Sheridan council eyes spending threshold

At its Monday, Nov. 18 meeting, the Sheridan City Council discussed lowering the city manager’s spending authority. The council unanimously approved an updated policy on purchasing by the city manager ...

Thanksgiving, Christmas kickoff events planned

Meals, tree lightings and other events are being planned for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas will host its annual Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday event. The soup kitchen ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##“When you see (an exhibit) without a timeline it’s much easier to navigate the past,” states Travis Stewart, Grand Ronde interpretive coordinator, as he looks at photos displayed in “Stik” at Chachalu. He is among the dancers, at about age 14, in the photo at right.

‘Stik’ celebrates human connection to nature

“Stik,” a yearlong, four-part exhibit, closes Nov. 30 at Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center in Grand Ronde. Curated by Lyle Cardenas, the displays uses photos, video and written oral ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##Willamina city administrator Bridget Meneley addresses community members at the Oct. 1 Vision Night at Swan Hall, one of several gatherings this summer and fall where residents dreamed about the future of downtown Willamina.

Willamina dreaming of downtown improvements

Residents and city staff gathered this month for a second “vision workshop” at Swan Hall to establish priorities for downtown Willamina improvements. “We had an amazing turnout last ...

Willamina man sentenced 15 years for crimes against child

A Willamina man was sentenced to 187 months for two counts of attempting to commit a Class A felony and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree and 10 year post-prison supervision as part of a plea ...

Former Willamina man indicted on rape charge from 2014

A former Willamina man, Jack Marion Matheny, 38, was indicted by a grand jury for rape from an alleged incident on Dec. 24, 2014, at the Grand Ronde Reservation. The alleged victim was five years-old ...

Former Willamina resident charged with rape, assault

Jack Marion Matheny, 38, formerly of Willamina, was charged on Oct. 17 with first-degree rape, a Class A felony and Measure 11 crime, and second-degree assault, a Class C felony, from an alleged 2014 incident ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Hebert Plaza, overlooking the Yamhill River along Bridge Street, is among the parks projects scheduled for next year in Sheridan. The plaza is partly off-limits, for safety reasons, following the collapse of an adjoining community building four years ago.

At town hall, Sheridan mayor gives wide-ranging report

Sheridan High School was teeming with excitement 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, as Mayor Cale George presented a state of the city address, an event where local organizations, nonprofits and government had ...

Sheridan library reopens after meth found

The Sheridan Public Library is open under regular schedule again after a nearly weeklong emergency closure following discovery of drugs inside a book. Initially, one packet of what was determined to be ...

K9 unit tracks down eluder, alleged car thief

A man with an arrest record in many states was arrested last weekend after he fled the scene of a routine traffic stop, from what officers learned was a stolen vehicle. Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...

Sheridan mayor to host State of the City address

Sheridan Mayor Cale George will present a State of the City address during his first community town hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Sheridan High School cafeteria. George said he will ...

Sheridan mayor to host town hall Oct. 10

Sheridan Mayor Cale George will present a State of the City address during his first community town hall on Oct. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Sheridan High School cafeteria. George said he will update ...

Sheridan library closed after meth found in book

The Sheridan Library remained closed Thursday after discovery of drugs in a book. The library has been closed since Saturday, when a staff member found a packet of crystals that were determined to be ...

Court declines to ‘take a chance’ on felon

Despite lengthy arguments for leniency from the court by his defense attorney, Corey Dean Elliott, 30, of Sheridan, was sentenced to a 13-month prison term for his role in a December 2022 armed robbery ...

Dallas man gets 18 months in prison for vehicular homicide

Circuit Court Judge Ladd Wiles described the 18-month prison sentence for Clayton Lynn Gruber, 30, of Dallas, as a gift, compared to what could have been a 70-month sentence for a Measure 11 crime. Gruber ...

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