Scott Unger/News-Register##A Recology truck navigates narrow Southwest Emily Drive Wednesday. The road is planned to be extended 75-feet into a cul-de-sac to provide an exit for several new plots. Neighbors say parking and traffic are already issues.

Neighbors say subdivision will add to traffic, parking woes

A decision on a subdivision plan for Southwest Cypress Lane was delayed at the request of neighbors, who cited issues with parking and traffic on the plan that would extend nearby Emily Drive. Applicant ...

Anti-law enforcement graffiti found at two Yamhill County parks

Graffiti reading “Keep moving off Yamho cop I’ll kill your wife’s” and “shoot cops with sniper rifle” were discovered at two county-owned parks the weekend of March ...

Mac council makes Garvin permanent city manager

McMinnville City Council ironed out the final details of a full-time contract for City Manager Adam Garvin Tuesday. Garvin will make $198,120 annually as the city’s chief executive, where he has ...

County set to resume dog control program

Yamhill County will restore its dog control program later this year as it attempts to rebuild licensing revenues enough to fund ongoing operations. The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners agreed in ...

News-Register file photo/Rachel Thompson##Miller Woods’ native plant program is capable of growing 70,000 plants annually. However, a recent steep decline in federal plant purchases has left the conservation area scrambling to find more customers and additional funds to continue operations.

Feds leave Miller Woods in the lurch by dropping native plant orders

Staff at Miller Woods Conservation Area have been growing native plant species for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 12 years, and proceeds largely fund park operations. Federal plant requests have dwindled ...

Mac council agrees to spend $1.2 million in CET revenues

McMinnville City Council agreed Tuesday to begin distributing $1.2 million in Construction Excise Tax revenues this fall; giving developers, builders and affordable housing providers a pool of money to ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Emma Putnam, 10, of McMinnville browses the children’s section at the McMinnville Public Library while holding books from the “Babymouse” graphic novel series and Lemony Snicket. “It’s kinda like the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series, but it’s about a mouse and it’s a girl,” she said of “Babymouse.” “It always ends with something going wrong and ending up ridiculous, and it’s really funny. Because it’s like, you love reading about all the bad things that happen. They’re just so good.”

What's Yamhill County reading?

March is National Reading Month, and the News-Register wondered, what is Yamhill County reading? After contacting every library in the county, from the bustling Newberg-Dundee shelves to the quaint one-room ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Grand Ronde firefighters Micah Brown and Brock Rogers move into position for a second-story entry during a search-and-rescue training exercise Tuesday, March 17, at 407 Trade Street in Amity, a city-owned house slated for demolition.

Amity Fire hosts joint training on house scheduled for demolition

A Trade Street home in Amity has become a training ground for local fire districts. The city-owned house at 407 Trade Street, next to Amity City Hall, is set for demolition, making it a perfect candidate ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Elsie Best delivers a coffee to her mother, Tiffany Best, at her mom’s workplace, First Federal — something Elsie often does. She said her mother has been a great inspiration to her, leading her to take business pathway classes at Mac High and help found the Leos, a junior Lions club, at McMinnville High School.

Stopping by: Business plans

Mac High senior Elsie Best stays active in community while working toward her future 

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##With school out this week, Conner Drorbaugh, 11, of McMinnville lines up a putt as his cousins Weston Owens, 9, of Amity, left, and Callynn, 7, right, take their turns at the Sweet Spot pop-up mini golf course inside the KAOS Building at Third and Galloway.

At downtown course, putting is ‘just for fun’

With school closed for spring break, Bryan Casillas and Adan Flores found something to do at Sweet Spot, the pop-up mini golf course set up in the KAOS Building on Galloway Street between Third and Fourth. “It’s ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Patton Middle School volunteers Willa Fagan, left, and Hannah Malstrom post a sign inviting sixth- through eighth-graders to a pop-up clothing shop at the McMinnville Public Library Tuesday.

Pop-up clothing swap lets middle-schoolers choose

Volunteers from Patton and Duniway middle schools laid out jeans, sweaters, athletic wear and other articles of clothing for a pop-up boutique Tuesday at the McMinnville Public Library. A clothing ...

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Easter egg hunts planned in April

The Easter bunny and its local helpers — members of service clubs, firefighters, churches, FFA members and others — will be busy Saturday, April 4. Free Easter egg hunts are planned in many ...

Situational awareness required: Trainings help prep for two weeks after disaster

“Where are the emergency exits?” Jayne Wolf asked attendees of a Be 2 Weeks Ready training on Friday, March 20, at Chemeketa Community College Yamhill Valley Campus. Where are the fire extinguishers? ...

Applications for Mac council seat due Friday

Friday, March 27, is the final day for Ward 3 residents to apply for the vacant McMinnville City Council position. The successful candidate will fill the vacancy created when former Councilor Jessica ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register## tree will soon be planted to recognize Alvin and Wilma Nisly’s community service as part of the Sheridan City Hall’s new landscaping. The improvement is part of the city’s wider mission of becoming a pollinator paradise and home to native vegetation. Local permaculture farm Treedemption Gardens will plant and maintain the landscape for the first year.

Sheridan greenlights pollinator garden at city hall

Beautifying the grounds at Sheridan City Hall can be the next chapter of the West Valley town’s story of environmental protection, City Manager Preston Polasek told the city council on Monday, March ...

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