At town hall, Sheridan mayor gives wide-ranging report
Sheridan High School was teeming with excitement 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, as Mayor Cale George presented a state of the city address, an event where local organizations, nonprofits and government had ...
Sheridan library reopens after meth found
The Sheridan Public Library is open under regular schedule again after a nearly weeklong emergency closure following discovery of drugs inside a book. Initially, one packet of what was determined to be ...
K9 unit tracks down eluder, alleged car thief
A man with an arrest record in many states was arrested last weekend after he fled the scene of a routine traffic stop, from what officers learned was a stolen vehicle. Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...
Sheridan mayor to host State of the City address
Sheridan Mayor Cale George will present a State of the City address during his first community town hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Sheridan High School cafeteria. George said he will ...
Sheridan mayor to host town hall Oct. 10
Sheridan Mayor Cale George will present a State of the City address during his first community town hall on Oct. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Sheridan High School cafeteria. George said he will update ...
Sheridan library closed after meth found in book
The Sheridan Library remained closed Thursday after discovery of drugs in a book. The library has been closed since Saturday, when a staff member found a packet of crystals that were determined to be ...
Court declines to ‘take a chance’ on felon
Despite lengthy arguments for leniency from the court by his defense attorney, Corey Dean Elliott, 30, of Sheridan, was sentenced to a 13-month prison term for his role in a December 2022 armed robbery ...
Dallas man gets 18 months in prison for vehicular homicide
Circuit Court Judge Ladd Wiles described the 18-month prison sentence for Clayton Lynn Gruber, 30, of Dallas, as a gift, compared to what could have been a 70-month sentence for a Measure 11 crime. Gruber ...
Guilty pleas submitted in case of armed robbery at Willamina bar
Corey Dean Elliott, 30, of Sheridan, pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree theft, a Class C felony, for his role in a December 2022 armed robbery at Dillon’s bar and restaurant in Willamina. A three-day ...
Swan Hall in Willamina hosts album release
Swan Hall in Willamina hosts an album release party by the band Prophets of Joy at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, with Ida Jane and the Weekend Gardeners, and original poetry by Liana Stone. Advance tickets ...
Sheridan council looks at development, infrastructure, river access
The Sheridan City Council pondered an array of projects at its Monday meeting, approved a downtown sidewalk project bid and voted to burn a city-owned house despite a final plea from a councilmember to ...
More schools open after Labor Day
Students in several Yamhill County school districts will see new programs, and in one case nearly completed new facilities, when they return to classes Tuesday, Sept. 3. Amity, Dayton, Sheridan and Yamhill ...
Students return to classrooms in McMinnville, Willamina on Monday
While it may seem like only yesterday that summer started, it’s already time for students to start heading back to school. In fact, those in two Yamhill County districts — McMinnville and ...
Cities update one another on projects at annual dinner
Communities around Yamhill County are continuing to work on infrastructure projects and apply for grants to support more improvements. Representatives of each city described recent projects at the quarterly ...
Attempted murder conviction results in 90-month sentence
A confrontation over a living situation in a makeshift camp resulted in Chad Lee Whiffen, 39, shooting a man in the groin on Oct. 18, 2023. Whiffen will now serve about seven years in custody of the Oregon ...
