At Sheridan High, seniors ‘smile because it happened’
The rain mostly held off Saturday as friends and family nearly filled the 400-capacity grandstands at Sheridan High School’s football field to celebrate the 36 graduates of the Class of 2026. Blustery ...
‘You are Warriors’: Amity grads overcome challenges
The Amity High School graduating class of 2026 overcame the Covid turmoil in middle school to become creators, state champions, innovators and leaders. “In a community like Amity, we have the privilege ...
Lafayette prepares to enact at sewer surcharge
Lafayette City Council is proposing a monthly $15 surcharge for wastewater and a $2 rate increase, starting July 1, as it seeks to fund a $17 million wastewater system upgrade to replace the treatment ...
Mac council to discuss future lodging tax split
McMinnville City Council has a short agenda with tall financial implications Tuesday, including hearings on the approved budget and a discussion on future use of Transient Lodging Fund (TLT) tax revenues. Earlier ...
Along the Street: Fresh Friday market starts season in Amity
Amity’s Fresh Friday Market kicks off Friday, June 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. on the back patio of the Trade Street Commons, located at 516 Trade Street, Amity. The market will run on Fridays through ...
Grad Night bingo leads to controversy
One of the activities during an all-night graduation party for McMinnville High School’s Class of 2026 became a controversy over the weekend, as “Libs of TikTok” and some other conservative ...
Former U.S. Senator Bob Packwood dies at 93
Bob Packwood was an awkward and epic contradiction, a champion of political compromise with a fatally compromised personal life.
'Nothing better': Volunteers build beds for kids in need
About 35 volunteers gathered Sunday to cut, assemble and stain bed frames so local children will sleep better. The project was sponsored by the McMinnville chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a national ...
Activities planned for Pride Month
Wine Country Pride welcomed Pride Month Thursday with a family event that included raising of the rainbow flag at Mac Market in McMinnville. The celebration will continue through June with business specials ...
What in the Yamhill: Amity, Eola and a town called Cincinnati
Amity is another name for friendship, or peaceful relations between individuals and is how the Yamhill County town earned its name. Amity is situated along Salt Creek near its confluence with the Ashe ...
New phones, heavy machinery up for votes
Fees, phones and heavy equipment will all be topics for the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners at Thursday’s regular meeting. The board will hold a public hearing to receive citizen comments ...
Experiences shape future for Mac grads
Members of McMinnville High School’s 116th graduating class received diplomas Friday night. While they are leaving the school, and many of them are leaving McMinnville for further education, jobs ...
Yamhill dog owners deny allegations
Cane Corso dog owners Richard and Robi Ruiz of Yamhill deny allegations they were aware of their dogs’ “aggressive and vicious nature,” in response to a civil complaint from their neighbor. On ...
Weyerhaeuser hiring for Blackhawk program
Timber company Weyerhaeuser is looking to hire at least four positions in McMinnville to staff a Blackhawk helicopter wildfire fighting pilot program that will operate form the McMinnville Municipal Airport. Weyerhaeuser ...
July 1 deadline looms for deal between Mac hospital and major insurer
Thousands of Yamhill County residents will lose in-network coverage on July 1 if Willamette Valley Medical Center can’t reach a new agreement with insurer United Healthcare. Commercial group and ...
