Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Amity High students, from left, Braiden Gray, Zane Aldrich, Rosa Avila, Kya Hernandez, McKenzie Dirksen and Izabella Swendig rehearse a scene from “Aunt Maggity’s Dark and Stormy Night.” The horror comedy opens Thursday at Amity High School. AHS graduate Emma Connor is directing the production.

Comedy and chaos on Amity High stage

Amity High School’s drama club will present a family comedy, “Aunt Maggity’s Dark and Stormy Night,” Dec. 14 to 23. The show, written by Edith Weiss, begins when grouchy Aunt Maggity ...

Amity Day planning committee formed

Summer’s a time for celebrations in Yamhill County. There’s Carlton Fun Days, Dayton Old-Timers’ Picnic Weekend, Newberg Old Fashioned Festival, Sheridan Hometown Day and the ...

Machete attack sends Amity man to prison

An Amity many was sentenced last week to 10 years and five months in prison for attacking his brother with a machete earlier this year. Peter Huber, 34, of Amity pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. ...

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Fundraiser planned for Amity cancer victim

“Warriors Unite for Marlo’s Fight” is the theme of an Amity High School fundraiser to benefit 1988 graduate Marlo Keliiheleua who was diagnosed last September with what event organizers ...

Amity schools welcome two new principals

Amity School District principals, two of whom are in the first year leading their schools, reported a strong start to the year at the Wednesday, Sept. 20, board meeting. Enrollment numbered 766 ...

Former employee sues Amity Market

A former Amity Market employee is suing Baba Deep Singh 3, Inc., which operates the market, alleging sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. The plaintiff, Alexa Oakes, is seeking $500,000 ...

Image: ARCADIS##Amity High School is scheduled to get a new gymnasium as part of a bond measure that passed in May 2022. The current facility will become the middle school gym.

Amity schools about to undergo a major facelift

While Jeff Clark may not profess to be any kind of power lifter, the Amity School District Superintendent recognizes a heavy lift when he sees one. Polk and Yamhill County voters passed a 25-year, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Forester Ken Nygren presents sisters Marcy Satalich, left, and Mary Ann Nolan, center, with a sign certifying their woodland as a family forest. Nolan handles most of the regular forest management decisions in consultation with Nygren, as Satalich lives in Portland, but both sisters cherish their memories of the property.

A small woodland with a big purpose

Climb high enough along the logging road cut through the forested hills of the Satalich property, past new young fir plantations and neatly stacked logs, past the blackberries and the massive ancient ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Evelyn Miller of Amity practices greeting customers in her Lemonade Day booth, which she named Cup Full of Kindness. She will offer four types of lemonade, and reward customers who donate by ringing a bell. Her stand will be set up in the Amity Community Center Saturday, August 19.

Amity event features young entrepreneurs

Amity will celebrate not only Lemonade Day, with youngsters’ offering refreshing drinks, but also encourage all creative young people to sell their wares on Saturday, Aug. 19. A “Youth Vendor ...

City of Amity steps up during water crisis

Amity’s water system is running “non-stop again,” and the water supply is free of contamination, City Administrator Nathan Frarck said at a special Amity City Council meeting ...

Amity collecting school supplies

Friends of the Amity Library is collecting school supplies to help local children. The drive will run through Aug. 21. Donations can be dropped off at the library, 307 S. Trade St. The city webpage and ...

Amity boil water notice lifted

UPDATE/Tuesday, July 25, 12:40 p.m.: The city of Amity has received the water sample test results from the state of Oregon. The city's water supply is safe to drink and the boil notice is officially lifted. Further ...

Amity, Willamina athletes to Junior Olympic Meet

More than a dozen Amity athletes and four Willamina athletes placed and advanced to the 2023 National USA Track and Field Junior Olympics Meet in Eugene after stellar performances at the Regional 16 USATF ...

News-Register file photo/Rusty Rae##Amity’s Kiyan Vrell impressed at the district and state meets, winning the district title and taking fourth at the state level, before competing at the national meet this weekend. His best javelin toss of 48.61 meters was good enough to place in the top 20, as he finished 18th.

Among the nation's best: Local athletes compete at national meet

Top high school track and field athletes from hundreds of schools and track clubs around the country descended on Eugene to compete in the Nike Outdoor National track meet, the ranks including three local ...

N-R File Photo##Amity s Kylie Kendall helped the Warriors reach the postseason for the first time since 2018.

Tigers, Warriors and Pirates make All-State team

Several local athletes were named to the 3A all-state softball team, including five Yamhill-Carlton Tigers. The Tigers were one of three teams with three or more first-team players, as pitcher Briley ...

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