Flamingos migrate for YC Grad Night Fundraiser
Despite recent northerly winds, a flock of flamingos have landed in the Yamhill and Carlton areas and spread out around the county. Homeowners from Gaston to McMinnville have awoken to find flamboyantly ...
Mac board interviews three applicants for vacant seat
McMinnville School Board interviewed three applicants Monday for the vacancy created by the resignation of Doris Towery. Towery, who was elected in May 2023, resigned halfway through her four-year term ...
School board to interview candidates for open seat
McMinnville School Board members will interview candidates for an open seat at their Monday, Sept. 22, work session. The public meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the district office, 800 N.E. Lafayette ...
Memorial plaque to remain in place at Dayton High School
Dayton School Board members affirmed keeping a plaque honoring the late Ethan Kearns, a Dayton High athlete who died of cancer in June 2024. Several people spoke in favor of the memorial at the board’s ...
Local school enrollment at projections
Most school districts in Yamhill County report being tentatively at expected enrollment numbers. The official enrollment counting date is Oct. 1, but the districts have been tracking turnout since the ...
School board position open as Towery announces resignation
The McMinnville School Board is accepting applications for a new member that will open following the resignation of Doris Towery on Sept. 30. Towery, who was elected in 2023, announced Monday night she ...
Dayton board to meet Tuesday
The Dayton School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in the district office, 780 Ferry St., Dayton. An executive session for the superintendent’s evaluation will precede the public meeting ...
Summer program for juvenile detainees combines education, community service
Surrounded by empty fields, summer heat and piles of wood bundles, a warehouse on the outskirts of McMinnville doesn’t seem like a desirable place to hold high-quality education credit recovery and ...
Mac school board to meet Monday
McMinnville School Board will discuss policies Monday night, including a draft of the new policy on cell phones and other electronic devices. The public board meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the school ...
Student phones must be 'away all day'
Crowds rushed out of McMinnville High School as the lunch period began Wednesday, the first day for upperclassmen and second day for freshmen. Free from the building after four hours of classes, many ...
Mac schools honor longtime employees at welcome back program
McMinnville School District honored long-term teachers and other employees Aug. 27 at the district-wide welcome back program, an event that always kicks off the school year. Eleven employees reached the ...
MSD personnel director leaves
Brian Turner, who was hired in June to be the McMinnville School District’s human resources director, has departed for another job. Turner joined the district from Salem-Keizer, where he had been ...
Dayton school district adding new programs, building skills
Dayton School District will make use of the skills of new and returning staff members to expand the career-technical education at the high school this fall, Superintendent Amy Fast said. Adding courses ...
Dayton teachers, staff work toward a positive start
Across Yamhill County, teachers spent much of this week preparing for students to return on Tuesday. In Willamina, students were already back; classes there resumed Aug 25. The week included various training ...
New year brings fresh perspective at Willamina schools
Students returned to Willamina middle and high schools on Monday, Aug. 25, with elementary students following the next day. “We were amazed how excited they were,” Willamina HS/MS principal ...


