Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Wade Miller, who grew up using Allis-Chalmers tractors and helping sell them in his family’s farm equipment business, shows a D-19 model from the early 1960s on display in the Yamhill County History Museum.

When Yamhill County was ‘painted orange’

 

If you see an old, orange tractor in a field near McMinnville, it may have come from Miller Machinery and Farm Equipment. Formerly located at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Riverside Drive, ...


Commentary

 
Quirk of the Week: The Gs stand alone

Initial reaction is that these genius fonts are a G force Ah … Gs. Lotta G-eography in this week’s atlas of Quirk. Places such as Geraldi’s, Grieving Ink and George Fox. In McMinnville, ...

Jeb Bladine: Huge cost of unfunded mandates falls to taxpayers

It’s annual budget time for state and local governments, and the numbers are staggering. There isn’t enough money for government to do what it wants, but the costs are beyond what taxpayers ...

 
Quirk of the Week: Punching out the center hole for some serious spin

As we March Fourth toward spring, Quirk of the Week yields one more “indoor delights” accounting, starting with several short takes before spinning our main feature: • Shoe rack sign ...

 
Rusty Rae: Saving Oregon newspapers one community at a time

You might be wondering what all the hubbub is here locally over the News-Register’s Community Partners program, and programs like it now springing up around the state.

 

Jonah Goldberg: One man's war has us all on blowback watch

About the writer: Conservative D.C.-based commentator Jonah Goldberg serves as editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, hosts The Remnant podcast, authors a weekly Los Angeles Times column, holds a chair ...

Editorials

 
Oregon takes lead again on recycling/reuse front

Oregon broke new environmental ground 55 years ago with the bottle bill. It was the national pilot for a new generation of “extended producer responsibility” measures, designed to force producers ...

 
Short session shenanigans produce biggest stinker yet

One terrible bill being pushed through the 2026 Oregon Legislature would allow quorums of local government bodies to meet and discuss important public business in private. In opposing that bill, HB 4177, ...

 
Government budgets grow alongside limits on taxes

In this semiquincentennial birthday year for America, history reminds us that opposition to taxation measures — Stamp Act, Townshend Duties, Tea Act — helped light the fuse that sparked the ...

 
Let us all come together to bridge the gaps that divide

The nonprofit Unidos Bridging Community, prominently featured in a story in last Friday’s News-Register, has been providing support services to Yamhill County’s large and diverse Latino population ...

 
Those who covet power must first earn out trust

For the first 150 years of its statehood, Oregon limited regular legislative sessions to odd-numbered years. As governance turned increasingly complex and contentious, it became one of only a handful of ...

Letters

News-Register Letters Policy

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 ...

 
Letters to the Editor: March 6, 2026

Simply wrong As an octogenarian, I’ve had a lifetime to learn the difference between right and wrong and live by that understanding. I don’t claim to have lived a perfect life, but I have ...

 
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 27, 2026

Where’s my refund? It’s always a good idea to read the fine print. Knowing exactly where you stand is important. By now, most people know that the foreign countries who send goods to the ...

 
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 20, 2026

Damaging leasing practices I am writing as a concerned community member about the growing impact of excessive rent increases and profit-driven practices by some landlords in downtown McMinnville. Small ...

 
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 13, 2026

Get a real Republican This moderate Republican has praised the News-Register many times and still thinks we are lucky to have a newspaper, left-leaning though it may be. I have a criticism, though. It ...

News & Features

Shortfall expected as enrollment dips further

McMinnville School District’s declining enrollment continues to be a factor concerning district officials as they begin budgeting for the 2026-27 school year and beyond. Along with the nearly 5% ...

YCAP files suit against Fackler Construction

Yamhill Community Action Partnership has filed suit against former general contractor Fackler Construction in Circuit Court, seeking $200,000 for negligence and breach of warranty. The suit alleges Fackler ...

Tree programs inch closer to adoption

While finalizing rules for upcoming tree protection programs, the McMinnville Planning Commissioner last week agreed to a staff recommendation to remove criteria to justify the felling of a landmark or significant tree.

 

BLM to increase timber production

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will vote Thursday to update a natural resource plan that will likely lead to increased timber production on federal forest land. A Memorandum of Understanding ...

New report finds Oregon sports betting fails to protect residents

A national report released last week gives Oregon an F for how well it protects its residents from online gambling addiction.

