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, ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
