Willamina News

Monmouth Police arrested a man suspected of a June 3 break-in at the Bi-Mart store located at 444 S. Pacific Ave.

Members of Bluestar Express, from left: Joi Bailey-Saucy, Michael Beckley and Casey Nova.

The 4th of July weekend this year offers races from Ione to Willamina, 1 mile to marathon, races as small as 30 runners to 5,000. Gather your friends together and get in a quick run before the weekend festivities! In the last week, we've been busy with track meets -- Joe racing , Kelly watching .

Two of three tellers who were working when the Willamina branch of Bank of America was robbed Tuesday morning positively identified Joshua Nordman of Sheridan as the suspect.

About 2 1/2 hours after the Willamina branch of Bank of America, 322 E. Main St., was robbed Tuesday, a Sheridan man was arrested and charged with the robbery.

If Nordman had had some economic lifeboat so he and his family could continue to live with dignity and decency, the idea of robbing a bank would surely never have entered his thoughts.

A Sheridan man was arrested at his home in connection to a Willamina bank robbery Tuesday morning, officials said.

Salem-News.com - June 23, 2009 - 1:16 pm Jun-23-2009 13:13 The suspect is a white male adult in his mid to late 30's, with a goatee and long brown sideburns.

WILLAMINA - Caralyn Chewning set a record this year. But it's not a mark she wants to have.

As the Oregon School Activities Association redistricting committee has released eight draft proposals for new school alignments since September, Kennedy athletic director Kevin Moffatt has tried to stay calm.

Water issues have plagued Yamhill County for decades. Study after study has brought the issue to the attention of city and county officials and, still, no substantive community partnership has developed.

Driver Tim Harris and a passenger go screaming down the slick track kicking up vast amounts of mud during this year's Sheridan Rotary Mud Drags.

Oregon officials decided Wednesday to boost logging on the Tillamook and Clatsop state forests by reducing in size those areas dedicated to preserving older forests while stepping up clear-cutting. The decision affects roughly a half-million acres of state-managed mountainous terrain between Portland and the coast.

If you love a parade, pancakes or parties in the park, you're in the right place at the right time.

Alyssa Eisele offered up a different twist in her salutatorian address at Willamina High School's 96th annual commencement Saturday afternoon.

Here is a look at high school scores as compiled from Statesman Journal reporters, correspondents and news services: Softball West Valley playoffs Willamina 10, Gervais 0 Dayton 7, Horizon Christian 0 Note: Dayton plays Willamina at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Valley Catholic.

Three McMinnville annexation proposals were passing by landslide proportions late Tuesday.

Sheridan's Emma Buchholz charges down the runway Friday at Western Oregon University's McArthur Field, throwing the javelin an impressive 125 feet, 4 inches, earning her the 3A state title.

People are passionate about animals, but here's an animal story with a very human twist.

Because of all the talk about budgets by the state and the school district, I've been asked numerous questions about what's in the city budget, what the city does and how city funds are spent.