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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.
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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.
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Lafayette to hold Monday meeting
The Lafayette City Council is scheduled to hold a special session Monday evening, to review how the city’s wells fared during a stretch of hot weather.
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AG plucks another local attorney
Jennifer Gardiner, a Yamhill County Deputy District Attorney, joined the state Department of Justice’s narcotics unit Tuesday.
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Willamina to make up $18,400 shortfall
WILLAMINA — A special forensic audit, conducted by expert Jerry Levey of Beaverton, has failed to conclusively affix responsibility for $18,400 that couldn’t be accounted for in the city’s regular annual audit for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
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Lafayette administrator doesn't have degree he claimed
LAFAYETTE — Interim City Administrator Joe Wrabek notified the city council Thursday that he had been asked by the state Office of Degree Accreditation to remove from his resume reference to a degree from an online entity calling itself “Redding University.”
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McMinnville receives state grant for Granary district
McMinnville has obtained a $76,650 planning grant for the Granary District, a former industrial area now mixing light and heavy industry with housing, professional offices, retail outlets and an increasingly popular farmers market.
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County employees may need to contribute to insurance premiums
Members of a pair of unions representing Yamhill County employees may have to start paying something toward their basic medical insurance package Sept. 1.
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Mac council sees small changes, big savings with sustainability
Small changes are adding up for the city of McMinnville, in some cases to big dollars, members of its sustainability committee told the city council Tuesday.
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Old Carlton fire hall for sale
City councilors decided to accept sealed bids for the structure and land. They didn’t set a deadline for concluding a sale, but plan to review bids in November to see if anything looks promising enough to pursue.
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