Rusty Rae/News-Register##Shelving and cabinets on the new second-floor of the Yamhill County History Museum stand ready to hold household goods, textiles and other items in a climate-controlled space. Museum Director Heather Farquhar said the new space, not usually open to the public, will help preserve the collection longer and in better condition.

Loft will help museum preserve artifacts

A new second story in its main building will help the Yamhill County History Museum better care for its collection of household items, clothing and other artifacts. In addition, “this will help ...

County transit manager retiring, future funding cloudy

Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia Thompson is retiring this week after spending more than a decade growing and modernizing the county’s bus system. In her final update to the Yamhill County ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Workers and heavy equipment continue to clear land for the new Goodwill store that will be built in McMinnville this year. The site is on Highway 99W at the north end of town, across from the steel mill. Goodwill will move from its current location once the 10,000-square-foot building is finished.

Along the Street: New Goodwill store will include retail, job training

Major earth moving is in process at the site of the new McMinnville Goodwill location, Highway 99W and Doran Drive at the north edge of town. Workers also removed some trees to clear space for the development, ...

Local agencies support child abuse prevention

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and local nonprofits are making an extra effort to raise awareness. “Child abuse prevention starts with informed, connected communities, and every person has ...

McMinnville felon indicted on vehicle theft, drug charges

Charges of vehicle theft, drug possession and eluding police are the latest additions to a lengthy criminal record for Wyatt Jacob Duck, 30, of McMinnville. Duck was arraigned on indictments Monday afternoon ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Susan and David Vandewater of Chehalis, Washington, view the Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall alongside Vietnam veteran Tom Beckley, right, on Friday at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville. The wall, a project of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 805 in Roseburg and the Umpqua Valley, lists the names of Oregon service members who died in the Vietnam War and honors those lost in later conflicts. American Legion Post 21 of McMinnville brought the wall to Evergreen March 27-29; it travels to communities across the state.

Photos: Wall of remembrance

The Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum

News-Register file photo

Easter egg hunts planned this weekend

The Easter bunny and its local helpers — members of service clubs, firefighters, churches, FFA members and others — will be busy Saturday, April 4.

 

Branden Andersen/Newsberg##A McDonald’s restaurant is proposed for property at S.E. 225 Highway 99W in Dundee.

Proposed McDonald's in Dundee raises community concern

Dundee residents within 100 feet of a property on 225 S.E. Highway 99W recently received a Notice of Land Use Application detailing a request from Gerald Koh of McDonald’s, LLC, to build a quick-serve restaurant with a drive-through on the 1.07-acre plot.

 

Sheriff’s office seeks to lease patrol cars

Patrol car costs have more than doubled since 2019, and the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is turning to leased vehicles to save funds. Sheriff Sam Elliott is asking the Board of Commissioners ...

Longtime educator Mark Hyder dies

Longtime educator and administrator Mark Hyder died of cancer Tuesday, March 24. He was 75. Arrangements are under the direction of Macy & Son. A public rosary and funeral Mass will be held at 10 ...

Natural resources protections go to public hearing this week

Years of work identifying and discussing the protection of natural resources in McMinnville will culminate in a planning commission public hearing Thursday to adopt new standards. The city began natural ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Kay Koudele of McMinnville, a resident at Hillside Senior Community, waves American flags outside Pacific Frame as her husband, Fred Koudele, holds a “Wake Up!” sign. Kay said relatives in Canada have asked why more Americans aren’t speaking out. “We’re trying to do something,” she said. Organizers of Saturday’s No Kings rally assigned themes to a number of city blocks, including “Red, White and Blue,” “Wild & Crazy” and “’60s Peace.”

Photo Gallery: Blocks of resistance

No Kings rally draws spirited crowd with themed stretches along Adams and Baker

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Award-winning author to speak

Author Omar El Akkad, who won the 2025 National Book Award for “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” will speak Wednesday, April 8, at Linfield University. The free program ...

Dems request more time for public comment on new O&C logging plans

Oregon’s congressional Democrats are asking federal officials to give the public more time to learn about and comment on new plans that would open up millions of acres of federal forests in Oregon to logging activity not seen since the 1960s.

 

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 ...

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