Amity School District looks to ‘overdeliver’ with new facilities
The new Amity Middle School will welcome back students on the first day of school on Sept. 2. The middle school has moved from 115 Church St. to Oak Avenue — on the high school campus. More than ...
National Night Out parties planned
Residents of several Yamhill County cities will gather in their local parks Tuesday, Aug. 5, for National Night Out parties. The events are a chance for neighbors to get to know each other and develop ...
Community shows up for Amity Day festivities
The second annual Amity Day was packed with family fun on Saturday, July 26. It started with the morning parade through town, and moved to City Park, where Mayor Rachel King wrangled kids of all ages — ...
Amity’s new gymnasium expected to ‘wow’ community
The Amity School District will host a ribbon cutting ceremony unveiling the new middle school and high school gymnasiums and the main entrance of the new middle school at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 30. The ...
Parade Saturday, pancakes Sunday in Amity
The annual Amity Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, July 27 — part of a weekend of festivities in the city — will feature both plain and blueberry pancakes. “We do not short people on the ...
Amity council considers sites for new library, civic center
During its most recent work session, Amity City Council debated the merits and pitfalls of potential new locations for Amity’s new civic center and library. City Administrator Nathan Frarck requested ...
Amity community comes together for grads
Forty-eight Amity High School seniors received scholarships to help further their education, topping previous financial assistance records. Over 100 scholarships were conferred on June 2 at the Scholarship ...
Amity grads set out to reach lofty goals
Amity High School graduates have ambitious goals they want to make reality, and they expressed that sentiment in modern day terms Saturday. Several graduating seniors’ program announcements said ...
Art Conspiracy offers classes
The Art Conspiracy program will offer a two-week, in-depth summer arts program for young people June 16 to 27 at Willamina Middle School. The program will include a field trip on June 19. An evening presentation ...
Habitat lends Amity homeowners a hand
McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity organized a “block blitz” in Amity on Wednesday, focusing on landscape revitalization in one neighborhood. Habitat initiated the “block blitz” ...
Stopping By: A life working in wood
Shoppers may know Bill Willis as the friendly face behind the counter of Earth & Wood gift shop, which features the work of nearly three dozen artists and crafters. But Willis is more than that — ...
Amity High prepares for 100th May Day celebration
Amity High School students will perform a traditional maypole dance and numerous musical and dance numbers at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the school’s 100th annual May Day Celebration. The free event ...
Murder mystery with a twist is Amity High’s spring play
Amity High School students will perform “The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery” April 18 to 26, in the school theater/band room. Shows will be at 7 p.m. on April 18-19 and again April 24-26. ...
Amity chef a James Beard finalist
A Yamhill County chef, Timothy Wastell of Antica Terra Winery in Amity, has advanced in the running for Best Chef in the Northwest in the 2025 James Beard Awards program. Wastell and two McMinnville chefs, ...
Construction of Amity’s new high school gym and middle school nears completion
Inside and out, Amity school campus is a zone in transformation. The new high school gym is scheduled for completion by the end of April. The new middle school will be ready by late June or July, in ...
