Bars are gold for McMinnville company

EMPWR, which manufactures protein bars to order for other companies, has grown exponentially since it began operating in McMinnville four years ago. Its local staff has grown to 550, making it one of ...

Commentary

School’s nearly out, summer solstice nears, it’s professional baseball/basketball overlap time ... This is a season of transition. With that, a new selection of “Gone, returned, revisited ...

The Colorado River is in trouble. Simply put, not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out.

The inside story on man caves and she sheds

Normally, I worry that events may overtake a column. But not so with one on the Iran war.

Health insurance in America is unstable and becoming more so. Insurance companies are cancelling unprofitable policies, creating narrower service networks and tightening benefits. There are nationwide ...

Editorials

There have been numerous news articles and viral videos this graduation season featuring the Class of 2026 raining a chorus of boos upon speakers promoting the wonders of artificial intelligence (AI). ...

The last of the big local public agency budgets, that of the McMinnville School District, won final committee approval last week. And after a long, steep and steady enrollment decline, one that’s ...

As with any election, there was much to like and not like about the races for Yamhill County commissioner positions. It appears that Jason Fields has avoided a November run-off by receiving more than ...

It’s budget time for cities, counties and special taxing districts around the state, as the July 1 start of a new fiscal year looms. And the dominant local refrain seems remarkably consistent — ...

Oregon has pioneered an array of governmental and environmental approaches envied by, and frequently adopted by, other states across the country. It was the first to claim public ownership of its beaches, ...

Letters

The News-Register welcomes written opinions about issues of public interest and about the content of this newspaper. Letters from non-local writers are accepted only if they focus on local issues. This ...

Revise terms? Our present three-member board of county commissioners has the potential for a major adjustment every four years. The possibility of having two-thirds of the board subject to change at the ...

Crazed and unstable A slush fund of $1.776 billion to give money to the Washington rioters who wanted to abolish our freedom? Why aren’t more citizens angry? How can one unstable man, our president, ...

Out of this world! I attended the Second Winds Community Band concert at the McMinnville Community Center. The theme was Space, Galaxies and Aliens. It was a wonderful, uplifting concert, keeping our ...

Fiscal responsibility The Yamhill County Fair is the oldest in Oregon with nearly 170 years of building community. Its site is centrally located, making it fully accessible to all. In addition to the ...

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