Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Erin Rainey, one of the organizers of the Amity Daffodil Festival, shows off various hues of daffodils in her shop, Rainflower. She said she’s hoping March will go out like a lamb, making Saturday a nice day for the annual event. However, the daffodils don’t care about the weather, she said: “they come along no matter what.” According to Weather.com, the forecast for Saturday is a high of 64 degrees during the day, with partial clouds and light winds, dropping to 39 degrees overnight.

Floral arrangements: Amity prepares for annual Daffodil Festival

Amity’s annual Daffodil Festival will feature all kinds of plants as well as the bright yellow blooms themselves. The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 30, in the Amity Community ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Bill Willis stands with wood from many sources he transforms into art pieces, in the new Earth & Wood studio in Amity. The roll-down door separates the woodworking area and that of the ceramics space used by his son and co-owner, Dan Willis.

Along the Street: Amity wood and ceramics gallery debuts new studio

Earth & Wood’s new studio building will get its debut Saturday, March 30, during Amity Daffodil Festival. Earth & Wood is located at 412 S. Trade St. Gallery co-owner Bill Willis said the ...

Easter egg hunts planned around county

Hippity-hop, the Easter Bunny is on its way to Yamhill County. It will visit numerous egg hunts, including the McMinnville Lions Club’s venerable event, mostly on Saturday, March 30. Additional ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Tanks gleam amid the event lighting at Zenith Vineyard during the Eola-Amity Hills Winegrowers Association’s “Equinox in the Eola-Amity Hills” on March 16. The event returned after a 10-year hiatus, a reflection of the AVA’s growth in the past decade and the goal to improve connections among all AVA members, wineries and vineyards, according to organizers. Zenith was founded in 2008.

Photo Gallery: Eola-Amity Hills Equinox event celebrates AVA

Event returned after a 10-year hiatus.

Mac, Amity set to benefit from Elmer’s workforce housing bill

State Rep. Lucetta Elmer’s Housing Oregon’s Workforce bill passed the House of Representatives Tuesday with near unanimous support, 54-2. However, funding for projects in Sheridan, Carlton ...

Amity land use action remanded

Yamhill County commissioners last week remanded a land use hearing to the Planning Commission, after hearing that the deal had fallen through. The commissioners had been scheduled to hear a request for ...

Amity council to review grant for comprehensive plan update

Amity city councilors on Wednesday will review a grant agreement that will kickstart the process of updating the city’s Comprehensive Plan, which was developed in 1979 and has since only had a small ...

County planning commission to hear two Amity-area applications

Two hearings are on the docket for Thursday evening’s meeting of the Yamhill County Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, in room 32 of the Yamhill County ...

Amity School Board will now meet Jan. 17

The Amity School board will meet Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m., in the district office, and not a scheduled earlier date. The board will discuss and, in all likelihood, vote on a 2024-25 student calendar ...

Amity Board will discuss school calendar

The Amity School Board is scheduled to discuss and vote upon a 2024-25 student calendar when it meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 in the district office. The board will also receive the 2022-23 audit ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Firefighter Mitchell Melton removes one of the handmade ornaments from a pole on Trade Street Wednesday. The decorations will go into storage and be back again in by late 2024.

Amity street ornaments stand for greater purpose

Amity’s old outdoor Christmas ornaments had seen better days. Two years ago, the Amity Volunteer Firefighters saw a way to refresh the street décor, and give some young people a positive ...

Amity City Council meets tonight

The Amity City Council will likely approve grant funding and will appoint council and committee members when it meets at 7 p.m. tonight at city hall. The city was awarded $2 million as a Coronavirus ...

##Nathan Frarck

Amity administrator earns council's praise

The Amity City Council lifted the probationary status of City Administrator Nathan Frarck at a special meeting Monday, Dec. 18. He requested an executive session in which to conduct his evaluation. When ...

Amity City Council holds special meeting

The Amity City Council will review Administrator Nathan Frarck’s six-month job performance when it holds a special session at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18 at city hall. The action will take place in ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Amity High students, from left, Braiden Gray, Zane Aldrich, Rosa Avila, Kya Hernandez, McKenzie Dirksen and Izabella Swendig rehearse a scene from “Aunt Maggity’s Dark and Stormy Night.” The horror comedy opens Thursday at Amity High School. AHS graduate Emma Connor is directing the production.

Comedy and chaos on Amity High stage

Amity High School’s drama club will present a family comedy, “Aunt Maggity’s Dark and Stormy Night,” Dec. 14 to 23. The show, written by Edith Weiss, begins when grouchy Aunt Maggity ...

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