Carlton News

Hundreds of Yamhill County children may not get presents this holiday season for a variety of reasons, many of them because of the poor economy and the high unemployment rate.

Prudence Uncorked has reopened for business at Pringle Park Plaza after several weeks of remodeling.

Kirsten and Ned Lumpkin, co-founders of Carlton Winemakers Studio, "thief" some of their 2008 Lazy River Vineyard pinot noir from a barrel to determine development.

The recession of the past year slowed population growth in Yamhill County but didn't halt it, according to numbers released by the Population Research Center, a division of Portland State University's College of Urban and Public Affairs.

This article will provide you with a guide to the top five wineries/vineyards in the Pacific Northwest, including ideas for lodging and recommended wines.

Sean's wife Jonie at the stove, and Sean at the sink. A good time had by all at Cielo Blu in Carlton.

Visit the grand opening of Alexana Winery Tasting Room at 11 a.m. Friday at 116 W Main St.

What's new in the Northern Willamette Valley: The words "green" and "weak" aren't exactly how most winemakers want their offerings described, but that's how some reviews dismissed Oregon's 2007 pinot noirs.

Joe and Eve Della Valle regularily cruise up and down the streets of Carlton, picking up any trash items they encounter on the way.

Grapes ready for picking at Carlo and Julian Winery in Carlton. On tap next week is the 27th Wine Country Thanksgiving in the Willamette Valley.

By AMY MASON DOAN Special to The Oregonian November is the perfect time for a wine country getaway.

The first of many - Kindergarten student Hailey Garber receives a nasal injection Monday morning from RN Linda Schilling at Joan Austin Elementary School.

Fat clusters of pinot noir grapes recently came off the vines at Youngberg Hill Vineyards & Inn in McMinnville.

Celebrate the fourth annual "La Paulee de Carlton" from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Scott Paul Wines, 128 S Pine St.

About 60 people turned out for a three-hour meeting Wednesday night about whether to keep the local police department or enter a contract with the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, which would station deputies in the city.

A fire at an apartment complex in McMinnville left nearly a dozen occupants displaced on Halloween night.

Blake Sitton, charged with the murder of his father, Yamhill-Carlton School Board Chair Rodney Sitton, displayed no emotion Thursday when he was formally indicted by a grand jury on one count each of murder, first-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and unlawful use of a weapon.

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. Police said Thursday they have evidence to prove a Carlton man shot his father to death.

A 24-year-old man accused of murdering his father, a Yamhill Carlton School Board Chairman, first told authorities that his father shot himself while cleaning his gun, court documents show.

The chairman of the Yamhill-Carlton School Board died from a gunshot wound to the head, and his son has been charged with murder, the authorities said Wednesday.