Residents and city staff gathered this month for a second “vision workshop” at Swan Hall to establish priorities for downtown Willamina improvements. “We had an amazing turnout last ...
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News & Features
Along The Street: Businesses collect items for Mac High resource room
Two McMinnville businesses are leading efforts to collect items for the McMinnville High School resource room, which supplies food and personal items to students. Ticor Title is collecting donations of ...
Mayor-elect sees need for transparency and fiscal clarity, questions rec plan, service fee
McMinnville Mayor-elect Kim Morris said the same concerns that encouraged her to run for office also got her elected, as residents didn’t feel issues of crime, transparency and taxation were being ...
Majority of remaining ARPA funds to sheriff
The Yamhill Board of Commissioners agreed last week to allocate the bulk of its remaining federal Covid relief dollars to the Sheriff’s Office for improvements to radios and dog licensing software. The ...
Municipal leaders provide updates on projects
The city of Lafayette hosted Yamhill county commissioners and other municipality leaders for a dinner on Nov. 6. Each municipality provided updates on projects. Lafayette continues to work on its transportation ...
Races still close for some council seats
A few city council races remain close and some will be filled by write-ins in the wake of the Nov. 5 election, which will be formally certified on Dec. 2. Bubba King will be the next Yamhill County Commissioner ...
Transient man charged with burglary, theft spree
A transient man was charged with a slew of burglaries and thefts across McMinnville, including a Dutch Bros, manufactured homes and Lutheran Community Services, between Nov. 2-7. Aspen Eli Whiffen, 21, ...
Committee to discuss Mac property tax rate
McMinnville’s Budget Committee will convene for a work session Wednesday to discuss the remaining property tax levy from the departure of the fire department from city tax rolls. When voters approved ...
Still Playing: Array of events offered by longtime movie rental business
By diversifying its range of offerings and providing personalized customer service, The Reel Hollywood Video keeps surviving — even in an age of streaming services and a narrowing list of sources ...
Simpson Electrical expands services
Simpson Electrical, which does residential and commercial electrical work, has added a new hearth and heating services. Owner Kevin Simpson, who has been an electrical contractor for 25 years, said the ...
Dundee man pleads guilty to two counts of encouraging sexual abuse
Austin Arthur Nunn of Dundee pleaded guilty on Nov. 7 to two counts of encouraging child sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. Nunn, 27, was originally charged with 10 counts of encouraging child ...
Salem man charged with bribery during DUI arrest
Robert Bruce Jackman, 58, of Salem, is charged with DUI and bribe-giving when he allegedly offered a Yamhill County Deputy a “donation to the cop fund” if he would let him go free, or drop ...
Court Records: Nov. 18, 2024
CIVIL FILINGS Capital One vs. Sandy S. Davis, Willamina: Granted $2,235.29 judgment. OneMain Financial Group vs. Jose A. Guerrero Pena and Jazmin R. Villa Reyes: Granted $8,678.90 judgment. CKS Prime ...
Arrests & Citations: Nov. 18, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Travis Douglas Mottram, 36, Salem, Nov. 15, Polk County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $10,000 bail. Laurel Leigh Bronnenberg, 39, McMinnville, Nov. ...
Willamina dreaming of downtown improvements
Residents and city staff gathered this month for a second “vision workshop” at Swan Hall to establish priorities for downtown Willamina improvements. “We had an amazing turnout last ...
Court dismisses 2022 manslaughter case
A manslaughter case was dismissed in court on Nov. 12 as the defendant’s mental capacity has not been restored after two years. On April 28, 2022, Erika Jaklen Sanchez Arias, then 22, of Dayton, ...
Leadership from YCAP responds to complaints
Officials from the Yamhill Community Action Partnership have pushed back on criticisms registered last month by a Yamhill County Commissioner and members of the unhoused community. The officials clarified ...
Mayor strips Chenoweth’s committee assignments
Mayor Remy Drabkin excoriated City Councilor Chris Chenoweth Tuesday for questioning the hiring process of a new police chief, removing all of his committee assignments for the remainder of her term. Drabkin ...
YMCA takes over after school care
The YMCA will take over operations of McMinnville after-school care programs from Camp Fire Columbia starting Jan. 1, but will retain current staff at the three area schools. “The YMCA is excited ...
King settling into commission win
After 579 days of pounding the pavement and shaking hands with voters, Yamhill County Commission candidate David “Bubba” King is closing in on victory over incumbent Lindsay Berschauer. King ...
Mac man charged with multiple sex crimes will face all counts in one trial
Steven Oliver Ryan, 37, of McMinnville, faces 15 charges: three counts of rape, one count attempted rape, six counts sexual abuse in the first degree, one count attempted sexual abuse in the third degree ...
Sports
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 ...
Sports Memory Lane 11/01/24
10 years ago McMinnville senior forward Carlisle Topping was named Player of the Year for girls soccer in the Class 6A Greater Valley Conference. For the boys, five McMinnville players received all-GVC ...
McMinnville's rebound season nets volleyball honors
McMinnville’s turn around season has been recognized by the Pacific Conference all-league voters. The Grizzlies, who missed the playoffs last season and finished fourth in the conference ...
Eliza Nisly, Kaia Fetch share POY honors
Amity junior Eliza Nisly and Yamhill Carlton senior Kaia Fetch were named Co-Player of the Year by the 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 voters. Amity swept through the conference with an 8-0 record, ...
Mac Club Volleyball season nears its start
The McMinnville Volleyball Association will be starting up its 2024-2025 season soon. The organization stems from a lack of club volleyball since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and is seeking ...
Game in Hand: I found there but the road back home again
It feels strange to write a column announcing my departure from the News-Register just a year and four months after I arrived but, alas, here we are. After a sports writing journey that began part ...
Patton-Duniway middle school football clash at Wortman start of something bigger
The Duniway Middle School and Patton Middle School programs clashed under the bright lights at Wortman Stadium on Saturday night, Oct. 26. Duniway overcame its crosstown opponent 28-22, battling ...
Linfield quarterbacks power `Cats past UPS
When your quarterback options are as dynamic as Linfield’s Blake Eaton and Luke McNabb have been, it makes seizing victory that much easier. Such was the case on Saturday, Oct. 26 when Linfield ...
Football: McMinnville holds off resilient Century
The Grizzlies bounced back from a pair of losses with an exciting win over Century on Thursday, Oct. 24 at Hillsboro Stadium. McMinnville defeated the Jaguars 41-33 to improve to 4-4 overall and ...
