After receiving numerous emails and in-person comments praising interim Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua, McMinnville School Board voted unanimously Monday night to offer her the superintendent position on a permanent basis.
News & Features
Gas station denial upheld by Carlton City Council
Carlton city councilors Tuesday night were not swayed by arguments that a proposed gas station and convenience store on East Main Street met the standards of city code criteria and voted 6-1 to uphold ...
Concerts to benefit Toy Drive, YCAP
Local artists are hosting concerts to benefit the McMinnville Fire District Toy Drive and Yamhill County Action Partnership. McMinnville rap artist Ryan “Rizzle” Adams and other area rappers ...
Public Works 'keeping an eye' on water levels
Recent rain isn’t expected to cause the South Yamhill River to reach flood stage, but it will be close, according to Public Works Director Geoff Hunsaker. “If you haven’t noticed, ...
Schooled by Mississippi: The Southern state’s reading turnaround, built on ‘the science of reading,’ holds lessons for Oregon
Earlier this year, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released its annual report card, including reading scores for fourth graders across the country.
City moves forward with transportation plan update
McMinnville planning staff reviewed its long-term project list during a work session with city council Tuesday and received approval to proceed with updates to the city’s Transportation System Plan ...
Lafayette Council continues Fire Services discussions
The Lafayette City Council is set to continue its discussion of possible options for the fire services at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11. The meeting starts later than usual this week. In November, the ...
Quirk of the Week: At Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Quirk is sometimes ‘not for sale’
ReStore is a reliable place. And a zone of surprises. McMinnville Habitat for Humanity’s thrift store (hardware, scrap wood, home and garden goods, décor, tools, furniture, CDs — ...
School board will offer permanent superintendent position to Ferrua
After receiving numerous emails and in-person comments praising interim Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua, McMinnville School Board voted unanimously Monday night to offer her the superintendent position on a permanent basis.
Shave and protect: Mac police officers get mutton chops for Juliette’s House
The McMinnville Police Department’s core values — honesty, excellence, service, integrity and dedication — were on display Friday, Dec. 5, when several officers had their faces shaved ...
Salem couple to face trial together on drug charges
A couple charged with drug possession and scuffling with sheriff’s deputies will be tried together. Tyler Joseph Davis, 28, and Ashlie Nicole Russell, 32, of Salem will stand trial on drug charges ...
Planners vote to remove trail from TSP
Following four and a half hours of testimony from supporters and opponents of the Yamhelas Westsider trail, the Yamhill County Planning Commission took less than 10 minutes to deliberate Thursday before ...
ODOT to take lead in work on Third St.
The start date for the penultimate phase of the Third Street improvement project remains unclear as the city of McMinnville continues negotiations with a state agency on the work. Phase E of the planned ...
Carlton receives $1 million for sewer fix
A federal grant for $1 million, coupled with an earlier $500,000 grant, will allow Carlton to complete a sewer line replacement project on East Main Street. The city will contribute about $375,000, but ...
Along the Street: Changes coming to MacFresco
Still outside, but with different format, MacFresco, which started in 2020 as Dine Out(side) to help restaurants serve patrons during the Covid pandemic, will return in 2026 with some changes. There will ...
Mac city council meets for first time in a month
McMinnville City Council will discuss long-term work for the planning department, implement previously discussed changes to city boards and likely address immigration enforcement when it meets Tuesday ...
Commissioners to hold two land use hearings
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will hold two public hearings Thursday with similar themes: neighbors upset over pending changes. The board will hear an appeal on a Chehalem Christian Fellowship ...
Willamina graduate hospitalized following crash in S. California
Ripley Anderson, 21, a 2022 Willamina High graduate and valedictorian, is in the ICU of a California hospital following a “horrific car crash in Anaheim,” according to family. Anderson is ...
Gem again serving New Orleans fare
Anne Rice would feel right at home in the newly reopened Gem Creole Saloon, with its deep purple walls, chandeliers, candles and dozens of round, square and rectangular mirrors. The late “Interview ...
A festive feeling in Yamhill; Christmas season in full swing
Carlton will hold its annual Santa Patrol event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, in the civic center. Carlton police officers and city staff will be in attendance. Families can take photos and ...
PAC starts process for ballot petition to retain trail land
The same day as the planning commission hearing, the Yamhelas Westsider Trail political action committee filed a prospective initiative petition with the Yamhill County Clerk’s office to allow voters ...
Sports
Double dose of drama: Tigers victorious in two overtime tug-of-war with Bulldogs
Attention and intensity never wavered inside the Tiger Dome on Friday. No lead was safe, and if the human body was capable of staving off exhaustion, the Yamhill Carlton (1-0) and Willamina (0-2) varsity ...