 

Sheridan councilor charged with DUII

Sheridan City Councilor Ian Houston, 39, has been charged with misdemeanor DUII, reckless driving and unlawful possession of a firearm. On Monday, March 9, Houston allegedly drove a vehicle while under ...

 
Quirk of the Week: The Gs stand alone

Initial reaction is that these genius fonts are a G force Ah … Gs. Lotta G-eography in this week’s atlas of Quirk. Places such as Geraldi’s, Grieving Ink and George Fox. In McMinnville, ...

 
Photo Gallery: Igniting curiosity

Festival at Evergreen museum encourages families to explore science with hands-on activities

 
Church wants to raze Methodist building to make way for apartments

A historic Second Street church may soon be demolished to pave the way for construction of a 72-unit affordable housing apartment building. McMinnville Cooperative Ministries applied to demolish the United ...

 
When Yamhill County was ‘painted orange’

If you see an old, orange tractor in a field near McMinnville, it may have come from Miller Machinery and Farm Equipment. Formerly located at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Riverside Drive, ...

Court Records: March 11, 2026

CIVIL FILINGS U.S. Bank National Association vs. Amber L. Meier: Granted $8,506.84 judgment. Midland Credit Management, Inc. vs. Heather D. Christie: Granted $1,229.22 judgment. Citibank, N.A. vs. Mark ...

Willamina approves new council rules

The Willamina City Council approved updated council rules and code of conduct at the Tuesday, March 10, meeting. The new rules and procedures document was prepared in 2023, and council reviewed each chapter. ...

 
McMinnville police, OSP respond to two suspicious items in four days

The Oregon State Police Explosives Unit was called to McMinnville on Thursday, March 5, and Sunday, March 8, to investigate suspicious items that were reported to the McMinnville Police Department. The ...

ODOT, city wrangle over standards

Different standards for designing roadways could affect the next phase of the Third Street Development Project. McMinnville City Council on Tuesday will vote on an intergovernmental agreement with the ...

Lafayette residents to vote on pump station expense

The city of Lafayette will be able to address the first of several repairs to its wastewater management system thanks to $1.4 million in lottery bond funding approved in SB 5701 for the Canyon View Pump ...

 
Oregon lawmakers wrap for 2026 session

For the first time in years, Oregon lawmakers in Salem’s newly-reopened Capitol streamed out of the chamber floors into the rotunda to cap the end of a short legislative session that had both Republicans and Democrats claiming victories.

 

Board approves Hillsboro partition

The Yamhill Board of Commissioners approved a Hillsboro property partition on appeal last week, citing changing needs of farming and property rights. Del Boca Vista LLC was granted its Measure 49 request ...

Along the Street: Coffee benefits three nonprofits

Three nonprofit organizations ­— With Courage, the Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation and the See Ya Later Foundation’s Seeds of Hope program — will hold their annual fundraiser, ...

 
Wine & Food Classic runs March 13-15

The annual McMinnville Wine & Food Classic, a fundraiser for St. James Catholic Elementary School, will be held Friday through Sunday, March 13 to 15, in both the aviation and space buildings on the ...

Willamina to maintain code enforcement status quo

During a March 3 special meeting, Willamina city councilors were persuaded to continue seeking a new code enforcement community support officer as advertised instead of assigning duties to the Yamhill ...

Sports

 
Amity earns second straight 3A girls basketball state title with 47-44 victory over Vale

The moment Amity’s girls’ basketball team clinched a postseason berth, there was nothing else that mattered more than being the last ones standing on the mountain top in Coos Bay. When the ...

 
Mac's Campos exemplifies Grizzly spirit during final stint at state wrestling tournamnet

As a then-incoming high schooler who was tired of being cooped up in his house during the Covid pandemic, McMinnville’s Nelson Campos found wrestling as an outlet to let loose. He showed little ...

3A Girls Basketball All-League Awards: Adie Nisly named PacWest POTY

The No. 2-seeded Amity Warriors were crowned 3A State Champions at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay on Saturday against No. 1 Vale, and with them they carried six PacWest All-Conference ...

3A Boys Basketball All-League Awards: Nine named to conference teams

Amity’s boys basketball walked away from the season with the most PacWest honors of any local squad after finishing one game shy of a state playoff berth. Leading the Warriors was freshman Carter ...

