Staff at Miller Woods Conservation Area have been growing native plant species for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 12 years, and proceeds largely fund park operations. Federal plant requests have dwindled ...
News & Features
County transit manager retiring, future funding cloudy
Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia Thompson is retiring this week after spending more than a decade growing and modernizing the county’s bus system. In her final update to the Yamhill County ...
Local agencies support child abuse prevention
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and local nonprofits are making an extra effort to raise awareness. “Child abuse prevention starts with informed, connected communities, and every person has ...
McMinnville felon indicted on vehicle theft, drug charges
Charges of vehicle theft, drug possession and eluding police are the latest additions to a lengthy criminal record for Wyatt Jacob Duck, 30, of McMinnville. Duck was arraigned on indictments Monday afternoon ...
Sheriff’s office seeks to lease patrol cars
Patrol car costs have more than doubled since 2019, and the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is turning to leased vehicles to save funds. Sheriff Sam Elliott is asking the Board of Commissioners ...
Longtime educator Mark Hyder dies
Longtime educator and administrator Mark Hyder died of cancer Tuesday, March 24. He was 75. Arrangements are under the direction of Macy & Son. A public rosary and funeral Mass will be held at 10 ...
Natural resources protections go to public hearing this week
Years of work identifying and discussing the protection of natural resources in McMinnville will culminate in a planning commission public hearing Thursday to adopt new standards. The city began natural ...
Loft will help museum preserve artifacts
A new second story in its main building will help the Yamhill County History Museum better care for its collection of household items, clothing and other artifacts. In addition, “this will help ...
Along the Street: New Goodwill store will include retail, job training
Major earth moving is in process at the site of the new McMinnville Goodwill location, Highway 99W and Doran Drive at the north edge of town. Workers also removed some trees to clear space for the development, ...
Photo Gallery: Blocks of resistance
No Kings rally draws spirited crowd with themed stretches along Adams and Baker
Proposed McDonald's in Dundee raises community concern
Dundee residents within 100 feet of a property on 225 S.E. Highway 99W recently received a Notice of Land Use Application detailing a request from Gerald Koh of McDonald’s, LLC, to build a quick-serve restaurant with a drive-through on the 1.07-acre plot.
Photos: Wall of remembrance
The Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Award-winning author to speak
Author Omar El Akkad, who won the 2025 National Book Award for “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” will speak Wednesday, April 8, at Linfield University. The free program ...
Dems request more time for public comment on new O&C logging plans
Oregon’s congressional Democrats are asking federal officials to give the public more time to learn about and comment on new plans that would open up millions of acres of federal forests in Oregon to logging activity not seen since the 1960s.
Neighbors say subdivision will add to traffic, parking woes
A decision on a subdivision plan for Southwest Cypress Lane was delayed at the request of neighbors, who cited issues with parking and traffic on the plan that would extend nearby Emily Drive. Applicant ...
Stopping by: Business plans
Mac High senior Elsie Best stays active in community while working toward her future
Anti-law enforcement graffiti found at two Yamhill County parks
Graffiti reading “Keep moving off Yamho cop I’ll kill your wife’s” and “shoot cops with sniper rifle” were discovered at two county-owned parks the weekend of March ...
Easter egg hunts planned this weekend
The Easter bunny and its local helpers — members of service clubs, firefighters, churches, FFA members and others — will be busy Saturday, April 4.
Mac council makes Garvin permanent city manager
McMinnville City Council ironed out the final details of a full-time contract for City Manager Adam Garvin Tuesday. Garvin will make $198,120 annually as the city’s chief executive, where he has ...
County set to resume dog control program
Yamhill County will restore its dog control program later this year as it attempts to rebuild licensing revenues enough to fund ongoing operations. The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners agreed in ...
Feds leave Miller Woods in the lurch by dropping native plant orders
Staff at Miller Woods Conservation Area have been growing native plant species for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 12 years, and proceeds largely fund park operations. Federal plant requests have dwindled ...
Sports
Mac Softball: North Medford woes a lesson in ferocity for young Grizzlies
March 23 McMinnville 6 Grants Pass 7 For the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (3-3), the North Medford Spring Break Tournament was a mixed bag of results as they went 1-3 overall and saw both good and bad, according ...
Mac Baseball: Bears taking positives from blistering hot trip to Arizona
March 23 McMinnville 9 Bear Creek (CO) 1 Two four-run innings and a masterful all-around performance from senior Tyler Brummitt led the Grizzlies last Monday as they toppled Colorado 5A Bear Creek ...
