Political Desk

By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
For the first time in years, no Yamhill County political jurisdiction - not a city, a school board, or even a fire district - has submitted any issues for the March ballot.
But there’s going to be an election anyway. County Clerk Jan Coleman plans to use the March 11 date to [...]

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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Scott Maytubby, a property tax appraiser for the past 17 years, has become the first to file for election to the nonpartisan county assessor post in the May 20 primary.
The Newberg resident filed quietly last fall with no formal announcement. He’s hoping to win the office now held by his boss, [...]

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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
McMinnville defense attorney Mark Lawrence, rumored to be planning another run for Yamhill County district attorney this year, has an announcement: He’s not going to mount a bid.
Lawrence, who recently squared off against incumbent Brad Berry in the high-profile Patton Middle School “party boy” case, said he’d received an “outpouring of [...]

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