Driver gets pair of DUIIs

NEWBERG — A Newberg man has logged two drunk driving arrests in just 2 1/2 weeks, and both led to the filing of numerous other charges as well.

Multiple causes likely in Mac football case

Multiple factors were likely the cause of illnesses that struck members of the McMinnville High School football team last month, the Oregon Health Authority announced today after releasing a preliminary report.

County timber revenue down, but harvest better than some

Yamhill County’s harvested timber acres in 2009 was less than a seventh of what it was 30 years ago. But unlike the rest of the state, the county has actually seen an slight increase in harvest and production in the past two years, according to recent reports from the Oregon Department of Forestry.

Six arrests related to Dundee shooting

Six arrests have now been made in connection with a July 31 shooting in Dundee stemming from a methamphetamine deal that left a McMinnville man dead.

Wheatland Ferry re-opens

Union, county reach agreement

The Yamhill County Employees Association ratified its 2010-12 contract with the county Friday in a 127-45 vote, with 79 of its 251 members not casting a ballot. The contract won’t be official until the commissioners vote to ratify it Wednesday.

Dayton pleased with its new school facilities

The facilities will be dedicated on Tuesday, Sept. 7, the first day of school. Students will cut ribbons on the projects at 8:15 a.m. at the junior high, 8:30 a.m. at the high school gym and 9:45 a.m. at the grade school. The public is welcome.

State funding problems will mean cuts, changes to services

The McMinnville Lions Club hosted two bearers of bad news Wednesday when Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s Chief of Staff Tim Nesbitt and Reset Cabinet member Lane Shetterly spoke to the group about the budget reset the state is planning that will mean cuts and changes in nearly every sector of government.