners hear complaint about delays reuniting dogs and owners
County rules prohibit Homeward Bound Pets, the shelter that houses dogs impounded by the county, from informing owners their dogs are in custody until a county staff member can notify them, Kimball Kiess ...
