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Local man pleads guilty to sex crimes

A Yamhill County man pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse in the second degree on Monday. Richard Zachariah Gately, 22, was facing additional charges of online sexual corruption, rape and encouraging ...

 
Truck crashes into Grocery Outlet

A truck drove through the front of Grocery Outlet in McMinnville Friday afternoon. One person suffered minor injuries, said Mike McGinty, owner of the grocery. The driver was attempting to park in the ...

Dairy lawsuit dismissed after rule changes

A lawsuit filed against the Oregon Department of Agriculture by local farmers has been dropped after the agency revised rules surrounding small dairy farms. McMinnville and Newberg dairy farmers Christine ...

 
Mac’s bower of lights must be replaced

The future of Third Street’s iconic twinkling lights now depends on a fundraising campaign to purchase new strands and remove and replace existing ones. McMinnville Downtown Association has announced ...

Rent crisis lands Mac on state watch list

Housing prices in McMinnville continue to escalate, but high costs for renters have landed the city on a statewide watch list of “severely rent burdened” areas. 2018’s HB 4006 uses census ...

Gaston woman dies in crash north of Yamhill

A two-vehicle crash at mile post 30 of Highway 47 around noon on Thursday, Oct. 10, led to the death of Lois Eileen Osborne, 53, of Gaston. Oregon State Police, which was assisted by Yamhill Police Department ...

Commissioners to hear from clerk about voter rolls

A conversation about election concerns at last week’s Yamhill County Board of Commissioners meeting led to a scheduled update on the process from County Clerk Keri Hinton at Thursday’s meeting. During ...

Ballots go out starting Wednesday

Ballots for the Nov. 5 General Election will be mailed on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The last day to register is Tuesday, Oct. 15. Registrations can be filed, or existing ones updated, at myvote.or The ...

 
Along the Street : La Bella Casa marks 25 years this week

La Bella Casa is holding a 25th anniversary celebration Oct. 17-19 at the store, 406 N.E. Third St, McMinnville. From 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, R. Stuart & Co. sparkling wine and Miss Hannah’s ...

 
Community honors, remembers Mikalynn Morris

Dozens of students and community members paid tribute last week to Mikalynn Morris in words and images written in chalk on the south wall of the McMinnville Youth Life building. Mikalynn, 15, a McMinnville ...

Transient faces burglary and theft charges

A local woman is being charged with a felony count of burglary and theft in the third degree, a misdemeanor, stemming from an arrest by McMinnville police on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Erin Esperanza Araiza, ...

 
Yamhill will select mayor, two councilors

The city of Yamhill conducts its election process differently than other cities. Residents gathered for a caucus July 31 to choose a slate of candidates representing the city ticket. They are Shea Corrigan, ...

Arrests & Citations: Oct. 14, 2024

Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Ismael Lemus Villegas, 40, McMinnville, Oct. 10, probation violation, fourth-degree assault, harassment; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Christopher ...

Court Records: Oct. 14, 2024

CIVIL FILINGS Capital One vs. Randy A. Davis, Lafayette: Seeks $11,906.76 allegedly owed. Jefferson Capital Systems vs. Jeffory S. Mashburn, McMinnville: Seeks $4,024.11 allegedly owed. SELCO Community ...

Tight FEMA deadline on floodplains, transitional housing discussed at session

The city of McMinnville may have to further restrict development in floodplain areas to meet federal requirements related to the Endangered Species Act. City Council held a work session Tuesday to discuss ...

 
Residents raise concerns over off-leash dogs

A group of 43 McMinnville residents submitted comment to the city council Tuesday over safety concerns with unleashed dogs in city parks. Resident Erin Lawler addressed the dais, saying she has increasing ...

McMinnville School Board to review book challenge policy in meeting

Following a challenge asking that seven books be removed from the McMinnville High School library, the school board is reviewing the process that was used to recommend the titles be left in place. The ...

Sheridan library reopens after meth found

The Sheridan Public Library is open under regular schedule again after a nearly weeklong emergency closure following discovery of drugs inside a book. Initially, one packet of what was determined to be ...

K9 unit tracks down eluder, alleged car thief

A man with an arrest record in many states was arrested last weekend after he fled the scene of a routine traffic stop, from what officers learned was a stolen vehicle. Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...

 
Holloman wins first Crown of Yamhill County honor

Elise Yarnell Hollamon of Newberg adopted an aquatic persona in winning the first Crown of Yamhill County contest on Friday, Oct. 4. The fundraiser for Henderson House was part of Domestic Violence Awareness ...

