Veterans parade ready to go
Thanks to community donations and help from the Greater Yamhill County VFW Post 4015, organizers say they have secured funding for this year’s Yamhill County Veterans Parade. The event honoring ...
Quirk of the Week: McMinnville rocks
A collection of strange sights this week from around McMinnville: call them streetside distractions, starting with a rich collection of items seen in southeast McMinnville (and, full disclosure, in the ...
Considering the need for truancy citations
Oregon law requires all children between the ages of 6 and 18 who have not yet finished the 12th grade to attend full-time school on a regular basis. But there are no teeth to that law, local ...
Starting class with a new do
Megan Cochran arrived for her back-to-school haircut with long locks. “I want it cut to here,” the third-grader said, her hand hovering just above her shoulder. Ready for her new do, she ...
School board upholds superintendent decision
The McMinnville School Board on Monday voted to uphold the superintendent’s decision about the outcome of a complaint investigation. The six board members at the public business meeting voted in ...
Arrests & Citations: Aug. 28, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Department Heather Jayne Fawcett, 46, Lafayette, Aug. 20, first-degree forgery/two counts; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Mark Lee Melendez, 49, McMinnville, ...
Sheridan man sentenced to more than 12 years
Frederick Lee Johnston, 69, of Sheridan on Friday, Aug. 21, was sentenced by a Polk County Circuit Court judge to 150 months — 12 1/2 years — in prison for sexually abusing two stepdaughters. Polk ...
Mac High grad visits family, market before semester in Cambridge
On her way from Washington, D.C., to London, Grace Mackay breezed into her hometown of McMinnville to visit family and stop by her former workplace, the McMinnville Farmers Market. Mackay spent three ...
Lafayette finalizes ballot language
The Lafayette City Council on Aug. 13 approved the explanatory statement for a ballot measure concerning an infrastructure project that is funded primarily by a state grant. The city charter requires ...
Driver life-flighted after rollover crash at McDougall Corner
On Wednesday morning, a single-vehicle rollover crash on Northeast McDougall Road near Dayton led to partial closure of the intersection of Highways 99W and 18. Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott confirmed ...
Caregiver support group forming in Sheridan
A Sheridan woman is seeking to form a monthly support group as a resource for fellow caregivers. “As a caregiver living in Sheridan, I know there are not a lot of resources,” said Julianna ...
Repeat property offender gets 90 months in prison
Before being sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 25, to 90 months with the Oregon Department of Corrections, Chase Chenea, 25, of McMinnville, asked Yamhill County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Cynthia Easterday to ...
Volunteers spruce up Carlton pocket park
Volunteers spent several hours Saturday clearing and trimming in Carlton’s pocket park on Seventh Street. The small open space is located below street level next to Hawn Creek. Accessible via a ...
Court Records: Aug. 26, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS OneMain Financial Group, LLC vs. Sarah A. Perry: Granted $13,281.17 judgment. Capital One, N.A. vs. George Shevchenko: Granted $4,475.30 judgment. Midland Credit Management, Inc. vs. Jodi ...
