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County commissioners approve $2.5M increase to general fund
Yamhill County departments are in line for an across-the-board 3% general fund allocation increase, following the Board of Commissioners approval at its annual budget kickoff meeting last week. County ...
Heidi Bell is no longer Sheridan city manager
Sheridan City Manager Heidi Bell is no longer employed at the city of Sheridan as of Dec. 9. City attorney Tyler C. Yeoman-Millette told the News-Register Bell is no longer employed at the city, adding ...
Councilors offer thanks to departing leaders Garvin, Menke, Drabkin
Departing McMinnville City Councilors Adam Garvin and Kellie Menke and Mayor Remy Drabkin were honored by their fellow councilors for their combined decades of service with a series of proclamations and ...
Contentious debate ends in Water & Light confirmations
McMinnville City Council narrowly approved two appointments to the McMinnville Water & Light Commission Wednesday after questions of equity and fairness were raised by current and incoming council ...
Sheridan city Zoom call hit with porn images
At the Monday Sheridan city council meeting a pornographic video slinging racial slurs appeared over the Zoom call for about 35 seconds. It was an instance of hacking known as Zoombombing, or Zoom raiding: ...
County approves $11M contract for county jail medical services
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved a five-year, $11 million contract for jail medical services Thursday and approved grant funding to set up opioid treatment in the facility. The board ...
'24 Hours: 11 a.m. to noon at the courthouse
At 11 a.m. on a Tuesday, Judge Ladd Wiles is midway through a busy morning of sentencings and hearings in Courtroom 218, upstairs in the Yamhill County Courthouse. He’s one of two judges hearing ...
Driver unhurt after tree crushes car
A woman escaped injuries when a tree fell on her Subaru on Old Sheridan Road in McMinnville Tuesday. “The tree fell right across her car,” McMinnville Fire District Chief Reed Godfrey told ...
Readers have a hand in helping papers survive
Hello N-R Readers: Dudley Brier, the writer of today’s main Viewpoint article (see Page A16), is the Northwest’s and perhaps the nation’s town crier regarding the demise of newspapers ...
Holiday traditions: A Kulkul Yule
Food and faith stand out among memories of a Christian Christmas in India
Calendar of Quirk: A track record of noisy, fleeting, inspiring and humorous moments
This week’s Quirk list is less about places or objects than a celebration of moments: some recurring, one annual, others incidental or fleeting. Dec. 18 The singing of jingles and chanting of “tag ...
Offbeat Oregon: The country’s deadliest natural flash flood happened in Heppner
On June 15, 1903, a strange little article appeared in the Portland Morning Oregonian. “It is reported that a tremendous cloudburst occurred at Heppner late in the afternoon,” the article ...
Husband enters guilty plea in sex abuse case, wife to be tried in 2025
Sheridan couple Kevin Edward Kemp and Shannon Danielle Kemp were charged with 21 counts, including a mix of felony and Measure 11 charges for their alleged sexual abuse of a 16-year-old. The victim, who ...
Bail reduced in rape case to $100,000
Haidyn James Adrian, 23, of McMinnville, is charged with two counts of rape in the second degree, one count of rape in the first degree and one count of harassment. At a Dec. 12 pre-trial release hearing, ...
Harleys help haul toys to the hospital
Two dozen Harleys roared onto the Willamette Valley Medical Center campus Thursday to deliver 150 new toys. The donated toys will be given to new moms in the birthing center this month and to young people ...
Court Records: Dec. 18, 2024
CIVIL FILINGS First Technology Federal Credit Union vs. Victor M. Sanchez: Seeks $39,584.59 allegedly owed. North Coast Electric Company vs. Michelle M. Ziegler, McMinnville: Seeks $7,956.64 allegedly ...
Arrests & Citations: Dec. 20, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Daniel Paul Hernandez, 44, Portland, Dec. 16, probation sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Brittlese Amour Skillestad, 20, Portland, Dec. ...
Alleged car thief, prowler indicted on charges
A Forest Grove man accused of breaking into multiple cars in Carlton, and leaving a stolen car there, was indicted Wednesday on two Class C felony counts, unauthorized use of a vehicle and first-degree ...
Mac woman’s tour program emphasizes mystical sites, Celtic history
Kathleen McKern Verigin grew up hearing about her Irish heritage. “Lots of leprechauns” were mentioned regularly by her mother, Mary Kathleen, she said. After her mother died, Verigin said ...
Along the Street: Bad Dog, Summon Coffee open in Southwest Mac
Bad Dog Bakery and Summon Coffee have opened at 1903 S.W. Baker St./Highway 99, McMinnville. It’s the first brick-and-mortar location for Bad Dog, which previously operated a popular bakery cart ...
