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Carlton Fun Days
June 21-22
Carlton Fun Days is set for Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22, at Ladd Park, 1003 W. Grant St., Carlton. The festivities will include a car show, parade, vendors, live music, a 5K run and a parade. For more information, e-mail carltonfundays@gmail.com or visit facebook.com/CarltonFunDays.
Top Stories
County budget hearing on Thursday
Yamhill County Commissioners will hold their final budget hearing at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 20. The $150 million budget is down slightly from the current fiscal year budget of $153 million, partly ...
Mother took drugs into FCI for her son
SHERIDAN — Federal Correctional Institution inmate Johnny Leandre Hudson said he owed a debt to another inmate. His mother, Tina Marie Richards, said she feared for his safety within the facility. So ...
Bodies of Karissa Fretwell, her son located west of Yamhill
Suspect scheduled to be arraigned by video at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 21
Open burn season ends in county
Open burn season has ended in the county, as temperatures are warming and fire danger is increasing. Burning of yard debris remains popular among Oregonians, although fire officials ask residents to consider ...
Willamina man killed in Marion County crash
NEWBERG — A Willamina man was killed Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash about 8 1/2 miles southeast of Newberg on McKay Road NE near Case Road NE. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office gave ...
Drabkin addresses critics, rumors
Without a funding source for projects, McMinnville’s Affordable Housing Task Force and its subcommittee on homelessness are not doing a lot. They are apparently overwhelmed with the things they’re ...
Dayton loses several teachers, board chair as turmoil continues
DAYTON — Turbulence continues in Dayton over the resignation of longtime principal Jamie Fluke, for which many community members blame the superintendent and school board members who hired him in ...
STEAMING into summer
As the clock ticked off the final moments of the school year, students in the McMinnville district were enjoying field days and educational activities masquerading as fun. At Newby Elementary, for instance, ...
Tribe eyes Blue Heron mill site along Willamette River
By DEAN RHODES Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe is attempting to purchase two pieces of property in Clackamas County along the Willamette River, including the 23-acre Blue Heron paper mill ...
Film screening Saturday for 'Phoenix, Oregon'
Independent filmmaker Gary Lundgren will host a viewing of his new film, “Phoenix, Oregon,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in the McMinnville Cinemas, 300 N.E. Norton Lane, as part of the ...
McMinnville resets school boundaries
McMinnville elementary schools will have slightly different attendance boundaries, school board members decided Monday night. The board approved a recommendation from the Boundary Committee, which considered ...
County seeking health committee members
Yamhill County is seeking new members for its advisory Board of Health, which provides recommendations to the public health department. Work focuses on public health practice, and developing long-term ...
Wolfe indicted by grand jury
Michael Wolfe of Gaston, charged in connection with the disappearance of Karissa Fretwell and her 3-year-old son, William Fretwell II, has been indicted by a Yamhill County Grand Jury on three counts of ...
Clock ticking for people living on the street
City crews painted yellow lines June 4 along the west side of Northeast Dustin Court, extending through the cul-de-sac, but Lee Waldo and his neighbors continue to camp at the end of the street. “The ...
Gap between ambulance service revenue, costs continues to grow
Fifteen years ago, McMinnville’s Ambulance Fund for the first time needed property tax subsidy to support operations, following a new fee schedule reducing how much Medicare pays for transports In ...
Local garbage rates going up 5%
Garbage rates in McMinnville will increase 5% under an agreement approved by the McMinnville City Council June 11. Officials at Recology, the local garbage haulers, asked the council for a 10.47% rate ...
Watchdog: Neglect and abuse unreported in nursing facilities
WASHINGTON — Nursing facilities have failed to report thousands of serious cases of potential neglect and abuse of Medicare beneficiaries even though the federal government requires such reporting, says a watchdog report due out Wednesday that calls for a new focus on protecting frail patients.
Latest Sports
Slaughter lands AoY after comeback season
Even Caden Slaughter couldn’t predict his comeback season for the McMinnville baseball team. Sure, the Grizzly senior pitcher created goals for himself following a devastating lower leg break ...
Linfield names former WSU assistant Dan Spencer next baseball manager
After a three-year stretch serving as an associate head coach in Washington State University’s baseball program, Dan Spencer will fill the recently vacated manager position at Linfield College. ...