Sports

 
In a tale of two halves, Mac football falls to Newberg 24-2

McMinnville football was unable to follow up its emotional homecoming win with a road victory at Newberg on Friday. The Grizzlies lost 24-21 to the Tigers, falling behind 21-7 in the first half ...

Amity football falls to Santiam Christian 28-20

Amity came into Friday night’s matchup against Santiam Christian red-hot and rolling. The Warriors were 3-0 with blowouts of 2A Jefferson and Scio in their past two wins. The Eagles presented ...

Valley Panthers A team splits contests in Bend

The Valley Panthers girls rugby team migrated over the Cascade Range into new climes, getting the chance to see other rugby squads in a new habitat. Both of the A team’s games were close: ...

Football: Yamhill Carlton downs Kennedy 12-7

Yamhill Carlton picked up what is unquestionably its biggest win of the year so far on Thursday night. The Tigers went to Kennedy High School in Mount Angel on Sept. 26 and walked out with a 12-7 ...

Pirates sunk by Taft

Dayton’s up and down start to the season continues. After winning big the previous weekend against Newport, the Pirates came into homecoming weekend looking for another win over a rival ...

 
Mac volleyball downs Newberg, Forest Grove

McMinnville volleyball finds itself in a position it hasn’t since the COVID-shortened Spring 2021 season: 5-0 against league foes to start the season. This week McMinnville swept Newberg ...

 
Dayton falls half-game back of Santiam Christian in league

Dayton’s unbeaten streak stops at 11 games. The Pirates came up short in a road clash with Santiam Christian 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23) on Tuesday, Sept. 24, falling to 11-1. While ...

Alexander Chitty bows out at Drive, Chip & Putt regionals

For the third year in a row, McMinnville’s Alexander Chitty came within millimeters of making it to the Drive, Chip & Putt national finals at Augusta National. Instead, he’ll have ...

 
Mac boys soccer falls to Franklin 2-1

McMinnville boys soccer finds itself on the wrong end of 2-1 game once again. The Grizzlies fell to No. 1 Beaverton 2-1 on Thursday, Sept. 19 in a road contest, their first setback of the season. ...

Memory Lane sports 09/27/24

10 years ago For the black and red partisans at Wortman Stadium, Friday night was an opportunity for the McMinnville football team to claim its first victory of 2014. Friday night was a shot at inserting ...

 
Football: Returning Wilson shines in Mac loss

In McMinnville football’s first road trip of the season, the Grizzlies came up just short 38-28 against Central Valley Conference denizen West Salem. McMinnville fell behind early 12-0, ...

 
Yamhill Carlton football overcomes Rainier 35-8

Junior tight end Gus Brunner found himself in familiar and unusual territory on Friday, Sept. 20 in Yamhill Carlton’s 35-8 home win over Rainier. The bruising back found himself sharing ...

 
Valley Panthers field two teams at recent 7s competition

With their roster ballooning to 27 players, the Valley Panthers fielded an A and a B squad for the first official rugby sevens game day of the season on Saturday at Laurin Middle School in Vancouver, ...

 
Linfield smokes Redlands 45-0

Linfield (2-1) bounced back from a tough loss to Wisconsin-Oshkosh last week with a comprehensive 45-0 win over the SCIAC’s Redlands on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Wildcats scored all 45 points ...

 
Schedules: Dayton soccer teams stay unbeaten in league

Both of Dayton’s soccer teams started the league campaign off avoiding defeat at the hands of Gervais. The Dayton girls beat the Gervais/Kennedy cooperative team 2-0 on Thursday, Sept. 19; ...

 
No. 1 Dayton volleyball downs wily Willamina

Dayton volleyball entered its league clash against Willamina on Tuesday, Sept. 17 the No. 1 3A volleyball squad in the state. Ultimately, the Pirates swept the Bulldogs 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-7), ...

 
Linfield looks to rebound against Redlands

Linfield University’s football team (1-1, 0-0) will attempt on Saturday, Sept. 21, to wash the sour taste of an overtime 28-21 loss to University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO) team last Saturday ...

Sports Memory Lane 09/20/24

10 years ago Devon Wilson and Whitney Rich picked up individual victories as the McMinnville cross country teams battled McKay and McNary at Keizer Rapids Park. Wilson edged out McNary’s Angel Goemaere ...

XC: Mac boys harriers take fifth at Meriwether

McMinnville’s cross country teams took to the road to compete at the Meriwether CC Classic at the Meriwether National Golf Club in Hillsboro. The boys varsity team took fifth place with 205 ...

 
Valley Panthers get started at jamboree

The Valley Panthers girls rugby club participated in the Rugby Oregon Fall 7s pre-season jamboree on Saturday in Salem’s Claggett Creek Park. The jamboree results won’t count towards ...

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