Yamhill County News

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.

Both the plaintiffs and defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit against the Yamhill County Juvenile Detention Facility have asked the judge to rule in their favor, without requiring a trial.

The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a Land Use Board of Appeals ruling that earlier this year overturned Yamhill County's approval of a forest home on Peavine Road.

The luxury 85-room Allison Inn & Spa opens in late September in Newberg. View Larger Winemakers and tourist groups hope a new 85-room hotel, billed as Oregon's first luxury wine country property, will raise the state's profile with well-heeled wine drinkers.

Yamhill County Commissioners will seal the deal Monday on an $84.3 million budget for the fiscal year that begins two days later.

I talk with brewmaster Karl Ockert about the latest in the BridgePort Big Brew series, Stumptown Tart Cherry Wheat Ale, which this year is made with a ton of Yamhill County sour pie cherries.

If Nordman had had some economic lifeboat so he and his family could continue to live with dignity and decency, the idea of robbing a bank would surely never have entered his thoughts.

A Sheridan man was arrested at his home in connection to a Willamina bank robbery Tuesday morning, officials said.

Salem-News.com - June 23, 2009 - 1:16 pm Jun-23-2009 13:13 The suspect is a white male adult in his mid to late 30's, with a goatee and long brown sideburns.

As newly appointed Yamhill County Circuit Judge Cynthia Easterday prepares for her swearing in, she isn't underestimating all the hard work the coming months will bring.

Ida Grace Mauser, 67, of 1331 S.W. Louise Drive, appeared in Municipal Court Wednesday to answer to one charge of second-degree animal abuse, a Class B misdemeanor.

Hair donation: A "Locks of Love" hair donation event is set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 20, during the McMinnville Relay for Life at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds, 2070 N.E. Lafayette Ave.

Yamhill County Commissioners endorsed Monday a set of 10 percent fee hikes, one this July 1 and one next, for about 1,800 Western Oregon Waste customers living in unincorporated areas.

A four-alarm fire that broke out in a barn in Yamhill at about 1 p.m. today was still burning at least three hours later.

CARLTON a ' Police have arrested a suspect in the graffiti vandalism at the city pool.

Accused sex offender Damien Andrew Springer, who's been on the run since his February indictment on rape and sex abuse charges, was apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Service about 2 p.m. Friday in Grand Rapids, Mich.

It's been more than a year since a major study highlighted critical problems with Yamhill County's long-term water supply, and officials are just now starting to talk about what their first step ought to be.

McMinnville police have arrested a man and charged the suspect with sex crimes that date back about 10 years.

Police in Cornelius are searching for a 53-year-old man who disappeared after leaving for a weekend fishing trip.

The suspect faces 10 counts of first-degree Sex Abuse, which fall into the Measure 11 category, and 2 counts of first-degree Sodomy I, also a Measure 11 crime, with total bail set at $1,800,000. 48-year old Terry Allen Westfall Photo: McMinnville, Police - McMinnville Police say this morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., detectives, with the help of ...