Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Martin Skegg, co-founder Sunday School Wine and the Alt Wine Fest, cues 
up a vinyl set as DJ Party Marty during Saturday’s Alt Wine Remixed.

‘Alley Galley’ premieres with celebration of non-Pinot wine

Art Alley had a new vibe about it on Saturday, July 12, when about 180 people attended the Alt Wine Fest Remixed event. It was the first official gathering in the passageway since a September reception ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Charlie Bauer, who grew up in Yamhill, stands beside a 1967 Camaro parked in front of the derby ramp in Beulah Park. The car belongs to his friend, Nick Mccleskey, with whom Bauer shares a passion for classic vehicles.

Stopping By: Wheels of Time

Car enthusiast has driven in Derby Days parades since the 1950s; now he’s special grand marshal

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Law enforcement officers neutralize an active shooter in a digital simulation in Sheridan. From left, Sgt. Andrew McMahon with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Prisons Lt. Bradley Holbrook with FCI–Sheridan, and Evan Burt, K9 handler with the McMinnville Police Department, make first contact with the “shooter” as instructor Pete Kelting with C3 Pathways looks on.

Racing the clock to save lives

Sergeant Will Lavish, with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, chased down an active shooter to a parking garage on July 15. Eleven people were injured by three active shooters at the airport and ...

Alpine Ave. redevelopment, parks bond make progress

Two major city of McMinnville projects are moving forward. The city has named members of a negotiating committee tasked with striking a deal on the Alpine Avenue project with development group Palindrome; ...

As it reviews 20-year plan, county board ponders park funding ideas

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners generally supported a 20-year parks system plan presented by consultants Thursday, but members had differing opinions on how to generate income for the county’s ...

Woe to solicitors entering Lafayette

The past few weeks Lafayette residents have reported aggressive door-to-door salespeople who refuse to take “no” for an answer. City leadership addressed the concern at the July 10 youth safety ...

McMinnville Water & Light to raise electric rates

The McMinnville Water & Light commission supported a 4.5% rate increase for electric service across all rate classes in each of the next three years, but continued its public hearing on the issue until ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Departing City Manager Jeff Towery wraps up some work at his desk at McMinnville City Hall. Towery is frequently sporting Green Bay Packers gear, a team he has been a fan of since they won the Super Bowl in 1967. Towery’s father banned rooting for “big city” teams like his native state’s Chicago Bears, so Towery chose Green Bay. “I picked a winning team, and then the Packers went 28 years without being in the playoffs and I stuck with them,” he said. “So I don’t feel like a bandwagon fan because there was a lot of lean time between the time Bart Starr left and the time Brett Favre came.”

Towery reflects on time as Mac's fourth city manager

During his tenure as McMinnville City Manager, Jeff Towery dealt with issues both familiar and incredibly unique. He’s proud of how the city addressed common issues like growth, housing affordability ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Oren Cates listens to his grandfather, Mark Pendergrass, give a pointer about driving his car in the Derby Days event Saturday at Beulah City Park. Partially hidden in the center is Gus Womack and at right is Chris Alexander. Oren made numerous runs in the practice session Tuesday evening, along with other local youths getting ready for the competition Saturday.

Derby Days gets ready to roll

With a “Liberty and Legends” theme honoring veterans, the 72nd annual Yamhill Derby Days festival will kick off Friday, July 18, and continue all day Saturday, July 19. The festival will include ...

Portland man posts bail following sex case charges

Robert Zane Matthew Quiett, 21, of Portland posted bail after being booked on first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse charges on July 11 at the Yamhill County Circuit Court. On June 26, a grand ...

Sex abuser changes plea, trial canceled

Justin Gabriel Kilmer, 19, of McMinnville pleaded guilty on July 10 to first-degree rape, a Measure 11 Class A felony, and strangulation, a Class C felony. The charges stem from incidents between Aug. ...

Mac school district will improve JV softball facility; Title program funds uncertain

McMinnville School District will build a new facility for JV softball on Baker Field, partly in response to a Title 9 complaint about unequal sports facilities. School board members Monday night approved ...

Love INC works with churches to find help for people in need

Love In the Name of Christ, or Love INC, now has a second office in Yamhill County, ensuring that people all over the county can find “transformational help,” according to Pastor John Schmidt, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Braxton Langley chooses candy for his award after winning camp vocabulary bingo. Elementary students learn word recognition as part of the Faulconer-Chapman School summer literacy camp.

Summertime literacy camp in Sheridan keeps kids’ brains busy with fun activities

Sheridan School District staff are working this summer to improve literacy rates among their students during a four-week literacy camp at Faulconer-Chapman School. The 90 attendees are enjoying much more ...

Four MHS students involved in crash, one killed

A McMinnville High School senior died and three other students were involved in a crash early Saturday morning on Highway 18 near milepost 14, about seven miles west of Grand Ronde. Madox Hodge, who was ...

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