AoY Payton Hudson concludes career with special year
Two years ago, when McMinnville’s Payton Hudson, a sophomore at the time, was named the News-Register’s Athlete of the Year, the Grizzly pitcher and slugger credited her hitting coach, ...
Yamhill native wins derby championship
YAMHILL – When 12-year-old Alexis Lowe visited Yamhill Derby Days as a youngster, she was mesmerized by the soapbox races. Witnessing the homemade cars drive past her in the audience ignited ...
Mac softball places six on all-league first team
McMinnville’s eighth-ranked Class 6A softball team, which reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs this season, recently earned six first-team nominations in the Pacific Conference. ...
Focused determination: State champ Hensley earns AoY
WILLAMINA – When Willamina’s David Hensley approaches the triple jump pit, he immediately stands out for several reasons. The Bulldog senior is always a picture of focus – talking ...
Oswald resigns coaching position
WILLAMINA – “I am forever grateful for my time at Willamina and will cherish the relationships I was able to make there.” With some parting words, Dan Oswald’s head football ...
Peterson steps down as Sheridan football coach, athletic director
SHERIDAN – After two years leading the Sheridan football program, Jacob Peterson resigned his coaching and athletic director positions. In two seasons, Peterson coached the Spartans to a ...
Munoz named Pitcher of the Year in PacWest Conference
Dayton – Liam Munoz, Dayton’s prolific ace pitcher, paced the Pirates in wins this season, leading the PacWest Conference coaches to name him the Pitcher of the Year. The senior hurler ...
Versatility, community support boost Horne to state title
YAMHILL – By her own admission, News-Register Athlete of the Year Sadie Horne’s first career state title wasn’t supposed to occur in track and field. No, the Yamhill-Carlton three-sport ...
Pirates fall to Tigers in title game
EUGENE – Missed opportunities. Lessons learned. Tears shed. It’s not difficult imagining the returning Dayton softball players will grow after the disappointment of Friday’s ...
Pirates lose state title game to Clatskanie, 10-5
EUGENE -- Dayton's second-ranked softball team fell in today's Class 3A OSAA State Championship to undefeated Clatskanie, 10-5. The Pirates briefly took a 5-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning, but ...
Pirates edge Challengers, 5-4, in state semifinals
DAYTON - Death, taxes and the Dayton softball team playing for a Class 3A state championship. While the first two still hold true, the last quickly became the surest bet in Oregon prep softball. ...
Five Grizzlies named first team all-league baseball
McMinnville’s ninth-ranked baseball team, which made a second round appearance in the state playoffs, earned 10 all-Pacific Conference honors, including five first team nominations. Senior ...
The home stretch
CLACKAMAS – Zane Fodge gazed out at the capacity crowd. Narrowing his focus, the McMinnville distance runner searched for friends and family sitting in the upper rows of the track and field ...
Pirates knock off Y-C, 10-1, advance to semifinals
DAYTON – Maddie Fluke continues growing stronger. Dayton’s sophomore pitcher hasn’t surrendered more than four earned runs since an April 30 loss to Blanchet Catholic. Since ...
Mac bounced by Grants Pass, 12-2
GRANTS PASS – Though their season may have reached its conclusion, the McMinnville Grizzly softball team retains an incredibly bright future. Friday, the Grizzlies lost a quarterfinal rematch ...
6A State Track Day Two: Mac's Zane Fodge second in 1,500m
CLACKAMAS - McMinnville's Zane Fodge finished his Class 6A track and field career with his second runner-up finish in as many days today at the OSAA State Championships held at Mt. Hood Community College. ...
6A State Track Day One: Fodge runner-up in 3,000m
CLACKAMAS - McMinnville's Zane Fodge nearly captured his first career state title today at the Class 6A OSAA State Track and Field Championships. The Grizzly senior battled Franklin sophomore Charlie ...
Hudson’s two walk-off homers send Grizzlies to Elite Eight
Twice is certainly nice for Payton Hudson. McMinnville’s senior slugger left her personal stamp on both state playoff games this week, Monday’s 2-1 first-round victory over Lake Oswego ...
