To save a life: Teen who survived cardiac arrest wants everyone to learn CPR

Amity High School senior Asher Weiler knows first-hand the value of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CPR saved Asher’s life last year after he went into cardiac arrest and nearly drowned while ...

Commentary

Folks living west of Hill Road might beg to differ, but McMinnville is essentially a flat town. Walkers and bikers are almost always on the level. Yet, head out Northwest Wallace Road to where, in this ...

Imagine a McMinnville where families, young professionals and businesses all thrive — a city with modern recreational facilities, vibrant community connections and strong economic growth. That vision is within reach, but it requires action.

Every crisis-related news report about our 9-day-old federal government shutdown seems to raise as many questions as it answers. Warnings of air transportation gridlock cite understaffing because so many ...

There’s life in the Yamhill Carlton High School softball park, but the place looks a bit bedraggled. For years now, the vinyl sponsor banners on the north side of the field house have steadily deteriorated. ...

Time for an autumn grab bag. Quirk this week includes a bit of new, a revisit or two and something seen in the rear-view … also, something obvious. Since it’s October and that means basketball ...

Editorials

If you limited your local government exposure in these parts to online forums and social media channels, you would find yourself subjected, in large measure, to a torrent of highly charged and sharply ...

Until Sept. 29, Oregon hadn’t enacted a major new transportation funding package since 2017. In the world of politics and public policy, that’s a veritable eon ago. Over the course of the ...

Big box shock? Pardon us, but we don’t find it shocking at all that national chain discounters, operating on a high-volume, low-margin basis, would be looking for McMinnville Landing building spaces ...

This isn’t your father’s Oregon anymore. And that isn’t a good thing, not by any stretch. During the last 25 years of the 20th century, plentiful stores of land and energy, a superior ...

Sometimes it seems as though we’ve tumbled down Alice’s Wonderland rabbit hole and joined her at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, where nothing is as it seems. At least it has in the eight ...

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 ...

Chance to be heard Attention Yamhill County citizens: Please attend upcoming hearings to let Commissioners Mary Starrett and Kit Johnston know they aren’t fooling anyone with their Oct. 2 attempt ...

Destroying democracy Thank you, Mayor Kim Morris, for putting a stop to the intellectual lynching of Sal Peralta. But sadly, this is not over. It didn’t take long for Season 2 of the Trump Show. ...

Just keeping pace I am not a landlord, but found it amusing reading the article about how rent prices have risen 54% from 2014 to 2024. The article stated the median apartment rent in 2014 was $847, ...

Parks for all Thank you for your July 25 editorial, “County takes first step in making parks a priority.” The Yamhill County Parks Advisory Board deeply appreciates your recognition of how ...

News & Features

To save a life: Teen who survived cardiac arrest wants everyone to learn CPR

Amity High School senior Asher Weiler knows first-hand the value of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CPR saved Asher’s life last year after he went into cardiac arrest and nearly drowned while ...

Decision on Carlton gas station delayed to next week

The Carlton Planning Commission on Monday, Oct. 13, postponed a decision on a controversial gas station and convenience store proposal, adhering to a request to leave the record open for seven ...

Carlton Fire granted trail access, residents want the same

For the second time this month, the Yamhelas Westsider trail was the hot topic at the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners weekly meeting. The commissioners approved an access agreement for Carlton ...

Commissioner Johnston files for re-election

Yamhill County Commissioner Kit Johnston this week filed for re-election in 2026. Johnston filed this week for a second four-year term as position 1 commissioner. He was elected in 2022 and currently ...

‘Flushable’ wipes wreak havoc at Lafayette wastewater plant

Lafayette Public Works employees are working overtime to keep the wastewater plant operational, as debris must be manually removed because of a failed headwater screen. Raw sewage enters the treatment ...

Nettrouer set for trial in April

A three-day trial for Jeremy Roy Nettrouer, 40, a former sports coach and referee from Amity, is scheduled for early April 2026. Nettrouer was indicted July 17 on two counts of first-degree sexual ...

Willamina council appoints Alger and Baller

The Willamina City Council appointed Michael Alger and Rita Baller to the vacant council positions on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Baller was already on the council, but since Jennifer Eckles resigned from ...

