Dundee News

A 23-year-old Newberg man is expected to be arraigned today in Yamhill County Circuit Court in connection with an assault on a 7-month-old that left the baby girl in critical condition.

Times have never been tougher, at least not since the Great Depression. But bolts of good fortune have now struck Yamhill County twice in quick succession, and through a most unlikely source a ' the oft-maligned Oregon Legislature.

Oregona s Democrat-dominated Legislature adjourned this week to applause for crafting some responsible legislation and maintaining a respectful tone during its six-month session.

A key legislative committee has approved $192 million for the Newberg-Dundee Bypass project to ease congestion on Highway 99W through Yamhill County.

Calamity Jane's Hamburger Parlour Restaurant has two Oregon locations, one in Sandy and one in Dundee Oregon.

Humorist Dave Barry once quipped, a oeDemocrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and time again they have the management skills of celery.a Ita s not true, of course, but it certainly seems so sometimes.

Newberg-Dundee Bypass advocates are still awaiting Gov. Ted Kulongoski's signature on a state transportation package allocating $192 million for the project's first phase.

Linfield Board of Trustees Chairman Dave Haugeberg poses in front Northup Hall, which was built in a partnership between the college and the city of McMinnville.

A severe storm blew through Yamhill County Thursday afternoon, blowing down trees and causing power outages.

Steve Novick One of the drawbacks of being politically active, relatively gregarious, and Jewish in a small state is that I am in a more or less constant state of guilt.

"You can't make anything bullet-proof in this process," says Sen. Rick Metsger, D-Welches. But as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, he thinks he and other legislative leaders have succeeded in assembling a remarkable coalition behind a $300-million-a-year package of transportation tax increases.

A package that will raise $300 million annually for transportation, and earmark most of the state's share for highway bonds, cleared the Oregon House today.

Determined to prove political theater didn't die with Abbie Hoffman, Steve Novick and Bob Stacey took to the steps of the state Capitol on Tuesday, armed with a polar bear, a chunk of asphalt and a nifty conspiracy theory to denounce the $960 million transportation bill.

Highway Robbery: Exurbs win, Portland loses By Joe Cortright of Portland. Cortright is President and principal economist with Impresa, a Portland consulting firm specializing in regional economic analysis, innovation and industry clusters.

A tiny part of the harvest in Yamhill wine country. Enter the "Send Terry on the road'' contest, for a chance to win a weekend getaway to central Oregon, by posting a comment with an Oregon travel tip on this Web site.

Legislators have agreed on a sweeping transportation package that raises $300 million a year in taxes and fees for new roads and interchanges and promises thousands of jobs for Oregonians.

McMINNVILLE, Ore. - A key legislative committee has approved $192 million for the Newberg-Dundee Bypass project to ease congestion on Highway 99W through Yamhill County.

A key legislative committee today approved a $960 million transportation package that includes $192 million for the Newberg-Dundee Bypass.

It changes day by day. That's how state Rep. Kim Thatcher , R-Keizer, characterizes a legislative funding proposal for transportation projects that would secure money for the first phase of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass project.

This portion of our winery tour encompasses Oregon's Dundee Hills, a 6500-acre American Viticultural ARea formed in 2006.