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Polk diverts school money to roads
For the last 10 years, Polk County has been siphoning state money intended for local schools into its public works fund and using it to maintain and improve local roads, the News-Register has learned. That forces taxpayers from around the state to make up the difference.
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County trails neighbors in health study
Yamhill County placed 18th among 33 Oregon counties on a battery of health outcomes assessed in a new state study. To the immediate north, Washington County ranked fourth. To the immediate south, Polk County was second. Farther south, Benton County ranked first.
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Stern cartwheel marks first YCAP million
Mary Stern flipped Wednesday. As promised, the Yamhill County commissioner performed the first cartwheel of her life. She did it to celebrate reaching the $1 million mark in the Yamhill Community Action Partnership capital campaign she’s leading.
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Homeless count up sharply
Last fall, the receptionist at Yamhill Community Action Partnership was receiving 50 phone calls a day from people needing help with rent and bills. “I can’t listen to another sad story,” she told YCAP Director Lee Means at the time. But the sadness has kept on coming.
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Learning to live well
Lafayette resident Richard Leal rolled into the first series of “Living Well with Chronic Conditions” classes, held last fall at the McMinnville Senior Center, in his wheelchair.
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YCTA bus service adds Tigard, Grand Ronde runs
Expanded service will make it quicker and easier for commuters on 99W and give West Valley residents Saturday options
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When it comes to Measures 66 & 67, business and civic interests at odds
On Jan. 26, either Yamhill County's business community or civic community is going to be unhappy. By and large, the business camp is hoping Measures 66 and 67 fail and the civic counterpart is praying they pass.
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TOP 10 Stories of 2009: No vaccine for bad economy
When the recession wasn't the leading story, it was likely the swine flu scare, bypass funding, landfill expansion or civic construction
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PLAN Adoption to close Dec. 31
Plan Loving Adoptions Now, the McMinnville-based adoption agency that has changed the lives of nearly 4,500 children over the past 34 years, will close its doors Thursday, Dec. 31. Changes in international adoption led PLAN workers and board members to close the agency, according to Margaret Nice, executive director.
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