Willamina native receives diploma while recovering from traumatic brain injury
News & Features
Vintage N-R/Memory Lane: June 19, 2026
10 Years Ago • Lt. Col Leonard DeWitt, nominated for a Medal of Honor for bravery displayed in World War II, died Saturday at the age of 95. Hi medal nomination is still pending; however, fellow ...
County board OKs new funding program for businesses
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on Thursday adopted a Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) financing tool. The county will partner with McMinnville Economic Development Partnership ...
Dayton City manager resigns
Dayton City Manager Jeremy Caudle announced Monday he will be resigning after nearly two years in the role to take a position at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. “I was not searching ...
Dayton Friday Nights start June 26
Dayton Friday Nights will open Friday, June 26, with music by Thunder Road along with food and craft vendors and a cruise-in car show. The family events will continue from 5:30 to 8:30 each Friday through ...
Tunes music series starts Tuesday
Newberg’s community summer concert series, Tunes on Tuesday, will open June 23 with Hometown Sound, a collection of six local artists: John Short, Victor Artis, Butch Kent, Olivia Pothoff, Kara Johnson ...
Walking before she can run
Willamina native receives diploma while recovering from traumatic brain injury
Rate hikes on horizon to address sewer needs
The McMinnville City Council wants more information on plans to address $330 million in wastewater capital projects over the next 20 years, citing concerns with growth projections and increasing expenses ...
A good day to Make Music
For the fifth year, Make Music McMinnville will place numerous local musicians and groups in the open air for free performances throughout the city. They will sing and play in a variety of genres, including ...
Arrests & Citations: June 19, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Krista Marie Harker, 45, Willamina, June 12, second-degree disorderly conduct, harassment, domestic menacing; booked into the Yamhill County Jail. Grant Michael ...
Hampton Lumber Mills sued by neighbors for noise
Residential neighbors living near Hampton Lumber mill in Willamina have filed a civil lawsuit claiming noise levels violate nuisance laws and physically shake their homes since the facility was upgraded ...
Stopping By: ‘A ministry of presence’
Leo Keelan makes a point of being there to listen and help when people are going through the worst of times. “This is my walk. I feel compelled to help,” said Keelan, who calls himself “Hope ...
Enrollment steady in Willamina, Amity districts
While many school districts are facing budget cuts because of decreased enrollment, Willamina and Amity numbers remain strong. Willamina Superintendent Mike Gass told the News-Register that the district ...
Enrollment continues to drop at Sheridan High
Sheridan School District enrollment is expected to drop, resulting in funding gaps. Facing a budget deficit of at least $400,000, the Sheridan School District will cut five to six full-time positions ...
Carlton celebrates Fun Days
Carlton Fun Days will include a variety of activities Friday and Saturday, June 26-27, from booths and a beer garden in the park to a parade and plenty of music. The traditional festival will be held ...
County HHS will pursue new outpatient treatment program
Commissioners last week directed staff to pursue two programs that would use about half of Yamhill County’s opioid settlements funds. County Administrator Ken Huffer said the county currently has ...
Mac school board names Houston to vacant seat
The six remaining members of the McMinnville School Board voted unanimously Monday night to appoint Brielle Houston to the open seat. She will finish the year in the post vacated by Abbie Warmbier, who ...
Wildwood music fest this weekend
The second edition of the Wildwood Music Fest Revival will host 18 music acts and a poet from Friday to Sunday, June 19-21. The event originated at the Roshambo Art Farm in 2012 and earned a reputation ...
Lafayette approves $22 million budget
The city of Lafayette approved a nearly $22 million budget for fiscal year 2026-27, including fee increases for system development charges and permits, and a $2 sewer rate increase and a $15 sewer surcharge ...
Sheridan adds grant line item to budget
The Sheridan City Council approved a nearly $25 million budget for fiscal year 2026-27, with a new line item of donations to community partners and nonprofits. The Community Grant Contributions fund has ...
Sports
Pirates, Tigers using basketball offseason to reinforce leadership skills, toughness on the court
County rivalries take on a different form in the summer. The mood is more playful, but the competition is just as heated. Such was the case last week when Dayton High School hosted the boys’ basketball ...
Fueling the future: Warriors measuring success by 'getting better every day' of summer basketball league
The ability to play freely was one of the major contributors to success for Amity’s girls’ basketball championships over the last two seasons. A few years of defeat while falling short also ...
