Along the Street: Farmers Market offers prize for winning poster design
The McMinnville Downtown Association is seeking submissions of art for the 2021 Farmers Market poster. Designs will be used on the 11x17-inch poster for the market, which will run from noon to 6 p.m. ...
Driver sentenced as a result of fatal crash
Sherri Gotcher Rains, sobbing as she spoke, told Christophere Davidson “you robbed the world of a kind soul” last September when he drove impaired and crashed his Jeep Cherokee in rural Yamhill ...
Willamina City Hall burglarized
A Grand Ronde man allegedly broke into Willamina City Hall early Tuesday morning, smashed windows, ransacked City Manager Kenna West’s office and other areas in the two-story building and lit paperwork ...
Planning commission holds winery, timber hearings open
Yamhill County planners took testimony on two applications Jan. 7, but held the record open for both to allow participants more time to submit written testimony. In Sheridan, applicant Craig Fanshier ...
Skyberg says goodbye to City Hall
Longtime Willamina businesswoman and community leader Ila Skyberg said she wanted to be a “cheerleader” for her city when she defeated Roy Whitman in the 2014 mayoral race. Skyberg, who ran unopposed ...
Districts around the county planning for school return
After months of working on a variety of plans for returning to in-person classes before the school year, then converting to comprehensive distance learning instead, Yamhill County school districts expect to finally begin reopening school buildings this month.
County planning commission to hold hearings Thursday
Yamhill County planning commissioners will hold two public hearings Thursday: one for a new winery on Worden Hill Road and the second for a change in farm use on Gopher Valley Road near Sheridan. Jared ...
Sheridan begins process for city manager search
The city of Sheridan has mailed requests for proposals to secure a contractor to help it select a new city manager. The city council agreed on a timeline at this month’s regular meeting to ...
Willamina board adopts ‘All Students Belong’
The Willamina School Board adopted its “All Students Belong” policy — in accordance with a new state administrative rule — and an accompanying bias incident complaint procedure ...
Spirit Mountain remains open with added precautions
Spirit Mountain Casino remains operational, with extreme precautions taking place to reduce spread of COVID-19, Grand Ronde Tribal Council Chair Cheryle Kennedy told tribal members last week during a ...
Willamina eyes veterans memorial, BMX pump track
A veterans’ memorial and a BMX pump track could soon be added to Willamina’s park system, city councilors were told at this month’s regular meeting. Boy Scout Carson Wagner presented ...
Miles of lights: Educator pours skill and creativity into Christmas display
Matt Ross has lost count how many LED bulbs are now part of his impressive Christmas display. He knows, though, how many feet of extension cords it takes to power all those lights and moving displays, ...
Sheridan council meeting canceled
The Sheridan City Council workshop meeting scheduled Monday night was canceled, according to City Manager Frank Sheridn. He said Mayor Harry Cooley hopes to reschedule it at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at ...
New owners eager to reopen Wildwood Hotel
New owners Matt and April Haller plan to reopen the Wildwood Hotel, restaurant, bar and music venue in Willamina, once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. So far, only the restaurant is operational, offering ...
