Willamina council hones in on water projects
WILLAMINA — A capital improvement plan for Willamina’s sewer, stormwater and water systems was approved at this month’s city council meeting. City Manager Kenna West said in her report ...
Teen pleads guilty to arson, manslaughter charges
Jacob Brooks, a participant in the June 2018 fire that resulted in the death of a rural Willamina resident, pleaded guilty to one count each of first-degree manslaughter and first-degree arson in Yamhill ...
Willamina schools have large ending fund balance
WILLAMINA — Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick told the Willamina School Board at this month’s meeting that the district is carrying a $1.827 million ending fund balance. Despite the large carryover, ...
Dancing and drumming the weekend away at Grand Ronde's powwow
Dancers take to the turf for annual Contest Powwow
Grand Ronde Tribe finalizes former paper mill site purchase
OREGON CITY — Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Kathleen George arrived at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site Friday morning, on a day she won’t soon forget. “It’s a great day ...
Grand Ronde Tribe finalizes Blue Heron Mill purchase
GRAND RONDE - The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has finalized its purchase of the former Blue Heron Mill site in Oregon City from Washington developer George Heidgerken. The 23-acre ...
Sheridan will move forward with street paving work
SHERIDAN - The Sheridan City Council adopted a resolution at Monday night’s special meeting that authorizes an exemption from competitive bidding related to paving work on Southwest Mill Street from ...
Willamina school registration set
WILLAMINA - Registration for Willamina High School and Middle School students will take place Tuesday, Aug. 13, and Wednesday, Aug. 14. The schedule: Aug. 13, 3 p.m., eighth grade; 4 p.m., seventh grade; ...
Blaze torches storage yard, outbuildings in Grand Ronde
GRAND RONDE — Eight agencies and about 50 firefighters responded to a multi-alarm blaze Wednesday afternoon that consumed a storage yard and two outbuildings along a two-mile stretch of Highway 18 ...
Kids and animals enjoy county fair
Thea, a pink and black gilt, or young female pig, scrunched her bed of straw into the perfect shape and stretched out with a satisfied grunt Wednesday morning. She was having a good day at the Yamhill ...
Grand Ronde blaze consumes storage yard, outbuildings
GRAND RONDE - Eight agencies and about 50 firefighters responded to a multi-alarm blaze Wednesday afternoon that consumed a storage yard and two outbuildings along a two-mile stretch of Highway 18 in Polk ...
California woman killed in Highway 22 crash
VALLEY JUNCTION - A Southern California woman was killed Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 22 just west of the Valley Junction turnoff. The Oregon State Police identified ...
Sheridan burn barrel fire causes damage
SHERIDAN — A fire spread from a burn barrel and quickly involved a fence and several outbuildings late Friday afternoon on Cherry Hill Road near Thunderhead Lane in rural Sheridan. Multiple agencies ...
Bank robber sought to fund daughter's education
When Richard Whittington of Sheridan went to Corvallis in late September 2017 to finalize the scholarship paperwork necessary for his daughter to enroll at Oregon State University, he was told room/board, ...
Sheridan Board will examine AllPrep contract status
SHERIDAN - With the Sheridan School District’s five-year sponsorship contract with Sheridan AllPrep Academy expiring June 30, 2020, the district will use the upcoming school year to decide its future ...
