Starla Pointer/News-Register##Library volunteers Diana White, left, and Bill Lucas review paperwork as White signs up for her library card.

In Yamhill, new community library is Cleary a favorite

Children’s author Beverly Cleary and her mom would have been proud to see Yamhill residents checking out the town’s new community library during an open house preview Saturday. Cleary was ...

Yamhill library offers open house

An open house to preview the new community library will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, in the Methodist Church, 195 S. Laurel St. in Yamhill. Library organizers will be on hand to talk ...

19-win season sets new standard for YC girls basketball

The Yamhill-Carlton girls couldn’t generate enough offense to earn a trip to Coos Bay. The Tigers lost Feb. 28 on the road at Coquille in the second round of the playoffs, 48-26. But after the game, ...

News-Register file photo##Carlton Corners owner Mike Larson shares a laugh with customers in this 2024 photo. “The people who come in ... they’re like friends,” he said. Larson died Sunday at age 70.

Owner of popular Carlton Corners restaurant dies

Gregarious Mike Larson, who owned Carlton Corners and founded the Larson House restaurant in Yamhill with his daughter, Heidi, died Sunday, March 2. He was 70. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, ...

YC heads to Coquille in second round of 3A playoffs

The Yamhill-Carlton girls basketball team had hoped its league playoff win over Corbett last week would result in a home game in the state playoffs. But the cards didn’t fall their way. The Tigers ...

Special district candidates can file

Members of area fire boards and the Chehalem Park & Recreation District will be elected in the May 20 election, along with school board members Candidates have until March 20 to file with the Yamhill ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Brad Root of Wilsonville dances to “Shake it Off” with his daughter, Leighton, 13. She was 7 the first year they came to the Father-Daughter Ball. They’ve loved attending the annual event together ever since.

In a Carlton tradition, daughters dance with their dads and heroes

Midway through the annual Father-Daughter Ball in Carlton Saturday night, the female participants took a moment to formally thank their escorts. Together, they shouted, “Dad, you’re ...

School board filing deadline March 20

Candidates for local school boards have until March 20 to file for the May 20 election. For any of the seven school districts in the county, candidates must file at the Yamhill County Clerk’s Office ...

YC girls earn playoffs bid with win over Riverdale

UPDATE: The YC girls beat Corbett on the road in impressive fashion Thursday night, scoring a season high in points in a 77-55 route. The Tigers will play Banks for the league title Saturday ...

Willamina’s Brewer and Baker claim district titles; YC Tiger girls finish third

Willamina Bulldog wrestlers senior Zoe Brewer (105) and Paige Baker (190) won their weight class and claimed 4A/3A/2A/1A special district 1 championship honors on Saturday. Feb. 15 at Scappoose High School. Brewer ...

Yamhill fire board doubles chief’s spending limit

Yamhill Fire Protection District board doubled interim Chief Joe Moore’s spending capability and passed a public records request policy at the Feb. 10 meeting. The previous spending allowance for ...

Yamhill fire patron claims First Amendment violation

At the Feb. 10 regular meeting of Yamhill Fire Protection District, a patron claimed her First Amendment rights had been violated during public comment time at the Jan. 13 meeting. At the January meeting, ...

Hillsboro man charged with reckless driving on Hwy. 47

Marcos Jaimes Radilla, 30, of Hillsboro, was arrested Feb. 6 in Yamhill after allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana and passing multiple cars as a child was crossing Highway 47 at ...

Complaints filed against YFPD attorney and board president

A bar complaint has been filed against Yamhill Fire Protection District attorney Mark Wolf, and an ethics complaint has been filed against board president Jim Phillips to the Oregon Government ...

County cities seek budget committee applicants

Cities across Yamhill County are accepting applications for budget committees, which will help determine city budgets for the next fiscal year. The committees participate in workshops in early spring, ...

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