Let's not toss the park out with the fish water
The Yamhill County park system features almost three times more undeveloped, natural or restricted-access properties, some 164.3 acres, than it does actually developed and publicly accessible properties, ...
One big project spiked, but change still in offing
It’s final. The last word has been said. Downtown McMinnville will not be getting a six-story, $60 million resort hotel. The Gwendolyn’s Portland developer has raised the white flag by letting ...
Shooting case conclusion leaves much unanswered
The expression “raises more questions than answers” has come into such wide use over such an extended period of time that its origins seem to raise more questions than answers in their own ...
City budget pressure eases, but by no means disappears
The city budget process was raucous, heated and disjointed last year. Facing a $2 million general fund shortfall, a badly divided council ended up: 1) rejecting two of four staff revenue proposals; 2) ...
Voters turn tide this time, embrace good government
In May balloting two years ago, voters in neighboring Newberg were swayed by an infusion of PAC money into installing three right-leaning culture warriors on their local school board. The disruptors joined ...
End the walkouts and stalling; get back to pressing business
The stage for the recent Republican legislative walkout, latest in what’s fast becoming an annual piece of pointless political theater in Salem, was set on two dates in 2022: First, June 24, when ...
Resignation rights the wrong, but doesn't undo the damage
The original intent of this editorial was to call for the resignation of Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, citing lapses of integrity and judgment so flagrant they served to betray the trust of all Oregonians. At ...
May 16 election: News-Register endorsements
Continuing a newspaper tradition dating back more than 250 years, we have published a series of endorsements reflecting our editorial views on selected candidates and measures going before McMinnville ...
Yes vote on Mac fire merger stands to save homes, lives
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue has come to stand second in size among Oregon fire and ambulance operations only to the Portland Fire Bureau. It has come to serve 542,000 residents spread across 390 ...
Anderson over Hyder, and Towery over Reyes
Four seats are up this year on the McMinnville School Board. Last week, we weighed in on Positions 4 and 5, both featuring tried and true incumbents willing to continue their contribution. This week, ...
Vollmer over Humlie and Partida over Aase
Deciding whom to endorse in races where incumbents have come under challenge is always, for us, a two-part process. We first ask ourselves to what extent, if any, the incumbent’s performance leaves ...
Time for refresher course on transparency in public service
Accusation from Yamhill County Commission Chair Lindsay Berschauer to Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Chair Jim Culbert, complaining about News-Register presence at a March 15 meeting at which applicants ...
What will it take for voters to decide enough is enough?
Our trio of like-minded county commissioners preaches transparency, accountability and local control; fairness, ethics and evenhandedness; civility, respect and accommodation of opposing views; thoughtful ...
Turkey Rama had good run; some will mourn its passing
The king is dead. Long live the dukes, earls, counts, barons and other vassals, as there is no heir apparent for the crown and scepter. We refer, of course, to Turkey Rama, apparently laid to rest after ...
Forfeiture ruling a setback, but fallout seems manageable
Did Yamhill County overreach when it sought and won a 2020 jury verdict authorizing seizure of Sheryl Sublet’s $350,000 Yamhill residence, citing it as the ill-gotten proceeds of large-scale meth ...
