Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Gabby Chupp is met at home plate by her teammates after smashing a sixth-inning home run to take a 5-4 lead in Dayton’s win over Yamhill-Carlton on Wednesday. The previous batter, Charly Upmeyer, tied the game with a homer of her own.

Pirates topple Tigers in nail-biter

Twenty miles separate the high schools of Dayton and Yamhill-Carlton and on Wednesday one run separated the Dayton varsity softball team (15-2) from Yamhill-Carlton (10-7) as the schools battled for the ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##At the Yamhill County Master Gardeners plant sale last year, Heather Flowers of Lafayette looks for inspiration for her new kitchen garden, with help from her father, Robert, of McMinnville. This year’s sale will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds.

Gardening, plant events planned around county

With plenty of sunshine warming Yamhill County, between less-frequent rain showers, numerous gardening organizations are planning garden events and plant sales. The Native Plant Society, for instance, ...

Palacios challenges incumbent Albright for Dayton School Board

Marty Palacios and incumbent Kraig Albright are vying for Position 1 on the Dayton School Board in the May 20 election. Also running are Roger Webb and incumbent Terri Paysinger for the Position 7 seat, ...

Paysinger, Webb seek Dayton School Board seat

Roger Webb is challenging incumbent Theresa “Terri” Paysinger for the Position 7 seat on the Dayton School Board in the May 20 election. Also running are incumbent Kraig Albright and Marty ...

Entrepreneur, wine enthusiast Bill Stoller dies

Dayton native William “Bill” Stoller, founder of Stoller Family Estate winery and co-founder of Express Employment International, died in his sleep Wednesday, April 23. He was 74. “Bill ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register## Mayor Annette Frank cuts the ribbon Tuesday to mark the official opening of Dayton’s new footbridge. The bridge carries both pedestrians and utility lines across the Yamhill River.

Dayton celebrates completion of footbridge spanning over Yamhill River

Mayor Annette Frank and other Dayton community members celebrated Tuesday at the grand opening of the footbridge that crosses the Yamhill River at the north end of town. The bridge closed to foot traffic ...

Campos pleads guilty to wire fraud charges

Cheryl Campos, 61, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Portland for stealing more than $1.7 million from the Department of Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars. Campos ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register ##Pastor Steve Hopper stands beneath stained-glass windows inside the Pioneer Evangelical Church sanctuary on Tuesday, reflecting on the history of both the windows and his tenure at the Dayton church. He is retiring after Sunday. Installed in the 1870s, the windows were funded by local donors, including a central pane honoring town founder Joel Palmer. “It’s the highlight window,” Hopper said. “It’s one piece, and it says ‘God is love’ — that kind of summarizes everything.” The flanking windows display the Greek symbols Alpha and Omega, symbolizing God as the beginning and the end.

Stopping By: A final sermon

Longtime Dayton pastor and fire chaplain’s Easter service will be his last

Dayton councilor requests open lines when water leaks

A water pipe leak in Dayton resulted in over 50% loss of city water in January. Although it’s been fixed, city councilor Jim Maguire said better communication is needed from city staff if a similar ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Autumn Greenwood, a volunteer at the Willamina Civic Club Food Bank, sets out baked goods during last week’s food distribution. Kandy Allman, left, calculates how many bags of groceries each patron can receive based on family size.

Filling the gap: Local food pantries hope to increase local donations amid federal cuts

Volunteers at local food pantries have seen an increase in new clientele recently, as they try to determine how to offset cuts in federal funding dedicated to food insecurity. “We are seeing more ...

Dayton council to meet

Dayton City Council will meet at 6;30 p.m. Monday in the City Hall Annex, 408 Ferry St., to discuss water usage and leak detection. The council members also will hear donation requests from the volunteer ...

Schools, fire board candidates file for May 20 election

Several contested races are shaping up in the May 20 election for school and fire board positions around Yamhill County. Voters also will decide on two bond measures, one for $6 million for Sheridan School ...

Submitted photo##Dayton High School culinary students, from left, Ivan Duarte, Grace Goularte and Sydney Hall work intensely on perfecting their meal at the state ProStart competition held Monday in Salem. Lead judge Chef Henson is in the background. Dayton’s team placed third in the state in their first-ever competition.

Dayton culinary team third in state

Dayton’s first-ever ProStart culinary team took third place, competing against more seasoned schools, Monday in the statewide cooking competition. Ivan Duarte, Sydney Hall, Grace Goularte ...

Dayton asks Lafayette for access to water transition line

The Lafayette City Council listened at its March 13 meeting as Dayton officials pitched a plan for increased water cooperation. Dayton has asked for temporary connection of Lafayette’s Ash Road transition ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Ivan Duarte, Sydney Hall, Grace Goularte and Erick Chinchilla hurry to put the finishing touches on their plates during a practice for the ProStart competition. The 11th-graders will represent Dayton High School Monday.

'Yes, Chef!': Dayton students prep for first culinary competition

Dayton High School will enter the statewide ProStart cooking competition Monday for the first time ever. “Yes, Chef!” students told teacher Krista Carpino when she told them DHS would take ...

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