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May 23 public safety round-up
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office reports May 21 - Santiago Galvan-Lopez, 33, of Newberg, was arrested for violating post-prison supervision. No bail was set and the case is pending. - Julia Ann Berger-White, 57, of Newberg, was arrested on a hold from Newberg Municipal Court. No bail was set and she received an undisclosed sentence on...
RURAL REFLECTIONS: A caramel macchiato, please
A caramel macchiato, please. That’s all I wanted. Just a caramel macchiato. Yep, a caramel macchiato. Every time we leave the house we are open to new people, new ideas, new adventures. Driving in the car, I find everything interesting from the types of cars to the teenagers rocking out to loud music. My favorites are the dogs washing their faces in the wind that passes by the moving car....
Our TV picks for Friday, May 24: The Caine Mutiny; Lingo
The Caine Mutiny TCM 5 p.m. Kicking off TCM’s Memorial Day Marathon weekend is this World War II-based drama where Lt. Steve Maryk (Van Johnson) is court-martialed for relieving Capt. Philip Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) of ship command during a serious storm. Also stars Fred MacMurray. Lingo KOIN 8 p.m. RuPaul returns for a new season of this word-based game show. Each episode sees multiple teams of two contestants try their best to guess the correct words for money and a place in the “Lingo Showdown.” Which team will walk away with the jackpot?
No. 6 St. Paul baseball thumps No. 22 Union/Cove in second-round playoff
No. 6 St. Paul baseball scored 11 runs in the first inning against No. 22 Union/Cove in the second round of the 2A/1A baseball state playoffs at St. Paul High School on Wednesday, May 22, ultimately winning 19-4 in five innings. The Buckaroos totaled 12 hits and 14 RBIs. Clay Smith led St. Paul with four hits and two RBIs. Bricen Britten finished with three hits and three RBIs. Ralph Pohlschneider added two hits and two RBIs, while Sullivan Grott had one hit and two...
Legal fees in school board lawsuit top $370,000
In January, a Yamhill County judge ruled that four current and former members of the Newberg school board purposely violated state public meetings law in 2021. Now, a recent filing by the plaintiffs’ attorneys lays out just how much of a monetary impact that violation could have on the defendants and the school district. In a word, massive, and could potentially grow larger. The law firm representing the seven plaintiffs...
Pair of St. Paul High seniors chosen to receive rodeo foundation scholarships
The St. Paul Rodeo Association Foundation is helping a pair of local high schoolers pursue their dreams of furthering their education. The foundation, a function of the popular Fourth of July rodeo, announced May 22 the granting of two $5,000 scholarships to St. Paul High School seniors Gracie Koch and Sierra Stoltenberg. Both are longtime rodeo volunteers, a trend carried on for years by athletes at the tiny northern Marion...
Yamhill County parks department slates Puzzle Quest again this year
The Yamhill County Parks department will renew its efforts to draw people outside and into nature by holding its annual Puzzle Quest activity again this year. The program, which will run from May 25 through Sept. 2, invites participants to pick up a clue sheet that will guide them to a park’s sign, “and then information located on all signs will then need to be rearranged to answer a master question,” a release said. ...
Our TV picks for Thursday, May 23: Beat Bobby Flay; Elsbeth; Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
Beat Bobby Flay FOOD 9 p.m. Take your seats and prepare your plates as this all-star showdown begins, seeing chefs Shirley Chung and Tim Hollingsworth try to leave their contemporary, Bobby Flay, in the dust. Carla Hall and Ana Navarro from “The View” pop in to witness the cook-off. Elsbeth ...
Primary results set stage for high-stakes November election in key statewide offices
Updated 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Two Democratic legislators and the incumbent state treasurer appear headed for party nominations for secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general in Tuesday’s primary. Two Republican state senators and a former prosecutor appear ready to oppose them in the Nov. 5 general election. Ballots were still being counted. Oregon law allows...
