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Calendar of Quirk: An archipelago of oddities found in and around downtown public buildings

A theme of a different color this week: public buildings. Our government buildings are no less quirky than other facilities. These locations are all within a few blocks of each other in downtown McMinnville: Oct. ...

Linfield Gallery show features art prints from Mullowney Press

“A Democracy of Multiples: Recent Print Publications from the Studio of Mullowney Printing” will be featured in the Linfield Gallery in the Miller Fine Arts Center at Linfield University from ...

 
Dayton, Carlton to fill council seats

General election coverage continues in this edition, with responses by candidates for contested positions on the ballot for Dayton and Carlton. Dayton voters will fill three council seats, choosing from ...

 
Moser pleads guilty to 10 counts of burgarly and theft

Elizabeth Ellece Moser, 45, of Newberg, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 10 counts of theft and burglary charges, admitting to her part of a two-person property crime and theft spree in November of last year. Moser ...

Yamhill fire board treasurer quits as turmoil continues

A resignation, a staff member quitting, formal firing of the chief and other developments marked an eventful meeting Monday at Yamhill fire hall. The board met in an executive session Oct. 9 and then ...

Mac High to retain challenged book titles

The McMinnville School Board on Monday upheld the recommendation of the district’s challenged materials committee to keep seven challenged books at the Mac High school library. Vice Chair Abbie ...

 
Downtown streetscape comes back into focus

The Third Street Improvement Advisory Committee hammered out details of a revised “flexible” streetscape Monday and discussed various ways to handle stormwater on the now planned curbless street. The ...

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 ...

Sports

 
Sheridan football loses shootout to Vernonia/Jewell

Sheridan football topped its scoring output for the season with 46, but was unable to get the win on homecoming weekend. The Spartans fell 62-46 to visiting Vernonia/Jewell on Friday, Oct. 11. The ...

Pirates wait and see after finishing league campaign 5-0-2 in seven contests

Dayton boys soccer put themselves in the best possible place to secure a piece of conference gold. After starting the season 2-2 against non-league foes, the Pirates went on a tear, finishing ...

 
Linfield improves to 4-1 with 47-14 win over Lewis & Clark on homecoming weekend

The No. 23 Wildcats started slow, but ultimately improved to 2-0 in the Northwest Conference with a thorough 47-14 win over Lewis & Clark on Saturday, Oct. 12, in front of a raucous homecoming crowd. ...

Football: Tigers prepare for final regular season road game against Banks on Friday

Since a 30-6 loss to Santiam Christian on Friday, Sept. 13, Yamhill Carlton has been on a heater. The Tigers have ripped off four straight victories, three of which came on the road, to improve ...

 
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), ...

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