3A Baseball: Tigers find momentum with first two victories
March 24 Dayton 4 Kennedy 15 While a slew of the No. 15-ranked Pirates (3-2) games were canceled due to weather last week, they were able to get in seven innings versus 2A/1A No. 4 Kennedy (6-0) at ...
3A Softball: Pirates, Tigers find success at spring break tournaments
March 23 Amity 5 Marshfield 9 The No. 36-ranked Warriors (1-5) began a spring break trip to the North Medford Tournament with a matchup against 4A No. 13 Marshfield. The Pirates proved tough, out-hitting ...
Linfield Baseball: ’Cats take three of four from Texas travelers
One week after a trio of unfavorable, yet commendable losses to the No. 1 team in all of Division III, Denison University, Linfield’s Wildcats (15-8, 7-2) returned to Roy Helser Field with something ...
The boys are back: Tigers look to be county leaders serving up new season of boys volleyball
This spring marks the first season for boys volleyball as a sanctioned high school activity in Oregon, and Yamhill Carlton’s Tigers are back in action for a second year. “We have a lot of ...
Local high school, collegiate rugby stars show stripes at national tournament
The Valley Panthers girls rugby club played their first full-length 15s match against the Beaverton Barbarians at Western Oregon University on Saturday, March 7. The two high school squads battled it ...
Grizzly golfers open season with team victory, boys show promise in stacked field
It took 27 years, but when the McMinnville varsity girls' golf team arrived at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort in Creswell for the state championships, it was well deserved. The Grizzlies won their fourth ...
Willamina's Brewer named college All-American
Zoe Brewer, a Willamina high alumna, has claimed Collegiate All-American status taking third at 103-pounds for Southwestern Oregon Community College at the NJCAA National Championships at Council ...
Amity senior hosting youth mock track meet and fundraiser
A track and field clinic and mock meet for kids from first to eighth grade is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, at the Amity High School track. Amity High School senior Jaxson Howard is organizing the event ...
Middle school state placers Tanner Rauch, Tucker Wilson create hope for future
The growth of wrestling in Yamhill County is undeniable. Some schools, like Willamina and Newberg, have continued to dominate at the high school level, while many in McMinnville discover passions for the ...
County athletes refine techniques at annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open
McMinnville’s Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open marked the beginning of the high school track and field in 2026. Among 15 competing schools from Class 1A through 6A, five Yamhill County squads ...
Upon Further Review: A different breed of athlete
Behind the facade of stoicism put on by those engaged in the most extreme of high school combat sports, layers of identity wrap like a blanket around the bodies who fearlessly crash into oncoming traffic. Some ...
Gallery: Hundreds of track and field athletes descend on Wortman Stadium for annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open
Yamhill County’s Amity, Delphian, McMinnville, Willamina and Yamhill Carlton all sent participants to the Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open at Wortman Stadium on Thursday, March 19. As the first meet of ...
3A Softball: Dayton's Upmeyer a tough nut to crack in shutdown performances
The No. 2-ranked Dayton Pirates are not afraid of a tough test, and in their first week of games, the squad went to battle with a trio of juggernauts across the Class 3A and 4A landscape. Their week ended ...
3A Baseball: Warriors topple Bulldogs in early non-league action; Pirates perfect through three games
March 20 Yamhill Carlton 5 La Pine 7 Consistent offense from La Pine was the Tigers’ Achilles’ heel on Friday in what was the first of two games played at Vince Genna Stadium, the home of ...
Mac Softball: Carton homers, Glynn dazzles in shutout of Roseburg
In 2025, McMinnville’s varsity softball put a hurt on eventual No. 7 Roseburg, beating them 10-4 in a non-league contest at the Baker Street Fields. On Saturday, this time on Roseburg’s home ...
Mac Baseball: Bears battle heat, split first two of Arizona invitational
March 20 McMinnville 9 West Point 7 The Grizzlies (2-1) found themselves in the desert for the first of four games in the greater area of Phoenix, Arizona, over the weekend for the Coach Bob National ...
Linfield Baseball: ’Cats outmatched by No. 1 Denison in three-game set
Denison University of Granville, Ohio, had trouble finding teams that wanted to play them over their spring break. As a result, they wound up in Yamhill County, where George Fox University and Linfield ...
Mac Baseball: Brummitt blanks Lancers through four, Woodward proves wise beyond his years in 12-2 victory
For the second straight year, McMinnville’s varsity baseball team has opened its season in dominating fashion. In 2025, the Grizzlies downed 6A Mt. Hood Conference Reynolds 19-2 on the road, and ...