Miersma, Lomeli represent Warriors in All-Star showcase
A throng of elite class 2A, 3A and 4A basketball players assembled at the Warrior gymnasium and Amity High School on June 12-13. For two days, seniors who took the winter by storm donned their school’s ...
Upon Further Review: Regret, reminiscence and goals to be glorified
The world’s game has taken over North America. Every four years, nationalism and patriotism — depending on your point of view — take over sporting news for the better in most ways. The ...
Three locals named to All-State teams
A trio of Yamhill County athletes earned Oregon School Activities Association All-State recognition, as selections were announced this week by the organization for boys and girls tennis and boys volleyball. Among ...
Local girls flag rugby league ends first season with for players and parents to enjoy game
On Sunday, June 6, the Mid-Willamette League of girls rugby met at Joe Dancer Park in McMinnville to finish its inaugural season. Six fields were in use as young ruggers laughed and smiled while playing ...
Grizzlies taking summer ball as opportunity to embrace new roles
Though the calendar hasn’t yet marked it, summer is in full swing for the Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Varsity baseball team. The Grizzlies’ offseason squad has been ...
Amity's Dyer, McMullen named 3A Coaches of the Year
On Saturday, May 30, Amity High School head coaches Jed McMullen (girls basketball) and Andy Dyer (girls soccer) each received recognition as Class 3A Coaches of the Year for their respective sports ...
Photo Gallery: All for one, one for all
Between the high school and collegiate level, five softball teams from Yamhill County made a run through their respective playoff tournaments. Though none were able to capture a title, many set records ...
3A Softball: Yamhill Carlton's Bradfield named Special District 3 Pitcher of the Year
On top of their first league title since 2022 and a trip to the 3A State semifinals, Yamhill Carlton’s softball team owned a fair share of their Special District 3 all-league awards. Headlining ...
3A Baseball: Five Tigers, Pirate trio head all-league awards
As the 3A baseball season ended, 12 ball players from Yamhill County represented their respective squads as all-league honorees in Special District 3. A pair of Tigers from Yamhill Carlton came away with ...
Upon Further Review: The game with a heart beat
Since moving to McMinnville in May of 2025, I have been gobsmacked by the sport that is fastpitch softball. The reasoning’s in the name, end of story. All joking aside, fastpitch offers everything ...
Dayton's Chinchilla meets the moment, sets school hurdles record on way to 3A state podium
When Dayton’s Erick Chinchilla was thrown into the 300-meter hurdles with no prior experience as a freshman, it seemed unfathomable that he’d become one of the best Pirates to ever do it. Often ...
Willamina wrestler Risseeuw named All-American before final scholastic season
Landon Risseeuw, a Willamina High School heavyweight wrestler entering his senior season, has joined the annals of Bulldog history as the fifth wrestling All-American in school history. Risseeuw traveled ...
Mac Baseball: Bears name eight to all-league teams
McMinnville’s varsity baseball team saw eight players receive all-league nods in the Pacific Conference for their play during the 2026 spring season. Many of the Grizzlies’ eight seniors were ...
Mac Softball: 'Resilient' Grizzlies earn nine all-league awards
The ups and downs of a softball season affected McMinnville’s varsity softball squad more than most this season, but Head Coach Josh Terry said it was their resilience that kept them afloat. “There ...
Johnston, Riddle graduate from McMinnville as role models of track and field program
Few have set a precedent for success with an implement in their hands like McMinnville’s Brooklyn Johnston and Ruby Riddle. The pair of 6A State Championship placing track and field throwers completed ...
3A Softball: Dayton unable to make noise against Vale’s Navarrete in semifinals
The dominant force that is Vale freshman Sophia Navarrete and the No. 1-seeded softball team in Class 3A had thrown 13 shutouts prior to Tuesday’s semifinal against No. 4-seeded Dayton. With a double ...
3A Softball: South Umpqua’s Morales shuts down high-powered YC offense as title berth remains elusive
Yamhill Carlton’s high-octane offense and best season in relation to record since 2022 ended Tuesday afternoon. Visiting No. 2-seeded South Umpqua (27-2, 15-0) in Myrtle Creek, the No. 3-seeded ...
McMinnvile basketball and golf camp registration open for June
Grizzly basketball camps The McMinnville Girls Basketball program will hold its annual girls basketball camp from Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, at the high school. The camp is open to all ...
