An air quality alert caused by smoke from regional wildfires and a heat advisory remain in effect into Thursday.
News & Features
No data centers on the books in Yamhill County
Data centers have been a contentious topic in Oregon, but not in Yamhill County. There are no current plans or applications for the large-scale facilities in McMinnville, Newberg or the county, according ...
Dayton holds its National Night in
As heat and unhealthy air quality levels became burdensome throughout the day on Tuesday, most of the National Night Out events across the county were canceled or rescheduled. However, in Dayton, the ...
40 years for man who shot at officers
Justice Allen Cochran, 25, of Salem was sentenced to four decades in prison for shooting at law enforcement following a high-speed chase from Amity to McMinnville on Nov. 4, 2025. On Monday, Aug. 3, Cochran ...
Tensions run high during Sheridan council meeting
The Monday night Sheridan City Council meeting ended with a heated exchange when Councilor Lucy Hebert called the mayor “a liar” and claimed the city is doing nothing about Sheridan Road. Over ...
Quirk of the Week: We break for signs
The 1971 Five Man Electrical Band song (surely you remember!) told of signs: “blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind.” On the other hand, throughout Yamhill County, many signs ...
Lawmakers propose moratorium on large data centers in Oregon
Four Oregon Democratic lawmakers and two hopefuls are calling for a three-year moratorium on new data centers in the state in response to growing public concern over energy and water demand, farmland loss, tax fairness and community benefits, and a general lack of transparency from the industry.
Dayton to present facility options at Friday Nights
Dayton City Council discussed possible future layouts of city operations with consultants Monday as it works to find a permanent home for the library and more space for staff. The city contracted with ...
Air quality in McMinnville reaches unhealthy level
An air quality alert caused by smoke from regional wildfires and a heat advisory remain in effect into Thursday.
Tight quarters: Lafayette staff seeks more work, service space at city hall
Lafayette is outgrowing its city hall, and city staff is asking for additional space. There are many issues with the current building, City Administrator Branden Dross told councilors during the June ...
Plastic recycling event Saturday in Mac
Zero Waste’s Plastic Project will host a recycling event for hard-to-recycle plastics from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the McMinnville Covenant Church, 2155 N.W. Second St., McMinnville. Community ...
Sheridan parks committee to hear skatepark proposals
The Sheridan Parks and Recreation Committee will hear three proposals for skatepark refurbishment at the 6 p.m. Aug. 6 meeting. Improving the skatepark is a priority in the city’s recently adopted ...
Heat and Smoke smothers National Night Out plans
As the smoke from regional fires settled into the Willamette Valley, many cities cancelled, rescheduled and relocated their National Night Out events scheduled for Tuesday, ...
Court Records: Aug. 5, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding, LLC vs. Darla Shaw: Renewal of $1,344.58 judgment. LVNV Funding LLC vs. David Vose: Granted $2,240.53 judgment. Capital One, N.A. vs. Xander C. Reynolds: Granted $12,373.78 ...
Gresham man faces sex abuse charges
A 22-year-old Gresham man and registered sex offender is being held in the Yamhill County Jail on $250,000 bail facing charges of sexual abuse related to a Yamhill County minor victim. A grand jury last ...
Along the Street: Alum to lead wine studies program
A Linfield University alumna will take over as director of the school’s Center for Wine Education. Toni Ketrenos, who graduated in 1995 and returned to Linfield to teach in 2020, will lead programs ...
County chambers set to be unveiled
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will settle into its new chambers Thursday with a brief agenda and ribbon cutting. A short ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. outside the new first floor commission ...
Collection day: Food Project captains help supply year-round need
Vehicles rolled into the Dayton Food Pantry parking lot, laden with food donations the drivers had been collecting from friends and neighbors for the past two months. “My 5-year-old son helped. ...
Longtime Yamhill leader Jim Phillips dies
Jim Phillips, well-known in the Yamhill area for his more than four decades with the local fire department and as co-chairman of Derby Days, died Friday, July 31, in his home. He was 70. Arrangements ...
MFD gets after-hours assist to deploy to S. Oregon wildfire
When deploying to a conflagration, every minute counts, and the McMinnville Fire District saved valuable time recently with assistance from a community partner. During last-second checks before deploying ...
Pro-data center industry group behind ad campaigns
Just days before the Oregon Legislature in March passed a one-year pause on a popular tax incentive program for data centers, a group called Oregon Connects registered as a nonprofit business in the state. Then the ads started appearing.
