Community members and visitors — many of them former residents who returned just for Yamhill Derby Days — packed Beulah Park Saturday, July 18, to play bingo, browse booths, watch traditional ...
News & Features
Lafayette planners limit council plans for flagpole at Veterans Park
The Lafayette Planning Commission ruled that size does matter when it reduced a proposed flagpole at Veterans Park to 50 feet. Inspired by patriotism and a bigger-is-better attitude, the Lafayette ...
Mac housing committee explores land trusts
McMinnville’s Affordable Housing Committee on Wednesday discussed how the city can use community land trusts (CLT) to provide more affordable housing, agreeing to invite a nonprofit that operates ...
Quirk of the Week: Nuts about Anthony
Third Street seems to be nuts about Anthony the squirrel. Squirrels may have their detractors, but you’ll find few on Third Street, at least when it comes to Anthony. Anthony, a lively Western ...
Derby Days brings out Yamhill’s community spirit as residents gather for races and more
Community members and visitors — many of them former residents who returned just for Yamhill Derby Days — packed Beulah Park Saturday, July 18, to play bingo, browse booths, watch traditional ...
Landscape panel considers how to handle trees hit by bronze birch borer
A citizen complaint about trees killed by the bronze birch borer beetle led to a discussion by the McMinnville Landscape Review Committee last week on the city’s role in dead tree removal and keeping ...
Commissioners on break during move
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners is taking a one-week summer break from holding a formal meeting as construction crews put the final touches on its new chambers. The board is in the middle of ...
Amity man sentenced to 28 months for child luring
A Lincoln County jury found Richard Brotherton, 63, of Amity, guilty of luring a minor on July 1. On Monday, July 20, he was sentenced to 28 months with the Oregon Department of Corrections. On March ...
Despite concerns, planners approve downtown development and rezone NE land to R-4
Members of the McMinnville Planning Commission sympathized with opposition arguments regarding two land use approvals but had the same message for both: Nothing we can do about it. The commission unanimously ...
New Third Street shop features work by emerging artists
Yūgen Art Dig, a new type of art shop in McMinnville, opened last week in time for the McMinnville Art Festival. Yūgen is based on a Japanese style of art shop in which customers browse through a selection ...
Newberg old fashioned festival this weekend
Newberg will celebrate its annual Old Fashioned Festival Thursday, July 23, through Sunday, July 26, in Memorial Park and other venues throughout the city. With the theme “Then and Now,” the ...
St. James to mark 150 years
St. James Catholic Church will mark its 150th anniversary with a party on Saturday, July 25. The parish was formed in 1876, the same year that McMinnville became a city. For many years, it was based in ...
Court Records: July 22, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Karen Roberts vs. Lindsay N. Easter and William Charles Easter: Granted $36,495.00 judgment. Ford Motor Credit Company LLC vs. Marissa K. Sauceda and Raul T. Soto: Granted $21,211.78 judgment. Ford ...
Sheridan makes settlement offer to buy property
The Sheridan City Council unanimously approved a settlement offer to purchase the Blackwell property located just below the water treatment plant. In December 2025, a landslide at the Sheridan Water Treatment ...
Along the Street: Open-air vintage market features 100-plus vendors
Downtown McMinnville will be filled with vintage items of all varieties Saturday, July 25, during the first Vintage in the Valley festival. More than 100 dealers, both local and from places as far away ...
Sheridan to buy Blackwell property to settle lawsuit
The city of Sheridan plans to purchase property owned by Brad and Madonna Blackwell to settle current litigation and potential future liability issues related to flood damage. City councilors are scheduled ...
Federal judge to decide future of Oregon's new recycling law
A federal judge will determine by the end of August the future of Oregon’s nascent statewide recycling modernization law, meant to require product manufacturers and distributors to cover some of the packaging disposal costs Oregonians currently pay via municipal and specialty waste fees.
Specialty hot dogs on the menu at El Jefe’s
A new set of dogs is on the menu at El Jefe’s Dogs, a food stand now open in the Lowe’s parking lot, 1250 S.W. Booth Bend Road, McMinnville. Amador Hernandez and his wife, Nikole Lefkowitz, ...
Acuff gets 48 months for weapons charges
Jess Bradley Acuff, 53, of Sheridan was sentenced last week to 48 months with the Department of Corrections related to an arsenal of illegal weapons recovered at Acuff Storage. On April 13, 2025, Yamhill ...
Lucky Duck features Hayward team
Revel Meat Company’s Jimmy Serlin cooked up the name “Lucky Duck” for the new shop he, his wife, Hayward chef Kari Shaughnessy, and Hayward hospitality director Jules Bandy just opened ...
What in the Yamhill: The ABCs of McMinnville
To the observant eye or longtime local, the fact that McMinnville’s main north-to-south running streets in the city’s oldest section are in alphabetical order may not come as a shock. The ...
Sports
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 ...
Upon Further Review: Stepping through sneaker heaven
For my first job, I sat at the front desk of a gym in my oasis of a hometown. There, I spent my hours counting seconds as they passed, signing up new members and using Under Armour Icon services to make ...
Wes Gabrielsen helping to grow pickleball as a game for all ages
Listen closely while strolling along Park Drive in McMinnville, you might hear light pops and passionate grunts. Not to worry, it is just locals on the pickleball courts playing friendly games and working ...
Bears boys basketball inspiring leadership during summer play
McMinnville’s boys’ basketball team was hard at work over recent weeks. Between summer leagues, youth camps and an alumni game, Grizzly players soaked up as much as they could handle. Their ...
Mac's Duryee ready for next steps after varsity reps
Nerves rattled Jonah Duryee when he stepped onto the baseball diamond for his first varsity contest of 2026. The incoming sophomore received the call-up from JV on May 1 for a road bout versus Forest ...
Side-by-side short course racing makes Willamina Mud Drag debut
More than 70 vehicles competed in the Willamina Mud Drags on Saturday, June 27, as the city of Willamina raised funds for its Fourth of July celebration. Through spurts of heavy rain and sunshine, competitors ...
Top county softball teams recognized with all-state honors
The battle for the 3A softball crown ended in the semifinals for both of No. 4-ranked Yamhill Carlton and No. 3 Dayton, but each was awarded its fair share of All-State recognition. YC had five players ...
Lafayette Fourth of July feature special guests from POW Pro Wrestling
The Lafayette Fourth of July celebration is one of the oldest in the state and this year will feature special guests at the third annual hot dog eating contest. POW Pro Wrestling out of Eugene will have ...
Amity, Mac locals make their case at USATF Oregon Junior Olympics
The first rounds of the USATF Oregon Association Junior Olympics unfolded seamlessly from June 25-28, with a large contingent of Yamhill County athletes competing at Mt. Hood Community College. Along ...
Mac, YC seniors represent squads on all-state teams
All-State recognition graced just one player from McMinnville in 2026, senior designated hitter Cameron Hyder. The Lower Columbia College commit led the Grizzlies in batting average (.432), OBP (.544), ...
Amity boys basketball going back to basics during summer league
Based on record alone, the Amity boys’ basketball team of 2025-26 was the best the program had seen since 2019-20. The varsity Warriors went 16-10 overall and 12-4 in PacWest Conference play. Amity’s ...
