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Man sentenced to 57 months for child exploitation
Charlie Gail Coy, 40, of rural Lafayette was sentenced to nearly five years with the Oregon Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to five counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse. Coy ...
Small towns developing food cart ordinances
As temperatures rise and residents shed their winter coats, local cities are looking to allow food carts and trucks to attract more business. The planning commissions in Lafayette, Sheridan and Willamina ...
Visitors DIG Amity Daffodil Festival
The city of Amity was bustling on Saturday, March 28, as droves of visitors and residents celebrated the first sign of spring, the humble daffodil. The Amity Daffodil Festival is sponsored by the Amity ...
Quirk of the Week: All about eaves
Porches and carports are two underappreciated domestic spaces. A carport is not just a poor man’s garage, and a porch can be more than a covered entry. Both can do much to project a home’s ...
Mac Fire employees to vote on Social Security enrollment
The McMinnville Fire District Board of Directors agreed to hold another staff-wide vote to participate in Social Security after it was voted down last year. State and local government positions covered ...
County transit manager retiring, future funding cloudy
Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia Thompson is retiring this week after spending more than a decade growing and modernizing the county’s bus system. In her final update to the Yamhill County ...
Dayton Fire addresses complaints against chief
The Dayton Fire District Board agreed Monday, during a special meeting, to schedule a meeting with Chief Scott Law to discuss recently submitted complaints, following an executive session. Before entering ...
Trimble Aviation recommended as McMinnville airport operator
McMinnville’s Airport Advisory Commission opted to stay local with its choice for the facility’s next operator, unanimously recommending Trimble Aviation. Owners Jerry Trimble and Alison Row ...
Loft will help museum preserve artifacts
A new second story in its main building will help the Yamhill County History Museum better care for its collection of household items, clothing and other artifacts. In addition, “this will help ...
Court Records: April 1, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Robert W. Bunn vs. Dundee Hills Resort, LLC and Saj Jivanjee: Granted $100,000.00 judgment. Discover Bank vs. Shannon O. Starr: Granted $10,903.11 judgment. Midland Credit Management, ...
Local agencies support child abuse prevention
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and local nonprofits are making an extra effort to raise awareness. “Child abuse prevention starts with informed, connected communities, and every person has ...
Dems request more time for public comment on new O&C logging plans
Oregon’s congressional Democrats are asking federal officials to give the public more time to learn about and comment on new plans that would open up millions of acres of federal forests in Oregon to logging activity not seen since the 1960s.
Along the Street: New Goodwill store will include retail, job training
Major earth moving is in process at the site of the new McMinnville Goodwill location, Highway 99W and Doran Drive at the north edge of town. Workers also removed some trees to clear space for the development, ...
McMinnville felon indicted on vehicle theft, drug charges
Charges of vehicle theft, drug possession and eluding police are the latest additions to a lengthy criminal record for Wyatt Jacob Duck, 30, of McMinnville. Duck was arraigned on indictments Monday afternoon ...
Photos: Wall of remembrance
The Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Easter egg hunts planned this weekend
The Easter bunny and its local helpers — members of service clubs, firefighters, churches, FFA members and others — will be busy Saturday, April 4.
Proposed McDonald's in Dundee raises community concern
Dundee residents within 100 feet of a property on 225 S.E. Highway 99W recently received a Notice of Land Use Application detailing a request from Gerald Koh of McDonald’s, LLC, to build a quick-serve restaurant with a drive-through on the 1.07-acre plot.
Sheriff’s office seeks to lease patrol cars
Patrol car costs have more than doubled since 2019, and the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is turning to leased vehicles to save funds. Sheriff Sam Elliott is asking the Board of Commissioners ...
Longtime educator Mark Hyder dies
Longtime educator and administrator Mark Hyder died of cancer Tuesday, March 24. He was 75. Arrangements are under the direction of Macy & Son. A public rosary and funeral Mass will be held at 10 ...
Natural resources protections go to public hearing this week
Years of work identifying and discussing the protection of natural resources in McMinnville will culminate in a planning commission public hearing Thursday to adopt new standards. The city began natural ...
