Dayton News

“We had a lot of good marks and I'm pretty happy with what everybody did.”

The Dayton Pirates held their first track meet in three years on Thursday and that seemed to create a little bit of magic for the Pirates, who saw several school records broken. via News-Register

“She's lying on the ground. On the cement floor. She's got a huge gash in her throat.”

Bradley Scott Seifried admitted stabbing his aunt to death in a shop adjacent to her rural Dayton farm home in December 2006, Yamhill County Sheriff's Detective Todd Steele testified on the second day of ... via News-Register

ATHLETE TO WATCH: Silverton senior Derek Newsom is the defending state champion in the 100 meters. via Statesman Journal

Say the words "room tax" in Yamhill County, and you're likely to get two very different reactions. via News-Register

“The need for MWL to pursue additional water rights depends significantly on how much growth is allowed within its service area and whether MWL pursues a regional role in providing water”

An analysis of the drinking water supply in Yamhill County suggests that nearly all local communities may face shortages, starting as early as 2010 and continuing into the middle of the century. via News-Register

“I'm just going to throw this out there”

With one luxury hotel going up in Newberg and another proposed near Dayton, Yamhill County Commissioner Mary Stern said Monday she'd like to revisit the idea of a countywide room tax. via News-Register

Recent news that pharmaceuticals have been found in waterways nationwide prompted us to focus on water quality in our own backyard. via News-Register

“In evaluating our needs long term, we felt we needed someone with a strong general manufacturing management background”

McMinnville-based Oregon Lithoprint Inc., a printing company affiliated with the News-Register, is reorganizing its management structure and introducing technological advances throughout the operation. via News-Register

“I think people really approved of the fact that I didn't come to that as a warrior”

The race for Position 1 on the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners got crowded Tuesday. via News-Register

“Can the wineries thrive alongside luxury hotels? Can they survive without them?”

The five-star hotel David Kahn hopes to build on a hilltop near Dayton may be in the limbo of a LUBA remand, but it recently got some attention in Gourmet magazine. via News-Register

“As far as we're concerned, he has qualified”

It appears there will be a contest to succeed David Lawson as Yamhill County's tax man. via News-Register

“It may take us that long to clean it up to our satisfaction”

Yamhill County is going to take another run at crafting a noise ordinance. The issue has come up before, invariably triggered by someone campaigning to become the county's most unpopular neighbor by pushing his ... via News-Register

“My family spent 45 years building up this farm and without Measure 49, 22 subdivisions will be built around us, threatening our water and our way of life.”

In case you missed the Sunday paper, I have quoted the entire David Reinhard's column in the Sunday Oregonian : It all seems so doggone perfect. via Mover Mike

"22 subdivisions will be built around us" Here is what I have heard from some pretty reliable sources. via NW Republican

Whether you're planning to carve a happy Jack, a scary Jack or the face of Jack Sparrow, you'll need pumpkins to complete your Halloween decor. via News-Register

Most ballots for the November special election were mailed Friday and should start arriving in boxes today. via News-Register

“Pacific Lifestyle Homes has built a city.”

The total property tax obligation in Yamhill County is up 8.9 percent over last year, coming in at $87.5 million. via News-Register

“There's always some cute kids, and there's always some parents who have a stocking cap on their (children's) heads like a pumpkin stem”

Two-year-old Jacob Espindola just wants to play in the dirt. On Sunday, his parents obliged their son, allowing him to tramp through soil to select a pumpkin at E.Z. Orchards in northeast Salem. via Statesman Journal

“We've been doing this since we were in middle school”

A solid cloud cover settled in and rain pelted the micro school bus early Wednesday morning as 16 junior and seniors from Perrydale High School's Future Farmers of America boarded in preparation for a short hop ... via Statesman Journal

The Pirates got big performances from halfback Kaden Andrews and quarterback Michael Whitehead to win their homecoming and beat their rival, Amity. via Statesman Journal