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Council disagrees over park funding proposal

McMinnville city councilors agree adjustments are needed for development charges to provide funding for park improvements; however, there was disagreement over how much the fees should increase. The discussion ...

Mac to receive $2.8 million in state, federal funding

McMinnville leaders lobbying efforts at the state and federal level have paid off, with the city set to receive $850,000 for Third Street improvements and approximately $2 million for water infrastructure ...

School district starts to look at trimming costs

McMinnville School Board on Monday set a timeline for evaluating Superintendent Debbie Brockett, a process that usually takes place in April. The board also approved her contact, which had already been ...

Sheriff’s budget better off than last year

The Sheriff’s Office budget is in better shape than last year, Sheriff Sam Elliott told commissioners on Thursday, and he doesn’t anticipate needing to request more money for jail or ...

School safe zones idea on agenda

School safe zones will be back in the spotlight Monday at a joint meeting of McMinnville City Council and the McMinnville School District Board of Directors. Council has discussed, at several meetings, ...

City wastewater, public works departments eye consolidation

McMinnville Public Works operations and Wastewater Services would like to combine their facilities; however, many logistical aspects remain unknown. Public Works Superintendent David Renshaw and ...

Letter to Readers: Runaway paper bags and grocery store ‘gallantry’

We should all have at least one humorous and humbling public experience every month or so. On a recent Saturday I had two. They were 20 minutes apart. Both were funny for me, and they must have been ...

 
Barrel Roll: Coattails, Stickmen join beer scene

The newcomer in the Yamhill County beer scene is actually not all that new. The Etzel family has been making award-winning wines with its Coattails other labels for years. Now, “the brewer ...

 
Stopping by: Everyone loves Lucy

Big, affectionate Landseer dog brings joy to veterans

DEQ fines Carlton for sewage violations

The state Department of Environmental Quality fined the city of Carlton $11,527 in January for multiple violations of its permit to discharge treated sewage water, the department has announced. According ...

 
Pursuit of precision: Mac High culinary prepares for competition

McMinnville High School’s competitive culinary team is cooking up a storm this week in preparation for the ProStart contest on Monday. The cooking team and another team, focusing on restaurant design ...

 
Urban strategist: Bring the color, lose the awnings

Downtown McMinnville businesses need paint, transparent windows, better lighting and fewer awnings, according to Urban Strategist Michele Reeves. As part of the Third Street improvement consultant ...

Arrests & Citations: March 15, 2024

YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Anthony Gray Aldeguer, 65, McMinnville, March 12, failure to appear, possession of a controlled substance/schedule II, second-degree abuse of corpse; booked into ...

 
Turkey Rama waiting in the wings

Turkey Rama is returning. A year after the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce announced it was ending the six-decades-old festival, the McMinnville City Club is hatching plans to bring the event back ...

 
Amid shortage, blood drives spring up

With blood donation needs running high throughout the region, plenty of late winter/early spring donation opportunities have come to Yamhill County. Bloodworks Northwest, from Beaverton, travels in a ...

Candidate filing deadline passes for May election

One final person has filed to run for county commissioner in the May primary this year, against incumbent Lindsay Berschauer and challenger David “Bubba” King. David Wall, who turned in a ...

 
Calendar of Quirk: Weird? Random? Obsolete? This week’s Quirk checks all the boxes

From overhead water bottles to rows of indoor umbrellas. Calendar of Quirk has it covered. March 11 Pair of water bottles tied together and looped over the power line on Southeast Ford, have remained ...

 
Phenomenal fungus: Taste of Truffle event inaugurated to highlight culinary treasures

Underneath the Willamette Valley’s forests in the dead of winter, there is a world teeming with life and an underground home to one of Oregon’s prized delicacies: the wild Oregon truffle. In ...

St. Patrick’s Day weekend brings events to area venues

Area restaurants, businesses and organizations are planning special activities this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Corned beef and cabbage will make an appearance on many menus. Music, ...

 
Stevie named ‘best snuggler’

Stevie, the blind McMinnville cat who just missed being named America’s Favorite Pet last year, has a new title. Voters chose him as the “Best Snuggler” in the 2024 Portland Pet Pageant, ...

Sports

Softball roundup: McMinnville cruises to 6-0 win over Central Catholic

The Grizzlies softball season started much the same as it did in 2023: with a six-plus run win over Central Catholic. Last season McMinnville won 9-2 in the season opener; in 2024, the Grizzlies ...

Mac boys tennis comes up short against Sprague

The McMinnville boys tennis team traveled to Sprague over the course of March 12-13 and came up short in the first dual of the season, losing to the Olympians 6-3. Wins in singles came from juniors ...

