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News & Features
Budget committee slashes HHS fund to bolster others
The Yamhill County budget committee this week, at the request of Commissioner Mary Starrett, slashed the county’s allocation to its Health and Human Services department by $615,448. It also voted ...
Treasurer resigns over budget committee decisions
Yamhill County Treasurer Kris Bledsoe announced her resignation Thursday morning, over the decisions made by the county budget committee on Wednesday. The decision is effective at the close of business ...
Up in flames: Alliance of artists creates, then torches, beehive and ‘crazy house’
It ended in a pyramid of embers. The 16th annual “Built to Burn” art event drew a crowd of about 200 people to a field on Linfield University campus on Friday, April 26. Two classes of students ...
Stopping By: Teacher and advocate - Melissa Hernandez named Educator of the Year
Everything Melissa Hernandez does as a special education teacher is important — teaching her students to communicate, to behave safely for their own sake and the sake of others, to help them reach ...
Starts and information available at upcoming plant sale, garden fest
Two groups focused on sustainable gardening are hosting plant events over the next two weekends. Yamhill County Master Gardeners will host its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from ...
Homeless residents call for options to camping changes
Changes to McMinnville’s code that will allow police to immediately abate a campsite violating city rules were unanimously approved by city council last week, but unsurprisingly, the changes aren’t ...
Mayor brings 'resources' home from Switzerland
Mayor Remy Drabkin is back in McMinnville after a week-long, five-city trip to Switzerland with a delegation of U.S. women mayors. The group met Swiss counterparts and discussed familiar issues such as ...
County feels financial crunch
The county budget committee faced some tough decisions this week, as members tried to divide up increasingly tight funds without using up all of the reserves the county maintains against future needs. The ...
Volunteer supports learning about food, agricultural past
Many people have forgotten where their food comes from, said Cynthia Christensen, head of the education department at the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center. She dedicated her volunteer time to reminding ...
Paper Gardens literary contest event May 9
The Paper Gardens literary contest will honor writers chosen for this year’s book at an event Thursday, May 9, in the Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St., Newberg. Door will open at 6:30 ...
Commissioners authorize grant applications, chip seal contract
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday approved a contract for the annual chip-sealing road projects, to Sierra Santa Fe Corporation, for $917,770. They also authorized HHS Director Lindsey Manfrin ...
Arrests & Citations: May 3, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Danielle Dee Williams, 46, McMinnville, April 29, McMinnville Municipal Court hold/three counts; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Geoffrey Allen ...
County to resume economic development grants
Yamhill County is reviving its economic development grant program, which has been paused since 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the federal CARES and ARPA grant funds. The county receives video ...
Calendar of Quirk: Spinning some cool grooves of quirk throughout Yamhill County
Calendar of Quirk takes a spin around Yamhill County this week, south to north and then west, from Amity to Dundee and Yamhill, over to Grand Ronde: April 29 In Amity City Park, a metal sign nailed to ...
City schedules stormwater meeting for May 9
The City of McMinnville is hosting a “community learning session” on the development of a stormwater utility on May 9. City staff and an advisory committee have been working on a proposal ...
Master Gardeners will sell plants this weekend
Yamhill County Master Gardeners will host its annual plant sale Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds in McMinnville. Admission is free. Vegetable starts, flowers, other ...
Student from Kosovo organizes chess tournament to benefit local food pantry
The mezzanine of Mac Market serves both as a quiet place and frequently as an event space. Sunday, April 28, at 11 a.m. a few folks with laptops or there to share conversation made way for a crowd ready ...
Along the Street: Homeward Bound Pets hires new director
Homeward Bound Pets Humane Society has hired a new director, Casey Shook. She replaces Ronnie Vostinak, who moved to another state. She had been director of the humane society since November 2016. Vostinak ...
New mercantile Nash & Nichol to open on Third
Nash & Nichol, a new “modern mercantile” carrying varied items for the home and lifestyle, will open Saturday, May 4. The shop is the creation of two women who’ve owned separate ...
Photos: Linfield Ohana
The spirit of welcome was found in food, culture and plenty of dance in the 51st annual Linfield University Lu’au and Ho’ike, Saturday, April 27, in Rutschman Fieldhouse and Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
Sports
McMinnville girls tennis sweeps Liberty again
On Tuesday, April 23 the McMinnville girls tennis team hosted the Liberty Falcons and, for the second time in as many meetings, got the 9-0 win. The big winner of the bunch is No. 1 singles player ...
