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If it walks and talks like an animal, it’s probably at the Yamhill County Fair
Ready to get down and dirty? The Yamhill County Fair, from July 31 to Aug. 3, is no doubt bringing the action when it comes to all things livestock. Livestock auction The popular livestock auction — where more than 200 exhibitors will sell off their steers, lambs, goats, turkeys, chickens, rabbits and hogs — will...
July 19 public safety round-up
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office reports July 17 - Michael David Hamilton, 34, of Newberg, was arrested on a probation sanction. No bail was set and the case is pending. July 18 - Dario Echeverria, 35, of Newberg, was arrested on...
Lose yourself at the Yamhill County Fair
McMINNVILLE — The hot weather predicted for late July and early August is nothing compared to the simmering line-up of activities on tap at the Yamhill County Fair. Slated for July 31 through Aug. 3 at the fairgrounds on Lafayette Avenue, the fair has been a staple round these parts for nearly 170 years. “The first fair in Yamhill County was Oct. 7, 1854, and was held in Lafayette …,”...
Man charged for 2016 death of woman found in blueberry field extradited to Oregon after fleeing to Mexico
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man suspected in the death of a woman found in blueberry field in Dayton in 2016 has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges after fleeing to Mexico. On Tuesday, federal agents transported Victor Melcher-Villalba, 45, back to Oregon where he is now in custody at the Yamhill County Correctional Facility.
Murder suspect accused of fleeing to Mexico after killing woman extradited back to Oregon
YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. — A man accused of fleeing to Mexico after murdering a woman and dumping her body in a rural Oregon blueberry field in 2016 has been extradited back to the state, the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office reports. The YCSO says Victor Melcher-Villalba, 45, recently completed extradition...
Entertainment abound at this year's Yamhill County Fair
Are you ready to be entertained? It’s nonstop action during the Yamhill County Fair from July 31 through Aug. 3, from reasons to get your head bobbing to heart-stopping action. Music On the musical front, a number of bands are set to take the stage during the four-day event, beginning July 31 with country western...
Sting at 2 massage parlors after citizen tips leads to prostitution arrests, Newberg police say
A combination of citizen tips and an undercover investigation at two massage parlors led to the arrest of three people on prostitution allegations, Newberg-Dundee police said Thursday. Detectives with the police department received tips last month from community members that the businesses were exchanging sex acts for money and contacted...
Suspect in 2016 murder case returned to Yamhill County from Mexico
A man absconded from the law following the 2016 murder of a Washington woman has been found in Mexico. Victor Melcher-Villalba, who also has been known to go by the name Victor Bello Rojas, was discovered in July 2022 by a component of the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office as having been incarcerated in a Durango, Mexico, jail on unrelated charges. Durango is in central Mexico near the country’s western coast and adjacent to Baja. ...
Sheriff: Impairment, speed factors in deadly Yamhill County crash
YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - One person was killed in crash in rural Amity early Monday morning, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office. Just after 2 a.m., deputies responded to a crash in the 6800 block of Southeast Eola Hills Road. The sheriff’s office says a silver 2007 Hyundai SUV left the roadway and struck a tree.
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