Highway work impacts traffic

Excavation is scheduled to start June 14 in Lafayette as the Oregon Department of Transportation work continues on Highway 99W. Work is primarily grading, drainage, and paving the roadway from ...

Historical sites to reopen Saturday

The Yamhill County Historical Museum in Lafayette and the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center just southwest of McMinnville will reopen Saturday, June 4.  Both sites have been mostly closed throughout ...

A few Easter egg hunts spring up

The Easter Bunny will be hippity-hopping through Yamhill County on Saturday, hiding candy-filled eggs and other surprises for children to find in several cities. Because of continuing pandemic restrictions, ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register ## Tynan Pierce is helping to start a seed library in McMinnville. The program’s first projects include sending carrot seeds to 1,500 elementary school students in the McMinnville School District and distributing seeds at the Friends of the McMinnville Library book sale.

Sowing the seeds of community

Polly Blum grew up on a farm growing berries for Smucker’s jelly, which started her on a path to becoming a master gardener. She tends to her boysenberries, raspberries, apples, plums and more and ...

Candidates file for May election

Several school board races will be contested in the May 18 election. McMinnville has two open positions that are contested, one by the incumbent and two others, the other by the incumbent and one challenger. Newberg ...

Lafayette mayor calls it quits

Lafayette Mayor Wade Witherspoon has resigned, effective immediately, after a dispute occurred over social media over his decision to nominate a replacement for a vacancy on the city council. Last May, ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register ## The top of a giant Douglas fir snaps off as workers from R&R Tree Service begin removing the tree in preparation for work on the Three Mile Lane Bridge. A temporary bridge will be built next to the existing one, which will be removed and replaced.

ODOT projects will disrupt traffic around Yamhill County

Three ODOT projects in and around McMinnville begin this week, resulting in some lane closures and delays at various points in the year. The Three Mile Lane Bridge is in poor condition and will be replaced ...

Lafayette sewage plant overflows

Heavy rain over the weekend caused the Lafayette sewage treatment plant to overflow in what city officials characterized as “a minor overflow event.” The city noted it’s a common occurrence ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register file photo##Election processers work in the Clerks office last month on election night.

Outcomes the same after council recounts for Newberg, Lafayette

On Friday, the Yamhill County Clerk’s office finished its third recount of the November election results, but the figures did not change outcomes of close council races in Lafayette and Newberg. County ...

News-Register file photo##Former Wascher Elementary School principal Kourtney Ferrua, center, is congratulated after being named Oregon Elementary Principal of the Year in 2019.

Local educator co-authors book

A new book features Kourtney Ferrua, former Wascher Elementary School principal and now director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for the McMinnville School District. “Principaled: ...

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Lafayette man arrested for the 56th time

Lafayette man arrested for the 56th time Lafayette resident Ronald Gordon Griffin Jr. was on arrest cycle No. 56 when he was taken into custody early Thursday morning. A deputy stopped a vehicle driven ...

Paulsen leading pack in Lafayette

Updated 2 a.m., new numbers don't change expected results.------ In Lafayette, where nine candidates are vying for four seats on the council, early morning returns showed  incumbent Kayla ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Wascher Elementary School teachers and the Wildcat mascot enjoy seeing the new lunch bus during its visit to the school Oct. 28.

School district’s new mobile kitchen hits the road

Families picking up school meals this week will get two extra treats along with their lunch, dinner and breakfast: Bus-shaped cookies and a peek at the McMinnville School District’s new mobile kitchen/meal ...

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County approves rural broadband project

Over the next 12 to 18 months, every rural home in Yamhill County wanting adequate internet service should be able to have it. Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved using $500,000 ...

News-Register 2020 Local Election Guide

Yamhill County Treasurer Full-time drama over part-time job in campaign for Yamhill County treasurer McMinnville City Council Mayor McMinnville candidates for mayor make their case in forums Hill ...