Sports
Athletic trainers make health of student-athletes, injury prevention main priority
With any kind of physical endeavor, risk is presented to the body and soul. High school student-athletes, specifically, grind through hours of scholastic preparation for the real world and are rewarded ...
Upon Further Review: Wonders of modern medicine
This edition of the sports section is a departure from your regularly scheduled programming. My favorite part about this job is the avenue it provides for creativity. These pages are as much a passion ...
Mac swimmers place at state meet
While it was a small contingent of McMinnville Swim Club competitors at the Oregon Swimming 13&Over State Championship last week, “It was a great meet,” said coach Murilo Martins. The ...
Sports Memory Lane: July 31, 2026
10 years ago • All things must come to an end, and for the McMinnville (12U) JBO team, the season ended just short of its goal with a third-place finish in the state tournament held at Hoskins Elementary ...
Photo Gallery: Practice Makes Perfect
High school and collegiate athletes used Amity Thursday Throws on July 16 to refine techniques. It was a pleasant afternoon where lessons were learned in bulk.
Commitment to family, athletics marks tenure of Grizzly track twins
McMinnville was not always home to twins Brian and Joshua Lewis, but by the time they graduated as Grizzlies in the spring, their names had been cemented into local history. After five years of pushing ...
Linfield discontinues womens lacrosse as result of dwindling roster
Linfield University’s women’s lacrosse program is no more as of July 16, with the college deciding to discontinue the sport following a review of participation and recruiting for the ...
Hammering Howards full of confidence heading into Junior Olympic Nationals
Five members of the Amity Track Club will show their hand in the hammer throw at the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics from July 27 through August 2 at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. For ...
Final registration for Mac youth football camps, season
McMinnville Youth Football registration is open until July 31 for the 2026 fall season running from Aug. 10 through Nov. 1. The organization announced they are getting close to opening waitlists for some ...
Upon Further Review: Divine Dedication
Two aspects of life connected at the hip are sports and religion. One of the first major professional events I covered was the NASCAR Championship Series. Aside from the heat radiating off roaring engines ...
Photo Gallery: Making waves
On July 18-19, hundreds of swimmers from the McMinnville, Hillsboro, Salem and Tualatin Hills swim clubs competed at the 2026 Wine County Block Party. The event was primarily for novice swimmers to get ...
Local athletes to compete at USATF Nationals
Amity Track Club qualified seven athletes to compete across eight events when the USATF National Junior Olympics begin on Monday, July 27, in Norfolk, California. The Warrior contingent punched their ...
Mark of a leader: Mac softball catcher takes role of captain to another level in senior campaign
When a leadership role was bestowed upon Ava Fleischman during McMinnville High School’s spring softball season, the senior handled it with grace. Fleischman was just one of three seniors, ...
Carnahan breaks through, seniors learn lessons about leadership during wood bat tournament
Through broken bats and numb palms, the Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Varsity baseball team ended its summer season with more than a few splinters to chew on. After going 5-8 in ...
Mac JBO Senior Federal team wins championship after loss of friend, teammate
Four months of impassioned play through physical adversity and tragedy ended with seven of the best games that McMinnville’s Senior Federal JBO baseball team competed in all year. The talent from ...
Photo Gallery: End of summer
From July 10-13, the Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine varsity summer baseball team played host to seven other schools from the Pacific Northwest for the Mac Premier Wood Bat Tournament. ...
YC's new football coach hopes to create successful program, players, people
When Kaleb Gilgan began coaching high school football, it was a dream of his to coach in the 3A West Valley League. The conference has gone through several iterations, with ‘Special District’ ...
Pirates' new play-caller prepared to carry on values of Dayton football
Dayton football will have a new head coach when the 2026 season begins, but the instilled traits that have made the Pirates successful are not lost on their new leader. Kiegan Schaan, the Pirates’ ...
Newberg teen qualifies for equine vaulting championship
Sarah-Anne House, a 17-year-old multifaceted gymnast and track athlete from Newberg, loves to perform pirouettes on the back of horses more than anything else. The incoming senior to Newberg High School ...
Mac's Findley claims links victory in Scotland
Mabel Findley, a soon-to-be senior and multi-sport athlete at McMinnville High School, took her golfing talents overseas June 20-28 to compete in the Scotland Junior Golf Invitational Coed Tour. The ...
