Willamina News

Following a grim trend in Oregon's economy, the jobless rate for Marion and Polk counties has jumped by more than a percentage point.

Boise Cascade's veneer mill here was added to the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program this month.

Oregon's job market plunged in October, raising the unemployment rate to 7.3 percent - the highest rate in more than four years.

Amber Rose Weidner told investigators some teenage girls who were partying at her Willamina house early on the morning of March 29 had started to look at her like she was some kind of horrible person, Deputy ...

Kenneth and Frances Shenk celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary this weekend.

Ila Skyberg, like so many West Valley residents and out-of-towners, will ring in the holiday season by participating in the 17th annual Coastal Hills Art Tour on Friday and Saturday.

Candidates, left to right, are Curtis Grubbs, Pat Howell and Allan Bramall. There was a time when Mayor Curtis Grubbs didn't see a challenger emerging for the Nov.

Three major bond issues dominate the election menu in rural Yamhill County. The Willamina School District is trying to pass an $8.5 million bond issue following three defeats at higher figures.

Willamina, 97396 Price: Free An open jam session is held at 8 p.m. every Friday at the Wildwood Hotel, 150 Main St., Willamina.

The Willamina woman who allegedly served alcohol and marijuana to teenage boys and girls partying at her residence last March, then attacked one of the girls with a butcher knife, will enter a plea to the ...

WILLAMINA - Hampton Affiliates recently announced that it will lay off between 50 and 60 employees at its Willamina Lumber Company mill by the end of October.

Elijah Mack, one of the founding fathers of river surfing, rides the Needles wave on the flooding South Yamhill River near Willamina last December.

Yamhill County will be mailing more than $93.3 million worth of property tax bills Wednesday, according to Assessor Dave Lawson.

Our recommendation: Elect Brian Boquist as state senator. Key reasons: Boquist's conservative views have been a good match for the rural House District 23, which he has represented since 2005.

It's time to replace Gary George in the Oregon Senate. That's not an opinion. It's a fact.

Burglars who hit a downtown Salem jewelry store early Monday morning got out of town with some stolen jewelry but didn't make it very far.

A Salem police officer pursued a pair of suspects in a downtown burglary about 30 miles out into Polk County early this morning, at speeds up to around 100 miles per hour.

WILLAMINA - Daniel Lee had two St. Paul defenders wrapped around him and was going to the turf for a certain sack.

Willamina, 97396 An open jam session is held at 8 p.m. every Friday at the Wildwood Hotel, 150 Main St., Willamina.

A resident's unusual discovery while digging in his yard recently brought to light several issues: issues with the police, issues with the state and issues with regional American Indians.