Mac boys tennis goes 1-1 at MHS tournament
The Grizzlies kept busy over the past seven days, splitting a pair of matches against Tualatin and Ida B. Wells on Saturday, April 20 at the MHS boys tennis tournament. Then, McMinnville swept ...
Softball: YC stomps Santiam Christian
Yamhill Carlton pushed its winning streak to six straight with an 11-0 home win over Santiam Christian on April 23. Yamhill Carlton moved up a spot in the OSAA rankings to No. 2, behind only league ...
Baseball: Mac avoids strikeouts, downs Newberg 2-0
The Grizzlies traveled to Newberg on Wednesday, April 24 and returned to McMinnville with a 2-0 win in their pocket. In the win, none of the McMinnville batters suffered a strikeout. The ball was ...
Valley Panthers shutout by Grackles in Round 4 action (brie
The Valley Panthers rugby team hosted the East County Grackles on April 13 at Duniway Middle School, losing 31-0 in the effort. While the score line on paper might not appear great, contextually ...
Schedules: Mac baseball clashes with last place Newberg
The Grizzlies wrapped up last week’s series against the Liberty Falcons and turn their eyes towards rival Newberg. This week’s series against the Tigers offers the Grizzlies a chance ...
Softball: Dayton downs Amity to remain second in league
Dayton put its last league loss, a 3-2 defeat to Scio on April 8, even farther in the rearview with a 10-run win over Amity on April 19. The Pirates won 14-4 in six innings, downing the Warriors ...
Baseball: McMinnville moves into league's top spot
With a 5-4 road win over Liberty on Friday, April 19, the Grizzlies move into the top spot in the Pacific Conference. The Falcons took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but McMinnville ...
Linfield: Men's track takes fourth, women's takes fifth
Linfield’s track and field teams joined the rest of the Northwest Conference athletes at George Fox University in Newberg on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21 to determine who was the ...
Track: McMinnville, Sheridan, Willamina compete at Oregon Relays
McMinnville, Sheridan and Willamina made the trip down to Hayward Field in Eugene on April 19 and April 20 for the Oregon Relays presented by AthleticNET. Mac was the only of the three to register ...
Mac boys tennis downs Century, Forest Grove
On April 16, the McMinnville boys tennis team defeated Century 7-2 in Hillsboro. The Grizzlies swept the doubles competition, winning in straight sets each time; in the singles matches, McMinnville ...
Fair Catch Foundation comes to Yamhill Carlton
An alternate means of financial assistance for students wishing to participate in sports has come to Yamhill Carlton. The Fair Catch Foundation, a non-profit that raises money for students who ...
Linfield baseball routs George Fox 11-2
The Wildcats continued their recent trend of churning out victories with an 11-2 road win over George Fox University on April 17. With the win, Linfield moves to 16-15 overall and 9-8 in Northwest ...
Baseball: McMinnville comes from behind for walk-off win
In the second game of the series between McMinnville and Liberty on April 17, neither team found offensive success early, but ultimately it was the Grizzlies who won at Patton Middle School. Down ...
Mac's Ryan McIrvin named 6A AD of the Year
McMinnville’s Ryan McIrvin was named 6A Athletic Director of the Year by the Oregon Athletic Director Association on Monday, April 15. The award was voted on by the other athletic directors ...
Softball: McMinnville blasts Liberty in 27-run win
McMinnville stayed undefeated in league play with a 27-3 drubbing of Liberty on Wednesday, April 17. The Grizzlies move to 7-1 at home and 2-0 in Pacific Conference play, while the Falcons fall ...
McMinnville girls tennis sweeps Glencoe
McMinnville girls tennis didn’t let a rain delay dampen their fighting spirit on Thursday, April 4. The Grizzlies defeated Glencoe 9-0 to earn another Pacific Conference victory. Top to ...
Schedules: McMinnville softball enters league play against Forest Grove
McMinnville (9-4) wrapped up its non-league schedule and will jump into the Pacific Conference calendar in a road game against Forest Grove (8-5) on Tuesday, April 16 at 5 p.m. Both teams are looking ...
Softball: Yamhill Carlton overcomes errors to down 4A St. Helens
It wasn’t pretty, but the Tigers got one of their biggest wins of the year on Thursday, April 11, defeating visiting 4A St. Helens 8-7. A pair of home runs from junior third baseman Cecelia ...
Baseball: Mac falls to Century 4-1, wins series
The Grizzlies rebounded from the first two losses of league play with a 4-2 win over Sherwood on April. McMinnville carried that momentum into the series against Century, winning the first two ...
