Board axes Westsider Trail from county plan
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to remove the Yamhelas Westsider Trail project from future plans. In opposition, Commissioner Bubba King argued 80% of people who submitted ...
McMinnville planning to top off tax rate
McMinnville residents should prepare for another — and final — 50-cent property tax hike this year, following discussions by the budget committee Tuesday. A majority of the 14-member committee ...
Newberg mayor joins resident in three-hour journey by wheelchair
NEWBERG — On a sunny winter morning in late December, Newberg Mayor Bill Rosacker practiced maneuvering a motorized wheelchair in the parking lot of a north Newberg apartment complex.
Pilot food donation project seeks coordinators
A new effort to address hunger and nutrition in Yamhill County is seeking volunteer coordinators to oversee donation groups. Coordinators work with groups of neighbors, friends or co-workers to collect ...
Mac council meeting change voted down
McMinnville City Council scrapped a plan to move its regular meetings to Wednesdays, citing the need for all councilors to be able to attend. Interim City Manager Adam Garvin broached the idea last week ...
Garvin to become full-time city manager
Adam Garvin may soon be shedding his interim title, as a majority of the McMinnville City Council Tuesday favored hiring him as full-time city manager. Although no official votes were held, Mayor Kim ...
Faulconer-Chapman students get up-close look at fish life cycle
Third grade students at Faulconer-Chapman School are getting up close and personal learning about fish life cycles with eggs hatching in a classroom. As part of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...
Vintage N-R/Memory Lane: Jan. 30, 2026
10 Years Ago -- According to the Grants Pass Daily Courier, a Josephine County woman and her infant daughter are being tested for Brazil’s Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness sweeping through ...
New Dundee administrator settling in
New Dundee City Administrator Courtney Patterson said her near-term priorities are to ensure the city’s finance’s projects and program are in order and to meet as many locals as she can. The ...
Oregon's high school graduation rate inches up to record high
Oregon high schoolers in the class of 2025 graduated at all-time highs for the state but still at a lower rate than recent national averages, according to the latest state data.
Two November ballot initiatives aim at very different issues
Setting aside the gas tax referral now apparently headed for the May election, citizens have proposed a raft of ballot initiatives for November 2026 — 75 so far.
Former high-tech worker seeks clerk post
Newberg resident Cindy Johnson is running for the county clerk position because she hopes to build trust in the local election system, according to her candidacy announcement released this week. Johnson ...
Plastic recycling event planned
Zero Waste’s Plastics Project will hold a hard-to-recycle plastic collection event Saturday, Feb. 7, at the McMinnville Covenant Church, 2155 N.W. Second St., McMinnville. “The Great Plastic ...
Free tickets available for Provoking Hope fundraiser
Provoking Hope will hold its annual fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 7, with a twist — tickets are free, and donors can give to the peer-supported recovery program through an online auction and an auction ...
