Live cantata choir returns; several other holiday performances on tap
The 35th annual Community Christmas Cantata will offer both live and recorded performances of "Love Was Born a King" this month. Admission is free, and offerings will be take to support the YCAP Yamhill ...
Carlton Council to meet, review staff
Carlton City Council members will meet Tuesday, Dec. 7, for an executive session and business meeting. During the executive session at 5:30 p.m., council members will review the performance of staff. ...

Christmas activities around the county
- Amity’s annual Christmas event is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3. Santa and the Amity Fire Department will lead a parade through the streets starting about 5:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., Mayor Rachel ...

Continuing her mother’s wreath-making tradition
For most of the year, Janet Zuelke’s eyes are on the stars, as she’s one of the founders of the Carlton Observatory at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. But in late fall, she focuses ...
No weapon found at YC High
School and police officials investigated a report that a student might have a weapon at Yamhill Carlton High School and found that the report was incorrect, Superintendent Clint Raever said. "All students ...

Along the Street: New restaurant coming to Carlton early next year
Orocios, a new restaurant in downtown Carlton, is expected to open in early 2022, according to owners Ellen and Gabriel Orocios. They had hoped to open at 217 W. Main St. this fall, but said they faced ...

Kristof running for top state job
Yamhill’s Nicholas Kristof will run for governor. Kristof, 62, confirmed Wednesday what the 1977 Yamhill-Carlton High School graduate had been considering for weeks. He formalized his candidacy ...
Trunk or treats, other events planned
Numerous trunk-or-treat events and other activities are planned for Halloween weekend. Many private residents plan to hand out candy. Some will start early, in mid-afternoon, so children can collect their ...

‘I’m not sure I want to be a politician’: 1974 N-R profiled the future candidate
Nicholas Kristof’s announcement Wednesday gives prescience to a 47-year-old News-Register article. “Nicholas gets in politics early,” reads the May 18, 1974, newspaper’s Neighbor ...
Mailer seeks to make Berschauer recall a referendum on the trail
A recall effort against Yamhill County Commissioner Lindsay Berschauer continues to heat up, with the Oregon Family Farm Association, based in Tigard, sending out a mailer this week that attempts to turn ...

Along the Street: Mac Market expanding its offerings
Mac Market, a community gathering places that offers food, beverages, local produce, crafts, and events, is making some changes to provide more selections for its customers, owner Diana Riggs said. Located ...

Pumpkins, scarecrows, costume events planned
There’s plenty to do and see this season as Halloween approaches. Here are some of the activities: - Carlton American Legion groups will host the second-annual Halloween haunted house from ...
Nicholas Kristof forms candidate committee, resigns from NY Times
Nicholas Kristof of Yamhill, who since June has been mulling a Democratic bid for Oregon governor, has formed the candidate committee Nick For Oregon. The filing was completed Oct. 12 with the Oregon Secretary ...
Area schools report more than 100 cases
The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., rang its bells 700 times Tuesday, once for every 1,000 Americans lost to COVID-19 since the pandemic started — 700,000 deaths. In Oregon, 3,867 people ...

Hearty harvest: Growers report ‘intense’ flavor, volume of grapes in 2021 pick
The hot, dry summer helped produce a flavorful crop in Yamhill County vineyards, although some growers report they will pick fewer grapes this year while others are predicting a bountiful yield. Either ...