DAR honors West Valley vet
Yamhill Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, honored Steve Bobb last week for his contributions to the Grand Ronde and Willamina areas. DAR members presented their Excellence in Community Service ...
FCI guards feel shutdown's impact; Sheridan may be next
SHERIDAN — The roughly 200 staff members at the Sheridan Federal Detention Center didn’t receive a paycheck last Friday. But that doesn’t mean they are not showing up for work. FCI ...
Council hears from West Valley Visioning Project
WILLAMINA — The Willamina City Council Tuesday night was introduced to the West Valley Visioning Project Surveys were distributed at the meeting. Two questions asked were: What do you love about ...
Sheridan man dies in bypass crash
Andres Resendez wasn’t scheduled to work Monday, his nephew, Silvestre Resendez, said in a Facebook post. “He filled in for a guy that didn’t come back from vacation on time,” ...
Suspect in racist attacks speaks to report
Amber Rocco remembers what she said Dec. 24 somewhat differently than the camera that recorded it. She told reporters after her grand jury arraignment Friday afternoon in Yamhill County Circuit Court ...
Child immigrant figures paint grim portrait
Through dozens of interviews and data analysis, the Associated Press found: * As of Dec. 17, some 9,800 children were in facilities housing more than 100 kids; 5,405 of those were in three facilities ...
Suspect in racist attacks speaks to reporters, gets court date
Amber Rocco remembers what she said Dec. 24 somewhat differently than the camera that recorded it. She told reporters after her arraignment Friday that she clearly told an African-American couple she ...
Dallas chief will lead two local fire districts
SW Polk likely to join Sheridan, West Valley in regional departmen
Sheridan city manager wraps up 14 years
SHERIDAN — Frank Sheridan has lived in Sheridan 14 years, longer than he’s ever resided anywhere. He moved to the West Valley as the community’s city manager in January 2005, arriving ...
Santa sighted in Yamhill County
Santa Claus has been making the rounds in Yamhill County in preparation for his most important visit on Christmas Eve. He has been sighted in downtown McMinnville and in Carlton, Amity and other cities. ...
Santa, police visit children in Carlton
CARLTON — Some passersby gawked as three Carlton police vehicles, lights flashing, pulled into the Yamhill-Carlton Elementary School parking lot Saturday morning. But youngsters at a youth basketball ...
Family has long relationship with Ballston Bridge
BALLSTON — The Morris siblings grew up just south of the Ballston Bridge — literally a few steps from where it begins. The curving structure dominates the view from their property along both ...
Willamina manager lauds city staff
WILLAMINA — City Manager Kenna West and the Willamina City Council met in regular session for the final time in 2018 Tuesday night, and she used the time to praise the city staff. “The city ...
Willamina wants centralized place for sixth grade classroom
WILLAMINA — The elementary school staff is lacking support because the three sixth grade classes are scattered around the Oaken Hills Drive campus, Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick told the Willamina ...
Grand Ronde to host bi-lingual conference
GRAND RONDE — The Oregon Association for Comprehensive Education will hold its annual conference Jan. 24-26 at the Grand Ronde Conference Center. Author and lecturer Emma Gonzalez will be the keynote ...