 
3A Wrestling: Dayton's Sauceda repeats history

Pirate senior Aliyah Sauceda (170) made history again, claiming third at the 4A/3A/2A/1A OSAA Girls State Championship on Saturday, Feb. 28, to become Dayton’s first two-time state placer. The 170-pound ...

2A/1A Boys Wrestling: Sheridan's Sayer shy of placing at state tournament

Sheridan Spartans senior Triston Sayer (285) and sophomore Peylinn Chidress (110) competed in the 2A/1A state wrestling championship at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 27-28. Triston Sayer (285) entered ...

 
Valley Panthers kick off spring season

Gearing up for spring rugby, Yamhill County’s Valley Panthers traveled to Portland’s Delta Park on Feb. 28, to participate in a pre-season friendly round robin. Panthers Ev Hane, Nayeli Acuna ...

 
Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies end year in Eugene one shot short of sweet 16

As the No. 21-seed in the 6A Girls Basketball State Championship tournament, McMinnville’s varsity girls basketball team battled with No. 12 Sheldon (20-5, 8-4) on the road in Eugene. The two sides ...

 
3A Boys Wrestling: Savage, Stanton lead list of Willamina placers as program finishes fifth at state championship

“I don’t care who I’m wrestling, I know they’re going to have to wrestle me,” Adonijah Stanton, Willamina’s 132-pound state champion, told the News-Register ...

 
3A Girls Wrestling: Tuning makes Tiger history

Senior Addison Tuning (155) has stamped her name in the annals of Yamhill Carlton History, earning her name on the wrestling room wall as the first girls state placer, claiming runner-up status at the ...

’Cats historic season ends in home heartbreak to Bruins

One of the best seasons by a Linfield’s women's basketball team was cut short on Friday, Feb. 27, as the Wildcats suffered a Northwest Conference semifinal loss to George Fox University by a score ...

 
Mac Boys Basketball: Seniors find solace in final hoops moments

Three-consecutive wins to end the 2025-26 season was one of the best ways the Grizzlies could have sent out their eight graduating seniors, the most on a Mac boys varsity team since 2015. With a commanding ...

 
3A Wrestling: Willamina's Savage, Stanton claim titles one year after falling short

Willamina senior wrestlers Kizor Savage (138) and Adonijah Stanton (132) fulfilled years-long goals, winning the 2026 OSAA 3A Wrestling State Championship on Saturday, Feb. 28. Stanton led John Henderson ...

 
Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzly seniors feel the love, end regular season with team-high point total

Senior night celebrations are made by the moments they bring. Whether it’s a long-time starter receiving deserved recognition or a role player seeing the rim for a few extra shots, the night-long ...

 
Mac Boys Basketball: Bears end 2025-26 campaign with commanding victory over Falcons

Following a blowout of a contest in the girls’ game, McMinnville’s No. 38-ranked varsity boys (10-14, 5-7) practically filled half the floor with friends and family as eight senior players ...

 
Mac Wrestling: Campos leads Grizzlies, places sixth at state championship tournament

A long road led eight Grizzlies to Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland’s Rose Quarter on Feb. 27-28 for the 2026 OSAA OnPoint Community Credit Union Wrestling State Championships. Facing the ...

 
3A Girls Basketball: Warriors bound for Coos Bay, Tigers’ season ends in Sisters

It’s always a great feeling to be heading for Coos Bay. On Saturday, Feb. 28, Amity’s No. 2-seeded Warriors (25-2, 16-0) hosted No. 19 Westside Christian (18-11, 8-4) in the second round of ...

 
3A Girls Wrestling: Eight county wrestlers look forward to state tournament

The Yamhill Carlton Tigers will send three girl wrestlers to the 4A/3A/2A/1A OSAA State Championships at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland Feb. 26-28. Seniors Aubrey Mortimore (105) and Addison ...

Linfield Softball Preview: Catball to have more speed, less power

The Wildcats’ softball team was a force to be reckoned with in 2025. On the backs of a record-breaking season, where 108 home runs became a new NCAA Division III single-season litmus — topping ...

Linfield Womens Basketball: Wildcats seek NWC crown

Linfield’s women’s basketball team (22-3, 15-1) set program records in total wins and conference victories this season on its way to becoming Northwest Conference regular-season champions and ...

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