Primary results set stage for high-stakes November election in key statewide offices
Updated 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Two Democratic legislators and the incumbent state treasurer appear headed for party nominations for secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general in Tuesday’s primary. Two Republican state senators and a former prosecutor appear ready to oppose them in the Nov. 5 general election. Ballots were still being counted. Oregon law allows...
King takes early lead in race for Yamhill County commissioner
The contest for Position 2 on the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners was still close too early to call on Thursday morning with challenger David “Bubba” King currently receiving just enough votes to avoid a runoff in the fall. With 23,039 ballots counted as of 10 a.m. May 23, King had tallied 50.29% of the vote, compared to incumbent Lindsay Berschauer’s 44.66% and David Wall’s 5.04%. The clerk’s office expects to release revised numbers in the coming days. ...
Willamette Valley Lavender Festival & Plein Art Show set for July
If you’re a fan of purple, flowers, luscious scents or fine art, the 19th annual Willamette Valley Lavender Festival & Plein Air Art Show may just be the ticket if you’ve got some time to kill in July. Centered around the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg, the event will kick off July 12 with a public reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. for the artists involved in the Northwest Lavender Paint Out. Chamber Music Northwest will begin performing at 7 p.m. and food and drink...
Meet Will Prado, C.S. Lewis Academy's 2024 valedictorian
Although he did not set out to achieve the distinction, and got a late start to boot, Will Prado is C.S. Lewis Academy’s 2024 valedictorian. The 18-year-old graduating senior was born in McMinnville and lived in Beaverton for the first six months of his life, but has lived in Newberg ever since with his mother, grandparents and sister. A handful of cousins complete the family unit in Newberg. Though he's...
OPINION: 'Bluelining' leaves some communities without home insurance
In an era of climate disasters, Americans in vulnerable regions will need to rely more than ever on their home insurance. But as floods, wildfires, and severe storms become more common, a troubling practice known as “bluelining” threatens to leave many communities unable to afford insurance — or obtain it at any price. Bluelining is an insidious practice with similarities to redlining — the notorious government-sanctioned practice of financial institutions denying mortgages and credit to Black and brown communities, which were often marked by red...
OPINION: Will school choice be on Oregon ballots soon?
2023 is being called the “Year of Universal Education Choice,” and for good reason. According to the nonprofit organization EdChoice, policymakers in 40 states debated 111 bills to expand education options for K-12 students. Lawmakers in seven states enacted new choice programs, and ten states expanded already-existing ones. As of March 2024, eleven states now have universal or near-universal school choice laws. Approximately 20 million American children are eligible to participate in a private choice program. ...
WRITERS ON THE RANGE: How did so much stuff pile up?
A few years ago, I turned a carport into a bedroom. But first I had to empty out the books, papers, furniture, rugs and tools that were in the carport. Then I took it all to a storage unit where rent was $50 a month. After three years of thinking about it, and only occasionally pawing through the storage unit for a lost item, I finally sorted out a handful of books and items that meant something — I could have fit them in a...
Ballots dribble into Oregon’s county election offices though turnout likely to pick up
Oregon voters have had their ballots for several weeks now, but relatively few seem to be motivated to pop them in a ballot box or in the mail. Turnout among Oregon’s more than 3 million registered voters has been slow this primary, but it picked up a bit Monday, May 20. Oregon Secretary of State data shows that, as of Monday, about 590,300 voters had cast their ballots — less than 20%. That compares with nearly 38% who voted in the primary election in 2022. ...
PGE rolls out wildfire mitigation plan, continues 'hardening' equipment to prevent blazes
Even before the 2020 Oregon wildfire season devastated various parts of the state, Portland General Electric was amping up its intelligence network with a wildfire mitigation plan. Kellie Cloud, PGE senior director of wildfire and operational compliance, said that mitigation plan began in 2018. When those high winds hit, PGE was ready to shut down power in the electrical utility’s Mount Hood zone, which is considered a high-risk zone. “Essentially,...
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