Fragrant yellow-orange roses greet visitors to the home of Candace and Barend Van Zanten in McMinnville. The bush, which grows in a half wine barrel, is usually covered with blooms all season — ...
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News & Features
Council OKs $3.4M land purchase, delays trash rate increase
McMinnville City Council approved a $3.4 million property purchase and denied a rate increase for trash collection services Tuesday, citing a lack of progress with recycling and trash diversion programs. Contractor ...
Cycle Oregon riders will use local roads this weekend
Look for plenty of two-wheeled transportation this weekend around Yamhill County. The Weekender event of Cycle Oregon visits Friday, July 12, through Sunday, July 14, with several hundred riders taking ...
'Legacy project' interest adds up to nearly $500,000
McMinnville’s Urban Renewal district will rack up nearly $500,000 in interest payments related to the city’s purchase of the former Ultimate RB property by the time it is flipped to a developer ...
Barrel Roll: Two local breweries connect to Japan
Heater Allen Brewing is working with Setouchi Brewery in Japan on a “Pirika Weizenbier” as part of the 2024 Fuji-to-Hood beer collaboration. Barrel Roll last month announced that ForeLand Beer ...
Local entrepreneurs talk healthy paths to growth
Taking care of people, both staff members and customers, is critical to running a successful company, according to four local business owners who spoke Thursday, June 27, during a “Pub Talk” ...
Ballot measures on cannabis unions, higher corporate taxes
Just two of the more than 50 new laws proposed by Oregonians through the ballot initiative process stand a chance at appearing before voters in November.
Keizer woman seeking treatment following another arrest cycle
Tilea Deara Midnight, 34, of Keizer, has been well known to McMinnville Police in recent years, having been arrested nine times since March 2021 on various charges, including theft, criminal trespass, ...
Look down, when downtown: Artists create sidewalk canvasses
Art Alley between Davis and Evans streets near Third Street downtown got started last month and continues with new murals in progress. Meanwhile, other works of public art are on view downtown. Call them ...
Stopping By: Framing home - Fragrance and color abound, from roses to ‘huggable trees’
Fragrant yellow-orange roses greet visitors to the home of Candace and Barend Van Zanten in McMinnville. The bush, which grows in a half wine barrel, is usually covered with blooms all season — ...
Trial set, release denied in Mac gunshots case
On Thursday, a two-day, 12-person jury trial was set for July 31 and Aug. 1 in the weapons and mischief case involving Anthony Scott Cook, who is accused of firing a weapon multiple times in public near ...
Mac police report sharp decrease in camping reports
McMinnville police reported “considerably different” statistics related to public camping calls in June from previous months, after changes to city code resulted in a drop in camping related ...
Water & Light, city board positions open
McMinnville residents looking to volunteer their time have several current opportunities, with openings on city boards, the formation of a new advisory committee and a vacancy on the McMinnville Water ...
Lavender Festival features art, fragrance
The Chehalem Cultural Center will host the 19th annual Willamette Valley Lavender Festival & Plein Air Art Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14. Admission is free. The weekend ...
Arrests & Citations: July 12, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Jose Guadalupe Elias Luna, 23, McMinnville, July 8, failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Renee Elisabeth Belt, 20, Yamhill, July ...
Doris Towery leaves MDA helm
The McMinnville Downtown Association Board plans to advertise for a new director following the departure of Doris Towery, who left the downtown group Friday. Towery, who took the job in June 2023, said ...
Firestone, Berschauer seek relief of liens in lawsuits
Yamhill County Commissioner Lindsay Berschauer and her husband, Michael Firestone, filed three civil lawsuits last week seeking relief from agricultural liens filed in recent months by five hazelnut growers ...
Man arrested for setting fire to recycling container
Jayden Isaiah Sheffer, 24, was arrested last week for allegedly lighting fire to a downtown recycling bin, causing significant damage to the Douglas On Third Boutique Hotel building. Around 1:30 a.m. ...
Petco Love provides grant to HB Pets
Homeward Bound Pets Humane Society received a $5,500 grant from the national nonprofit Petco Love to support HB’s work for animals in Yamhill County. Petco Love, founded in 1999, gives grants and ...
Calendar of Quirk: Short glimpses of northeast McMinnville with its unlikely neighbors, mazes and quiet spaces
The “Compass” of Quirk turns northeast of McMinnville, after some recent southside McMinnville entries. The area just northeast of town beyond city limits is an area of Quirk strata, as highways ...
