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Candidate forum will feature those vying for Yamhill County offices
A trio of local organizations are offering voters an opportunity to get to know the candidates they will see on the ballot for the May primary election. To that end they have slated a candidate forum in Newberg next week. The George Fox Civility Project, Newberg City Club and Newberg/Dundee United as Neighbors will hold the candidate forum from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. May 2 in the Hoover Building on the campus of George Fox University. The event will also be live streamed at...
Upcoming Yamhill County test assures voters their ballots are counted properly
Despite repeated assurances and demonstrations that ballots are being handled appropriately and accurately counted, there remains in America political groups, largely on the right, that continue to call into question ballot security and integrity. Oregon’s mail-in ballot system, begun nearly three decades ago and noted as being reliably safe and accurate, is among those systems to come under fire over the past eight years due in part to former President Donald Trump’s repeated false claims that he was robbed of the 2020 presidential election. ...
April 22 public safety round-up
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office reports April 16 Zachary Douglas Passalaqua, 18, of Dundee was arrested for second-degree burglary, DUII and first-degree theft. No bail was set and the case remains open. Kinston Patrick Cordell Renegar, 35, of Newberg, was arrested for first-degree sexual abuse. No bail was set and the case remains open. ...
OPINION: Bubba King is what's best for Yamhill County
“All politics is local.” This famous quotation tends to mean that the most important motivations directing voters are rooted in local concerns. And, one of the biggest concerns in Yamhill County is the divide between its citizens come election time. I moved here recently from Josephine County, and the politics there are appalling. It’s one of the reasons my husband and I moved here. And we are finding out that politics here is heading in the same direction. ...
April 23 sheriff's office outstanding warrants
Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The Sheriff’s Office Crime Information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg police can be reached at 503538-8321, and Yamhill County detectives can be reached at 503-434-7508. Feb. 8. April 23 - Zviad Eremadz, 60, is wanted on a probation violation for first-degree aggravated theft and fraud. ...
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley scheduled Yamhill County town hall on April 26
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is once again making the rounds to his constituent counties, with a town hall scheduled in Yamhill County this month. Merkley will visit the McMinnville High School gymnasium at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, to hear from constituents and speak on his work at the U.S. Capitol. Since taking office in 2009 the senator has been holding town halls in every Oregon county, every year. Merkley said in a news release, “I hold a town hall for every Oregon County, every year because there is simply no substitute to hearing directly from folks about the ideas and priorities that matter most to them and their communities.” Also Friday, Merkley will visit Marion and Polk counties, before traveling to Sherman, Wasco and Hood River counties Saturday and Deschutes and Jefferson counties Sunday.
George Fox University, A-dec take initial steps toward constructing child development center
Recognizing the dearth of child care options for its employees and the community in general, a pair of high-profile Newberg institutions have taken steps to do something about it, with help from the county government. George Fox University and A-dec dental equipment company have begun making plans to construct a multi-million-dollar child development center in the next few years in Newberg. The effort got a boost from Yamhill County in early April when the Board of Commissioners approved $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds,...
Yamhill County house ‘swatted’, false shooting report
YAMHILL COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A house in Yamhill County was swatted after an unknown caller reported a false shooting on Wednesday. Around 10:45 a.m., Yamhill Communications got a call from city staff at Lafayette City Hall reporting a man had called claiming that he was at an address in the city of Lafayette.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author will kick off book tour in Newberg
Nicholas Kristof, an Oregon native who gained notoriety as a journalist covering the world, will make his way to eastern Yamhill County in June to speak before the Newberg City Club. Kristof will highlight his newest book, “Chasing Hope,” which recounts his path from his family’s home in Yamhill to regions throughout the globe during an event open to the public. “He writes about some of the great members of...
April 16 sheriff's office outstanding warrants
Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The Sheriff’s Office Crime Information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg police can be reached at 503538-8321, and Yamhill County detectives can be reached at 503-434-7508. Feb. 8. April 19 - Penny Dulaff-Schroeder, 50, is wanted for failure to appear (FTA) for contempt of court. ...
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