Commissioners walk back plan to give $100k to food pantries; King proposes lodging tax
The Yamhill Board of Commissioners rescinded $100,000 dedicated to local food banks Thursday after learning the organizations can’t accept funding that includes caveats such as local residency or ...
On Saturdays, breakfast and community
By 8:15 a.m. Nov. 8, a quarter hour after the Saturday Morning Breakfast program opened, 20 people were sitting with pancakes, bacon and eggs in front of them at the McMinnville Cooperative Ministries ...
Unidos issues statement following Mac ICE arrest
Representatives of Unidos Bridging Community, a nonprofit that advocates for Latinos in Yamhill County, said they are concerned about “public safety and due process” in relation to recent immigration ...
Council split on future of DEI committee
McMinnville City Council is split on the future of its diversity, equity and inclusion committee and may absorb the work of the audit committee, following a work session discussion Wednesday night. Interim ...
Music returns to Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon
Bands from near and far are again performing in Mattie’s Room, a recently reopened venue in McMenamins Hotel Oregon. The hotel on McMinnville’s Third Street has frequently hosted musical performers ...
Oregon schools expect significant midyear budget shortfall
Oregon schools could face rare multi-million dollar losses and budget cuts in the middle of the school year because of new federal tax policies.
Christmas pageant at Gallery is best ever
Not all goes smoothly with this year’s church holiday event — and yet, it turns out to be “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at Gallery Theater in McMinnville. The community theater ...
Offbeat Oregon: WPA Writers’ Project captured snapshot of pioneer Oregon
In 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress passed what’s sometimes called the “Second New Deal.” It was a $4.88 billion investment into getting Americans through ...
Training games: Apprehension K-9s stay sharp with weekly decoy hunts
Five-year-old Valkyrie “Valk,” a German Shepherd and Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office apprehension K-9, sits in a parking lot whimpering with excitement. Crouched behind Valk is her handler ...
Ministry provides clothing to those in need
Living Waters Outreach in McMinnville supplies clothing to people in need, free of charge. Pam Rude, who runs the ministry with her husband, Cohn, sets up racks of shirts, pants, coats, socks, shoes and ...
Nation's top court will consider ballot deadline
On Nov. 10, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case from Mississippi that challenges the counting of ballots received after Election Day.
Jerry Sharp band to celebrate debut EP with Nov. 21 concert
Jerry Sharp and the Telltale Hearts, a folk rock/Americana band with a nod to Edgar Allen Poe, will release its debut EP during a family-oriented concert on Friday, Nov. 21. The five-piece group will ...
West Valley Rotary Coat Drive continues
West Valley cities, organizations and businesses are connecting this season of giving to keep students warm. In Willamina and Sheridan, a coat drive is underway until Dec. 1 to benefit West Valley students. ...
Vintage N-R/Memory Lane: Nov. 14, 2025
10 years ago -- The Rev. Elam Anderson Jr. was a large man. But after he broke his hip in 2006, he lost so much weight the ring his wife gave him slipped off his finger one day while he was in the backyard. ...
