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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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Elva Martinez, center, is crowned queen of the 2025 Dayton Old Timers Weekend by outgoing queen Carol Jensen during Saturday’s ceremony in Courthouse Square Park. Emcee Beth Wytowski, left, and King Wayne Herring, right, share in the moment.

Old Timers Weekend: An 'Americana town square'

Under an Oregon sunset and surrounded by the smell of fresh Mexican cuisine, royalty was crowned in Dayton on Friday. The nearly century-old annual Old Timers Weekend celebration, held in Courthouse ...

Dayton plans old-time fun at annual festival

Two longtime Dayton residents who’ve been involved with helping young people will be crowned Senior King and Queen of Dayton Old Timers Weekend, which will be held Friday and Sunday, July 25 and ...

Dayton royalty: Martinez and Herring to be crowned Friday

Elva Martinez laughed when she talked about being named queen of the Dayton Old Timers Weekend. “I’m the OLD queen,” she said. Technically, Martinez and Wayne Herring are seniors, making ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Dayton residents and people who worked on the inn project gather on the patio in back to celebrate its grand opening. Escape Lodging will operate the 12-room boutique hotel, which was constructed in a vintage building that once held a bank. Retail businesses are planned for the ground floor facing Ferry Street.

Vintage bank building turned into boutique lodging

A large photo of the late Bill Stoller, standing in a vineyard and looking happy, was on display Wednesday at the grand opening of the Inn at Dayton, one of his pet projects. “This is his home, ...

News-Register file photo##Dayton community members turn out for the town’s first fireworks display last year, a 10-minute show that exploded a variety of pyrotechnics behind the Dayton Elementary School building .

Fireworks planned in Dayton

Dayton will host its second-ever fireworks show Friday, July 4, capping off the regular Dayton Friday Nights event. Local residents gather in Blockhouse Park each Friday evening during the summer for ...

Dayton, Mac Fire projects included in “Christmas tree” bill

The city of Dayton and McMinnville Fire District received last-minute gifts from the state legislature’s “Christmas tree” bill last week. HB 5006 included $3 million in funding ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##Scott Law, pictured here at a 2023 planned burn at Homeward Bound Pet shelter, has spent 26 years with the McMinnville Fire Department, first as a volunteer for 20 years and most recently as division chief. Law will start July 1 as the Dayton Fire chief.

Scott Law leaving Mac to become next chief of Dayton Fire District

Former McMinnville Fire District Division Chief Scott Law has been hired as the new chief of the Dayton Fire District and will begin his tenure July 1. Law spent 26 years with Mac Fire (including 20 as ...

Dayton adopts budget with lower reserves

Dayton City Council formally adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 budget Monday with approximately half its reserve goals, following updated projections and the departure of the city’s finance director. City ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Steve Wilson and Maureen OCallaghan have moved their fine dining restaurant, the Bay House, to Dayton from Salishan resort south of Lincoln City. A fraction of the restaurant’s collection of 14,000 bottles of wine are displayed in the dining area.

Popular coast restaurant moves to Dayton location

The Bay House, long a destination restaurant on the Oregon Coast, has reopened in Dayton. Owners Steve Wilson and Maureen OCallaghan expect to draw many longtime customers to its new city, in addition ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The former Dayton Natural Meats slaughterhouse on Fletcher Road was approved for a zone change to light industrial last week. It could be used for processing oat milk and pet food in the future.

Former meat shop in Dayton approved for lighter uses

The Yamhill County Planning Commission last week approved a zoning change for a former meat processor and slaughterhouse in Dayton, telling neighbors their concerns about water use is a topic outside ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Caps fly as members of the Dayton High School Class of 2025 celebrate their graduation Saturday. Graduates said they are excited about moving on, but they’ll never forget their schooling in Dayton. “Once a Pirate, always a Pirate,” they said.

A class with ‘charisma, kindness’: Dayton High School grads excited to take next step

As family members and other supporters filed into Dayton High School’s Memorial Stadium Saturday morning, a trio of soon-to-graduate seniors stood on the edge of Gubser Field, looking for familiar ...

Oldfashioned radio show on in Dayton, Sheridan

The Dayton Community Chorus and 99 West Jazz Band will perform “Duke’s Place: A 1940s’ Radio Show” at 7 p.m. on June 6 and 7. Admission is free. The Friday show will be ...

Dayton school budget group to meet Tuesday

The Dayton School District Budget Committee will meet Tuesday, May 27, to consider the spending plan for 2025-26. The public session will start at 5 p.m. online. The committee met earlier this month to ...

Dayton to shutter Palmer Creek Lodge; committee approves fee hikes

The city of Dayton’s budget committee approved on Monday around $25 in new resident fees and the temporary closure of Palmer Creek Lodge to address fiscal concerns for next year’s budget. The ...

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