Yamhill Valley News-Register

Riverbend Landfill can pursue its expansion, the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners decided Monday afternoon. Commissioners Leslie Lewis and Kathy George voted after little discussion to approve the landfill’s application to expand. Full Story »

The makeshift two-story four-plex at 503 S.E. Davis St., heavily damaged by fire late Halloween night, once served as a chicken house, according to owner Delane Smith. Full Story »

One thing that hasn't slowed down with the recession if use of the public library. In fact, Library Director Jill Poyer told the McMinnville City Council recently, library use has continued to increase steadily, right through the hard times. Full Story »

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is now able to offer organic certification, according to ODA Director Katy Coba. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that ODA has become an accredited certifying agent for the National Organic Program, Coba said. Full Story »

Dale Dehm feels both the joy of gardening and the joy of helping others as he tills the soil on the United Methodist Church's Parkview property. "This is a chance to get my hands in the dirt," said Dehm, who once made his living farming. Full Story »

With heightened concern about flu and other communicable diseases, local churches are taking added precautions with their communion services. At St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, two bottles of Purel hand sanitizer greet members of the congregation as they step up to receive Communion. Full Story »

To Charlie Harris, organic farming is more than a way to earn a living - it’s a mindset. “I don’t have a career or a job. It’s a lifestyle,” Harris said. Full Story »

Hundreds of people lined Third Street in downtown McMinnville Friday afternoon for Santa's Parade. Full Story »

By a vote of 220-215, the U.S. House of Representatives voted late Saturday night in favor of a sweeping reform of American health care and health insurance regulations. Full Story »

Dr. Ben Carson, pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has some keen insights into the world of American health care and health insurance. His comments were featured in a 30-minute interview for WLOS-TV in North Carolina. Full Story »

After an executive session Saturday morning to interview its two finalists for the city administrator position, Lafayette city councilors voted in open session to proceed with negotiations with its top candidate. Full Story »

Local organizations plan to honor veterans and active duty military personnel with a variety of activities tied to the Veterans Day holiday. The holiday is celebrated on Nov. 11. It originally was called "Armistice Day" in honor of the armistice that ended World War 1 on Nov. 11, 1918. Full Story »

At the conclusion of her two-day sentencing hearing in Yamhill County Circuit Court, Traci Remington told Judge Cal Tichenor that everything spiraled out of control one day in early October 2008, and it led her to fire a round from a Glock 9mm semi-automatic handgun at her husband during an argument. Full Story »

Yamhill County Public Health has quit taking vaccination appointments for either the seasonal or H1N1 flu until it receives additional supplies of vaccine. Full Story »

When Donna Miller was a teenager in Blair, Neb., she started a collection of Royal Doulton jugs. Each year, her dad would go hunting in Canada. He would return not only his hunting trophies, but also with new jugs to add to Donna’s collection and that of her stepmother. Full Story »

CARLTON -- About 60 people turned out for a three-hour meeting Wednesday night about whether to keep the local police department or enter a contract with the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, which would station deputies in the city. Full Story »

Students are lining up for H1N1 flu vaccine in McMinnville schools this week, with other schools to follow. Some students, anyway. Mike McNickle, director of Yamhill County Public Health, said about 30 percent of students have signed up to take advantage of the vaccine. Full Story »

Homeless people's shield against the H1N1 flu folds in at least two places - personal space and medical access - leaving Yamhill County's most vulnerable population even more so during the current epidemic. Full Story »

Hundreds of people lined Third Street in downtown McMinnville Friday afternoon for Santa's Parade. Full Story »

Yamhill County Public Health is offering free H1N1 flu vaccinations at local daycares, pre-schools and schools, but it requires permission that many parents seem reluctant to grant. Full Story »

AMITY — When Sarah Danforth bought the first three goats for her Amity farm, she thought they’d be as simple to keep as the chickens she’d already adopted. And if she hadn’t picked wild goats, that might have proven the case. Full Story »

With 33.6 percent of the ballots counted, an initiative to change Lafayette’s current spending limitation to a debt limitation was failing 305 to 217 Tuesday evening. Full Story »

Sergeant Matt Scales has been appointed to a captain's position with the McMinnville Police Department. He replaces Rob Edgell, who retired at the end of August, after more than 26 years with the department. Scales has been serving as interim captain. Full Story »