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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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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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Trucks for tykes a Kiwanis tradition
Since the 1970s, the Walnut City Kiwanis Club has been helping Santa's elves and building some toys of its own for the children of McMinnville.
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H1N1 vaccine offered to general public
Yamhill County will join the state as a whole Monday in beginning to make H1N1 flu vaccine available to the general public, Public Health Manager Mike McNickle announced Friday.
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Cancer answer may lie in newspaper column
New York Times article sheds light on John Brodniak's condition, prompts help from around the country.
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County schedules two more flu clinics
Yamhill County Public Health has scheduled two community vaccination clinics this month for people in high-risk categories.
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