Sports
Wes Gabrielsen returns from Australia with medals, friends
Former McMinnville and Linfield tennis coach and pickleball Hall of Famer Wes Gabrielsen has returned from southern hemisphere excursion. In Oceania, Gabrielsen played for Major League Pickleball ...
Sports Memory Lane 06/28/24
10 years ago -Two races will take place Saturday along the trails around Miller Woods: a 1-mile kids’ race, and a 4-mile all-comers race. The event is cast as a fundraiser for Miller Woods and the ...
Bobby Walker takes over as Amity football boss
There will be a new face at the helm of Amity football in the autumn of 2024. Bobby Walker replaces outgoing coach Baltazar Campuzano after serving as an assistant coach the previous two years. ...
Valley Panthers strong spring finish to season bodes well for fall season
The Valley Panthers girls rugby club had a strong finish to their season, beating Canby 49-12 on May 18 at Western Oregon University to finish third in the state. Waverly Phillips scored the Panthers’ ...
Timbers to host community event in Newberg
The Portland Timbers will host the community event “Rose City Road Trip’ presented by Providence in Newberg, on Aug. 2. Rose City Road Trip returns for its 10th annual edition and will include ...
Sports Memory Lane 07/05/24
A look back at Yamhill County sports 10 years ago - Dante Rosario did not choose the latest stop in his peripatetic football career. Nevertheless, the former Dayton High School football star and ...
Ron Kam, longtime swim coach, aquatics director dies at 81
Ron Kam, the longtime leader of “McSwimville,” died June 25 at the age of 81. “Look at the pool that was built there. And the programs he built. The families that he touched. It goes ...
Hyder Dental baseball's success streak snapped
The McMinnville-based squad Hyder Dental baseball squad easily dispatched Sunset on Monday at Patton Middle School, 10-0. Through the majority of the month of June, Hyder Dental had been strong, ...
Four YC baseballers make all-state
Yamhill Carlton baseball made a push towards the end of the regular season to secure a spot in the 3A playoffs, and made the most of its chance. After winning its league playoff game against Amity ...
Sports Memory Lane 06/14/24
Sheridan’s Joni Huntley bettered her own American indoor record for women in the high jump Saturday, registering 6-0 ¾ at the Hayward Field Restoration meet in Eugene. The effort was ...
Summer camp briefs
McMinnville Soccer Camp The Grizzlies will host a co-ed soccer camp from August 5-8 for girls and boys of all skill levels, from kindergarten up through the eighth grade. The camp will be at Baker Field. The ...
AOY: Eli Rolfe's game buoyed by teammates and coaches
McMinnville baseball’s Eli Rolfe has accolades that speak for themselves. The graduating senior has been a part of three Pacific Conference championship squads, and as a freshman was a part ...
Coaching moves: Shell takes over Willamina volleyball
When the fall sports season rolls around, Willamina volleyball will have a new head coach atop the program. Catrina Shell will be the new boss, taking over for the exiting Heather Hughes. Shell, ...
Linfield softball's title run ends in Texas
Linfield’s softball team made the long trek down to Marshall, Texas and played a quartet of games, earning wins against Tufts and Wisconsin-Oshkosh. But the journey ended after the Wildcats ...
Yamhill Carlton's Maddy Tuning wins Pitcher of the Year
Yamhill Carlton and Dayton tied with one another in the 3A Special District 2 standings at 9-3, while Scio went 12-0 in league and reached the 3A state championship game. At the time of the rankings ...
Yamhill County brings in PacWest baseball honors
It was tough going for many of Yamhill County’s 3A baseball squads, but the 3A Special District 2 coaches still recognized the play of several of Yamhill Carlton, Amity, Dayton and Sheridan ...
Athlete of the Year: Amity junior Kiyan Vrell and his javelin among best in state
Amity junior Kiyan Vrell is among the elite of Oregon’s high school athletes. The javelin thrower took first place in the 3A state championships with a throw of 182 feet even (182’), ...
Mac softball brings in all-conference nods
McMinnville softball’s season was cut short in the playoffs by McNary, but the regular season was one of collective perseverance. The Grizzlies overcame a skid midway through Pacific Conference ...
Sports Memory Lane - May 31
A look back at Yamhill County sports 10 years ago -Sisters Cassi and Kylee Hill each went 3-for-4, driving in a combined five runs, as No. 2 Dayton softball overwhelmed No. 15 Clatskanie, 11-0, in six ...
Yamhill Carlton, Willamina softball fall in state semifinals
Yamhill Carlton’s season came to a close on Tuesday, May 28 at South Umpqua High School in Myrtle Creek. The Tigers fell 6-3, unable to maintain a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the ...