Tests provide data for educators to plan for improvement

State assessment tests reveal the McMinnville School District’s students are doing better at English/language arts, math and science than the state overall. But there’s plenty of room ...

Words of caring: Students in Sources of Strength program work to create a healthier school

Members of Sources of Strength, in which students work together to improve relationships and mental health throughout McMinnville High School, started a recent class by gathering in a circle. One ...

Councilors reject revised standards for landscape applicants

McMinnville landscaping rules are in a “bit of a risky gray area” following council’s decision not to proceed with the second phase of code amendments guiding the landscape review process. On ...

Quirk of the Week: Switching back to Mac

McMinnville Day of Service city cleanup Saturday

Volunteers will clean parks and areas of downtown McMinnville on Saturday, Oct. 18, in what the city and Visit McMinnville hope will become an annual event. The “McMinnville Day of Service” ...

Mac School Board appoints new member

The six McMinnville School Board’s members on Monday appointed a seventh — Jasmin Juarez was chosen to fill the seat vacated by Doris Towery. Juarez was sworn in immediately and joined the ...

Lafayette to allow sidewalk seating

The Lafayette City Council unanimously approved new temporary permits to allow outdoor seating within the city right-of-way at the Thursday, Oct. 9, meeting. During the summer, The Vault Cider House, ...

Barrel Roll: Xicha collab wins gold at Great American Beer Fest

One of a dozen winning Oregon breweries at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver last weekend was Xicha Brewing of Salem. Xicha won Gold for its collaboration with Eugene’s Alesong Brewing ...

Deputy Paul Baker receives highway marker dedication

Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott never met Deputy Paul Emerson Baker, but he said he learned much about him while working to have a highway memorial placed in recognition of Baker’s service 43 ...

Photos: Pressing matters

RAW Cider Co. gives inside look to fermentation process during harvest festival.

Dayton City Council reviews transportation system plan

Dayton City Council reviewed a 20-year Transportation System Plan last week that addresses needs for all types of uses and lays out capital projects to reach city goals. Council held a joint work session ...

Working lunch

School board members dine with students, support kitchen staff during National School Lunch Week

Lafayette receives Housing Planning Assistance Grant

The city of Lafayette has been awarded a Housing Planning Assistance Grant from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development for the 2025-2027 biennium. The grant will support the city’s ...

Sports

3A/2A/1A Soccer: Eliza Nisly joins rare company, scores 100th career goal in Warriors' 8-0 caging of Tigers

A soft autumn breeze, beaming rays of sunshine and a jubilant community surrounded the soccer pitch at Amity High School on Tuesday when Warrior senior Eliza Nisly scored her 100th (and 101st) career goal. Four ...

'El Toro' slated for 5th pro bout at Salem Armory

Jose “El Toro” Garcia, McMinnville’s youngest professional boxer at 19-years-old, is set to take on 35-year-old Mixed Martial Arts veteran Luis “Sicario 23” Iniguez on Saturday, ...

Cross Creek Golf Course 27th Annual Turkey Shoot Tourney

Cross Creek Golf Course in Dallas has opened applications for the 27th Annual Turkey Shoot Golf Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 9th. The format is a two-person scramble, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. All ...

Wildcat Roundup: Men's golf ends Fall with strong showing; women's soccer makes conference push

Linfield’s men’s and women’s golf teams ended the fall season on Monday, placing third and seventh, respectively, out of nine teams at the Northwest Conference Classic at Oswego Lake ...

3A/2A Volleyball: Dayton makes final push for PacWest dominance

The end of the volleyball season is near and many are fighting for seeding as regular-season play comes to a fiery end. The No. 5-ranked Dayton Pirates varsity squad (14-3, 13-0) has played unblemished ...

Mac volleyball continues to improve dynamics despite losing skid

The Grizzlies varsity volleyball team (4-13, 3-6) is marching into the last week of the season determined to finish on a high note. Ranked No. 39 in 6A, they have not won a game since Sept. 22, but are ...

3A/2A Football: Pirates continue winning ways with Homecoming plundering; Warriors look for answers after last-minute loss

Classic cars and royalty circled the field at Dayton High School Thursday night, and the rain could not dampen the Homecoming fun had by Pirates of the past and present. On soaking turf, the Pirates varsity ...

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