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Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report. This week we have in the third full week of March 2023 a “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for your radio listeners and webpage followers that is an update on a criminal case of another illegal alien who killed an adult female Oregon resident more than a decade ago.

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. March 15 Jason Lee Stacey, 51, is wanted for failure to appear (FTA) on a charge of possession of a controlled substance...

Hubbard Police Department March 7 Vandalism and criminal mischief were reported in the 2100 block of Baines Boulevard. Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office March 10 Tom...

Only online subscribers may access this article. One-day subscriptions available for just $3. Click here for one-day access. A little known fact. According to the Yamhill County budget, the supposedly magnanimous action by Starrett of refusing PERS and instead having the County pay into her personal 401K actually costs the taxpayers of the County more money than if she took PERS like everyone else. She would be an OPSRP employee so her PERS would essentially be a 401K anyway - and cost less to the citizens. This scheme was actually hatched by Leslie Lewis some years ago so she could funnel county money into the 401K that she had with her husband's business. Nothing magnanimous about it at all.

Oregon Nurses Association is asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold union elections for two more units of workers at Providence Health and Services. One includes 60 doctors, nurses and midwives at six Portland-area women’s clinics. The other includes 130 physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, social workers and counselors at Providence Home Health and Hospice in the Portland metro, North Coast, Yamhill County and Columbia River Gorge.

Bridge girder deliveries will begin Monday, March 20, for two projects in Yamhill County. There may be traffic delays on Three Mile Lane / OR18 Spur in McMinnville and OR 99W in Amity through the end of April. We will use flagging and/or pilot cars for traffic control during deliveries,...

Tonkon Torp partner Michael Willes has been elected secretary of the Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation Board of Directors. The foundation provides fundraising and community relations support to Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, ensuring the continuation of vital primary care, dental services and pharmacy services to more than 45,000 people in Washington and Yamhill counties. Willes is a member of Tonkon Torp’s Litigation Department. He represents clients in a broad range of business matters, including contract, trade-secret and securities litigation.

Hubbard Police Department Feb. 25 Sarah Helen Derby, 30, of Milwaukie, was arrested in the 3500 block of Highway 99E and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of a stolen vehicle and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Feb. 26 ...

Did Yamhill County overreach when it sought and won a 2020 jury verdict authorizing seizure of Sheryl Sublet’s $350,000 Yamhill residence, citing it as the ill-gotten proceeds of large-scale meth and heroin dealing?. Apparently so, according to a March 10 Oregon Court of Appeals ruling. The court concluded subjecting...

This letter is my opinion on the News-Register article of Feb. 10 about the Yamhill County commissioners exempting themselves from the rule of law on harassment. They decided harassment law applies to everyone else — even volunteers and contractors, as well as employees — BUT NOT TO THEM!

GASTON, Ore. — An SUV crashed into an Oregon State Police vehicle after speeding through a 30 mph zone while going more than 100 mph early Friday morning. At about 12:30 a.m. Friday, a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw a white 2003 Honda Pilot on Highway 47 enter Gaston at 118 mph in a 30 mph zone. The deputy followed the SUV as it entered Yamhill County at 122 mph before losing the vehicle and notifying Yamhill County dispatch of the reckless driver.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - Deputies arrested a Gaston man after he led officers on a chase through two counties and hit an Oregon State Police vehicle early Friday morning, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said just before 12:30 a.m. Friday, a deputy saw...

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. March 8 Cole Dwayne Simpson, 50, is wanted for violating post-prison supervision on a conviction for possession of meth. ...

Portland Community College is seeking a new member for its board of directors Zone 6 position. Zone 6 encompasses Yamhill County and parts of western and southern Washington County, including portions of Beaverton, Hillsboro and Tigard. Mohamed Alyajouri recently notified the board that he has relocated to an address outside of Zone 6 boundaries. Under state law, his seat will be vacant effective June 30. ...