Sports
Grizzly girls aim for third straight league title, deeper playoff run
The McMinnville girls basketball team is looking to build upon the program’s recent success. But the new look Grizzlies will be tested early. “This is probably the toughest out-of-league schedule ...
Mac boys start season with win over Roseburg
The McMinnville boys basketball team kicked off the Tucker Coil era with a 63-48 home victory Wednesday night. In his first game as the Mac varsity head coach, Coil was pleased with his team’s competitiveness ...
Wildcats host familiar foe in round two playoff game Saturday
Linfield meets an “old friend” Saturday at Maxwell Field, in University of Mary Hardin Baylor, in the third round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. While the Wildcats and ...
3A PacWest girls basketball preview: Amity hungry to return to championship
The Amity Warriors nearly won it all last year and faced Corbett in the 3A State Championship finals. The young team, comprised mostly of sophomores, fell 77-51 and finished with a 24-4, 11-1 record. “Corbett ...
Building a new identity: First-year head coach Tucker Coil has Grizzlies focused on defense
First year Mac boys basketball coach Tucker Coil is clear about what identity he wants his players to take on. “Our number one goal and our number one philosophy is defense,” Coil ...
Mac’s Howard named 6A Oregon Coach of the Year
McMinnville’s Adam Howard has been named the Oregon 6A Boys Soccer Coach of the Year. “Talented players can make a coach look good,” Howard said subtly in response to the announcement. But ...
3A Boys basketball 2023-25 Season Preview: Dayton aims to build on last season
A young Willamina team joining the PacWest Conference fray and the return of playoff-seasoned Dayton athletes are key watchpoints heading into the boys’ 2024-25 basketball season. Amity and ...
Ecstasy, agony and reflection
While it may take time for the 2024 McMinnville boys soccer team to cope with what could have been, they will forever be able to reflect on what was: one of the most successful seasons in program history. Following ...
Heartbreaker: Mac falls to Jesuit in state title game
There are tough losses in sports. And then there is McMinnville boys soccer team’s 3-2 heartbreaker in the OSAA 6A state championship game on Saturday. The Grizzlies (15-3-1) led the Jesuit Crusaders ...
Linfield toys with Whitworth on way to 35-7 victory and conference title
Difference makers step up, make plays and — well — make a difference. In Saturday’s 34-7 victory over Whitworth, the whole team, in all three phases of the game made a difference, ...
Mac boys on to state finals
The McMinnville Grizzlies boys soccer team gutted out a 2-1 victory over Grant Tuesday night in front of a raucous home crowd to earn a trip to the OSAA 6A State Championship game. The No. 4 ranked Grizzlies ...
Dayton boys’ season ends with 1-0 heartbreaker
A full hour of vigorous soccer action ended in disappointment for the Dayton High School boys’ soccer team as they lost 1-0 to rival Blanchet Catholic on a goal near the end of second overtime. At ...
Wildcats win 24th straight over long-time rival PLU, looking ahead to Whitworth for conference finale
Linfield University won the 24th consecutive contest against Pacific Lutheran Saturday at Maxwell Field, its defense squeezing the life out of Lutes’ offense like a wringer polishing off a wet rag. The ...
Two to go: Mac boys beat Franklin 2-1; host Grant Tuesday in semifinal match
Magic happened 14 minutes into Saturday’s soccer quarterfinals match when Edwin Cuevas-George put McMinnville on the board. On a Grizzly advance while fending off two defenders, the sophomore midfielder ...
Mac football season ends with playoff loss at Sandy
The McMinnville football season came to an end Friday with a 39-14 loss at Sandy in the first-round playoff matchup. The Grizzlies finished an injury-riddled season 4-6. “It’s frustrating ...
Four Mac cross country runners improve state course times
Mac girls cross country qualified as a team and four seniors earned new personal records for the course at the 6A State championship race on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Lane Community College. Senior runners ...
Pirate football comes up short against No. 1 seed Siuslaw; Y-C ousted by Cascade Christian
The Dayton Pirates (6-4) were neck-and-neck against the No. 1 seed Siuslaw Vikings (9-0) answering touchdown with touchdown, until the fourth quarter when the Viking played down the clock on Friday, Nov. ...
Amity volleyball sweeps Rainier in first round
Amity volleyball’s theme for the 2024 season has been coming together as a team and playing with one mind. What was visible on Wednesday, Oct. 30, was the team’s coalescing towards ...
Dayton introduces new coaches
On Monday, Oct. 28, Dayton welcomed its three newest coaches to the community. Athletic director Frank Baumholtz introduced new girls track and field coach Nancy Moody, new boys track and field ...
Yamhill Carlton sends two harriers to state
Yamhill Carlton will once again be represented at the 3A state championships. At the 3A Special District 2 championship meet at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon on Wednesday, Oct. 30, senior Louigi ...