Wrestling: Mac, Dayton boys grapplers see top 10 finishes to start season
The season for grapplers is upon Yamhill County, with many wrestlers taking some of their first turns on the mat at the Perry Burlison Invitational at Cascade High School on Saturday, Dec. 6. McMinnville ...
3A Boys Basketball: Amity finds identity in first Warrior Classic
Amity’s varsity boys basketball team fell to 0-2 to start the season but finished their home tournament with plenty to be excited about following a tightly contested 61-58 loss to last season’s ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Warriors defend title with clean sweep at home tournament; Bulldogs, Pirates, Tigers begin season with victories
There was nothing to prove for Amity’s varsity girls basketball team (2-0) when they took the floor on Friday and Saturday; nonetheless, two victories to start the first season inside their new gymnasium ...
Mac Basketball: Season's beginnings bring lessons learned
The McMinnville boys varsity squad (1-1) played to two different tones in the first week of play. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Grizzlies won their opener on the road at Roseburg (0-2) 56-48. A difficult ...
New Mac swim coaches Martins, Armour aim to uphold winning traditions
After 27 years, the McMinnville High School swim team will have different leadership, as Jason Hafner passes the reins of the team’s scholastic aquatic athletes to tenured assistants Dakota Armour ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball Preview: Amity named preseason 3A No. 1 in OSAA coaches poll
The 3A/2A girls basketball landscape has shifted, but Amity still reigns above all, following an undefeated season last winter and a State Championship as the cherry on top. Many will seek to dethrone ...
Mac Girls Basketball Preview: Grizzlies excited for new-look offense with Riddle, Summers controlling team’s paint
Since the 2017-18 season, the McMinnville girls varsity basketball team has had a winning record in all but one (2021-22), but even then, they found a way to make the playoffs after going 7-5 in league ...
Upon Further Review: The reporter's Linfield experience
It’s been a minute since I last put thoughts to a column, but my best thinking comes when I’ve had time to ruminate on the ideas that stick to my cranium like gum on the bottom of sneakers. Most ...
3A/2A Boys Basketball: Future is now for rejuvenated rosters following exodus of senior talent
The 3A PacWest conference will look different for the 2025-26 boys basketball season. Local program Sheridan has moved down to the 2A Tri-River Conference, while Salem Academy (last season’s Tri-River ...
Willamina basketball 'trusting the process' with new girls head coach Halle Wright
Willamina’s girls varsity basketball team will have a new look this season as a former 4A standout from Cascade High School takes over as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Halle Wright, a four-time ...
Hoping for Moore than average: Longtime girls basketball coach wants to rekindle success for Dayton
Nearly two decades after leading the Amity Warriors’ girls basketball team to a record of 82-23 over four years, longtime head coach Bruce Moore is back in the driver’s seat, but this time ...
Grizzlies look to rebuild defensive identity with largest senior class in decade
The McMinnville boys varsity basketball team’s biggest senior contingent since 2015 is expected to provide much-needed experience to the court for the upcoming season. Under second-year Head Coach ...
NWC All-Conference teams named for soccer
Linfield’s men’s and women’s soccer teams combined for eight all-conference awards as the women ended the season third in the Northwest Conference standings and the men placed eighth. The ...
Linfield takes most NWC football All-Conference first-team honors
Linfield’s football team extended it’s NCAA all-division leading record of winning seasons to 69 in 2025 while going 7-2 overall and 6-1 in Northwest Conference play. The team’s NWC run, ...
Wildcat Roundup: Swimming wraps fall with 11 career-bests; men’s wrestling makes history; women’s basketball the bigger team in Texas
Linfield men’s and women’s swimming wrapped up the Fall season on Sunday, Nov. 23, competing in the La Verne Winter Invitational at East Los Angeles College. The three-day event saw 11 Wildcats ...
Grizzlies compete at 2025 NXR Regional Championships
Boys and girls from McMinnville High School’s cross country program made the trek to Spokane last weekend to compete at the Nike Cross Country Northwest Regional Championships held at the Spokane ...
Jose "El Toro" Garcia improves to 5-0 with a unanimous decision in Salem
McMinnville native and super middleweight boxer Jose “El Toro” Garcia dueled Luis Iniguez in a five-round bout on Saturday, Nov. 1. Garcia entered with an unblemished record to start his young ...
Going above and beyond: Randy and Autumn Hayes awarded USATF Coach of the Year honors for excellence in Amity
Standing among one of his greatest achievements, Randy Hayes delightfully showed off an upgraded hammer ring at Amity High School as the sun set on an abbreviated autumn evening. The grounds that house ...
Mac Soccer: Grizzlies combine for 19 All-League honors, Adam Howard and Isai Cuevas-George repeat with respective Coach and Player of the Year honors
Wortman Stadium was raucous this season for Grizzly soccer. Both of McMinnville’s varsity squads made the playoffs and impressed on the pitch, catching the attention of opposing players and coaches ...