 
Dayton baseball blown out in doubleheader

Dayton’s season opening doubleheader against Elmira on Tuesday, March 12 is one the Pirates will want to flush. The Pirates (0-2) lost 18-1 and 12-0 in subsequent games against the visiting ...

 
Despite strong showing by Mix, Mac baseball falls 4-1 in season opener

Mac baseball came up short in the season and home opener against Southridge 4-1, but there were some bright spots in the defeat. The two ball clubs clashed Wednesday, March 13 at the Patton Middle ...

Athlete of the Year: With only four years under his belt, Hill reached 3A state title match

In four years, Yamhill Carlton wrestler Cayden Hill went from neophyte wrestler to state runner-up. His only regret is that he didn’t start sooner. Hill stepped onto a wrestling mat was ...

Linfield softball perfect through four games

The Wildcats’ softball team has had as many cancelled games as it has games played, but it has still yet to taste defeat. Linfield (4-0) had its first two games of the season against No. 13 Case ...

 
Linfield baseball goes 2-2 in first four league games

Eleven games into their baseball season, the Linfield University Wildcats find themselves at 5-6 overall. After a single game against Pacific on March 2 and a trio of contests against Whitman on ...

Dayton, Sheridan softball among opening day action

Softball season is here. The spring season kicks off Monday, March 11 with a slew of jamborees and non-league competitions, including opening day contests for Dayton and Sheridan. Dayton will ...

Baseball schedules: Opening Day is here

With the basketball state championship games in the rearview mirror, the baseball season is upon us. Several of Yamhill County’s teams will be in action on day one, with the Amity and Sheridan ...

 
Silverton girls, Summit boys claim 5A basketball titles at Linfield

Linfield hosted 16 teams from March 6-9 to decide the 5A state championships for both boys and girls basketball. The 5Atournaments are typically held at Gill Coliseum at Oregon State in Corvallis, ...

 
Willamina hoops coach Cliff Toney retires

It’s the end of an era at Willamina High School. Longtime boys basketball coach Cliff Toney told his team after its loss to Regis in the 2A state consolation bracket at Pendleton on Friday, March ...

 
Game in Hand: Community of sports is precious

In my introductory letter to the News-Register communities last July, I wrote about why I loved covering sports. The value that we as sports fans place in games each and every season, the support we lend ...

 
Athlete of the Year: Inspired by the future, motivated by the past, Willamina junior Zoe Brewer claims state gold

She didn’t leave it all on the mat in 2023, and she made sure to not repeat it in 2024. When sophomore Zoe Brewer took to the mat in 2023’s 4A/3A/2A/1A fourth place match at 105 pounds in ...

 
Dayton disappointed in two losses at 3A tourney

Dayton’s 14-game win streak came to an end in the most inopportune moment. The Pirates, who hadn’t tasted defeat since a 59-56 loss to Crane on Dec. 30, lost 62-55 to Valley Catholic (21-6) ...

 
Corbett shooters down Amity 77-51 in 3A title game

It was the end of a journey, one way or another. Unfortunately for the Amity girls basketball team, the Corbett Cardinals (27-0) could not be stopped in the 3A state championship game. Amity (24-4) fell ...

 
Grizzly girls fight to the final horn, but fall 54-45 to Grants Pass

Senior Madison Gerhart slid into her own bench as she dove for a loose ball with a minute left in Saturday’s playoff game against Grants Pass. Down six, their opponents staging a free-throw parade, ...

Bulldogs season ends with close defeats at Pendleton

The Willamina boys basketball team’s season came to an end at 22-8 after the squad went 0-2 at the 2A tournament in Pendleton. Losses to Portland Christian and Regis by a combined 8 points spelled ...

Amity girls outshot 77-51 by Corbett in title game

It was the end of a journey, one way or another. Unfortunately for the Amity girls basketball team, the Corbett Cardinals (27-0) could not be stopped in the 3A state championship game. Amity (24-4) fell ...

 
Amity girls come from behind to down Sutherlin 46-44, face Corbett Saturday night for state title

Amity’s dance continues. The girls basketball team overcame a six-point deficit at the half to edge out Sutherlin 46-44 on Friday, March 1, at Marshfield High School. With the win, the Warriors ...

 
Mac girls cruise in first round

In front of raucous home crowd, McMinnville’s girls basketball team overpowered Ida B. Wells in the second half of its playoff matchup to win 62-32. The Grizzlies hosted the Guardians on Wednesday, ...

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