Yamhill County News

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For some folks, Memorial Day means getting out the family grill and ushering summer in with picnics, friends and smoky-flavored meats.

May 9 A 17-year-old juvenile male was taken into custody on a warrant. He was transported to the Yamhill County Juvenile Detention Center.

   Area law enforcement officers are looking for the following people with outstanding warrants.    Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police De partment.   The Sheriff's Office Crime Information tip line is 1-800-577-1707.

District attorneys Bradley Berry ; John Foote ; Bob Hermann ; D Rod Underhill ; and Timothy Colahan .

Below are arrestees associated with Newberg and Dundee.May 10 - John George Beresky III, 41, of Newberg, was arrested for unlawful possession of marijuana and driving under the influence of intoxicants .

Studies show that kids who can't read by the end of the third grade have little chance of graduating from high school.

Community Plate lives up to its name with its emphasis on local ingredients for its American diner fare.

   A 17-year-old Newberg High School student was killed Saturday evening when he apparently lost control of his vehicle and crashed in rural Dundee.    According to information from the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, Alex Neel Weiler, of Dundee, was driving his family's 2001 Chevrolet Suburban home around 5:15 p.

A trial date could be set this week for a lawsuit claiming Yamhill County law enforcement officers used excessive and unnecessary force in making an arrest three years ago.

Residents of Washington and Yamhill counties can look forward to better community health, thanks to the work of Gil Munoz and Lynn Baker of Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center.

Below are arrestees associated with Newberg and Dundee.May 6 - Joshua Leroy Matthews, 51, of Newberg, was arrested for mixing, selling and serving alcohol without a permit.

While Willamette Valley, Oregon , is recognized as the Northwest breeding ground for Burgundian style Pinot Noir, the whites of Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc that herald from this region may be some of the most attractive wines found anywhere.

For berry and stone fruit farmers, nature has conspired to create perfect conditions for an explosion of a crop-damaging fruit fly known formally as drosophila suzukii and informally as the spotted wing drosophila.

Below are arrestees associated with Newberg and Dundee.April 22 - William Clifford Hults Jr., 41, was arrested for failure to appear to face a charge of contempt.

The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office Community Response Team is investigating the theft of about $20,000 worth of copper wire from a local rock quarry.

These three suspects are wanted in the theft of $20,000 worth of copper wire. The suspect to the far left has a long ponytail.

   A Tigard couple found themselves in the Yamhill County jail after a drug bust last week in Newberg.    Officers from the Newberg-Dundee Police Department got a tip that the couple - Chelsa Renee Glaser, 26, and Carlos Alberto Santos, 29 - were expected to deliver a large quantity of methamphetamine on May 2, a release from the department said.

Below are arrestees associated with Newberg and Dundee.April 29 - Edgar Ramos Alvarez, 19, was arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine.

   An estimated 90 officials from across Yamhill County gathered at the McMinnville Police Department for four consecutive days to prep for a disaster that scientists say is a "when-not-if" kind of proposition: a large earthquake.    The two days of training followed by two days of enacting the prepared scenario was part of an exercise coordinated and funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but according to Yamhill County Emergency Management Director Doug McGillivray, this was no ordinary drill.