McMinnville School district: two options for fall considered

The McMinnville School District is considering two options for education this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, one primarily in-person and the other virtual. While the district has been meeting with ...

Twelve COVID-19 cases tallied in baseball team outbreak

Yamhill County reported another seven cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 171, including at least 12 people connected to a Newberg youth baseball team that traveled to Roseburg ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##A sign on McMinnville s 8th Street urges people to take  One Day at a Time.

Signs of encouragement: 'I just had to do something'

“Don’t Give Up!” a yard sign declares to passersby. “You are worthy of love,” says another. “Mistakes do not define you.” Witnessing signs such as these “keeps ...

Oregon smashes daily virus record with nearly 400 new cases

Oregon smashed its previous daily record for COVID-19 cases on Thursday with a 389 new diagnoses and six deaths. The number of cases was the highest seen in the state since the start of the pandemic, ...

Twelve COVID-19 cases associated with Newberg baseball team outbreak

Twelve confirmed cases of COVID-19 are associated with a Newberg youth baseball team that traveled to Roseburg for a tournament. Yamhill County Health and Human Services Director Lindsey Manfrin ...

FCI Sheridan records positive COVID-19 case

Sheridan’s Federal Correctional Institution has reported its first positive case of COVID-19. Inmates report being worried about contracting the virus. One inmate with underlying health issues reported ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register##Eric and Laura McGlynn and their son Wesley ate at La Rambla during McMinnville s first Dine Out(side) event on Third Street on July 3.

Diners push out into Third Street on holiday weekend

Ed and Phimphakan Tate spent the winter in Thailand, only to see their flight home canceled as they stood in line at the airport when the coronavirus pandemic began. They made it out of the country in ...

Mac pool reopening, reservations required

The McMinnville Aquatic Center will reopen Monday, July 6, for lap swimming and water walking. Reservations are required, as the number of swimmers will be limited. “We’ve missed being able ...

Another Yamhill County attorney files claim against county

A Yamill County prosecutor has filed a claim against the county accusing several employees in the district attorney’s office of discrimination and retaliation after she reported mismanagement, financial ...

Willamina proposes reduced school week

Willamina students would take Mondays off and split the rest of their school time between classrooms and distance learning, Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick told the school board Monday night in outlining ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register##Lilly Riha sews a mask ear saver under the guidance of her grandmother, Jeanne Clayton

Little girls take on big project in McMinnville

Sisters Lilly, Harley and Delaney Riha took on a big project this spring: Making ear protectors to help people who need to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic. So far, the McMinnville girls have ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register##Jonathon Kurtz survived COVID-19, but urges others to avoid it.

Dundee man recovers from COVID-19

It was early April, Gov. Kate Brown had recently ordered Oregonians to stay home “to the maximum extent possible” to stop the advance of the novel coronavirus and Jonathan Kurtz of Dundee didn’t ...

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Inmate sues Sheridan prison warden; seeks release over virus threat

A federal lawsuit has been filed seeking the release of an inmate at the federal prison in Sheridan, arguing his continued incarceration provides insufficient protection from the deadly coronavirus. The ...

County commissioners reject staff request for employee mask policy

Gov. Kate Brown made face coverings mandatory and extended her emergency declaration to Sept. 1 this week as the state set two more daily records for new cases of COVID-19, including an increase of 375 ...

Officials: Oregon could reach 900 new COVID-19 cases a day

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon had a record 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, but officials predict that the increase may become much steeper ...

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