Sheridan mayor creates Starfish Awards
One of Rich Cox’s last orders of business as mayor is presenting two Starfish Awards to residents who have made a difference in the community in 2022. The first one went to Grand Sheramina Food ...
Sheridan features two-way mayor's race
Sheridan Mayor Rich Cox Sr., who said he loves the direction the city is going, will leave office in January, but will continue to follow the city’s progress. Starting in 2023 Sheridan’s mayor ...

Sheridan City Council candidates
Cale George Occupation: executive secretary, Sheridan School District Town of residence: Sheridan Education: Master’s degree in criminal justice, Western Oregon University, Monmouth. Length of ...
Subject threatens to shoot deputy
A Newberg man allegedly told a Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office deputy that he planned to shoot him in the face during contact at Maud Williamson Park Friday night. Additionally, he made ...
Interim Willamina city manager will return to library
Interim City Manager Sarah Frost told the Willamina City Council Tuesday night that she plans to transition from that administrative position to the library where she is the director on Tuesday, ...
Willamina board provides money for FFA national trip
The Willamina School Board unanimously approved giving a group of high school FFA students and their chaperones $2,800 to help the group attend the 95th National Convention Oct. 22-30, in Indianapolis, ...
Wet Season Music Series returns
New Iberians, Zydeco Blues Band performs from 7-9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 in the inaugural concert of the 2022 Wet Season Music Series at West Valley Community Campus, 266 S.W. Washington St., Willamina. ...
Sheridan has a mural the artist says is 'punchy' and 'pops'
Mural, mural, on the wall, everywhere in Yamhill County. Why is that? What is it that squeezes the artistic talent out of someone like Natalie Fletcher to transform the side of a building, or a sidewalk, ...
City of Sheridan settles with former city manager
Frank Sheridan and the city of Sheridan have formally parted ways. The former city manager and the city he worked for have reached a settlement agreement that will pay him $55,000. The city council approved ...
Yamhill mother and son do what they're trained to do
Instincts kick in for mother and son, trained EMTs
Sheridan woman killed in Hillsboro crash
A Sheridan woman was killed in a two-vehicle, double-fatal crash the evening of Thursday, Sept. 22, in Hillsboro. The Hillsboro Police Department identified her as Adrianna Shelton, 19. Also killed in ...

Along the Street: Customers keep Coyote Joe’s busy
A minor kitchen fire closed Coyote Joe’s in Willamina for a day last week, but the popular restaurant is now doing business as usual, said owner Rolly Heuser. And “usual” means ...
Sheridan man who drove into homes, cars gets 48 months
Linda Harrell said it sounded like “12 dump trucks, 12 garbage trucks” plowing through her Southeast Sheridan Road home the morning of Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Her life changed forever in an ...
Two DUII-reported crashes investigated
The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office responded to two DUII-related motor vehicle crashes Thursday, Sept. 15. The county’s Multi-Agency Traffic Team gave this account of a 7:45 p.m. two-vehicle ...