Sheridan continues to go through hoops on obstruction issues
The Sheridan City Council Monday unanimously agreed to return basketball hoop right of way enforcement to complaint-based as they research a new ordinance. Sheridan city ordinance 9.16.050 states there ...
Sheridan Earth Day Clean-up Saturday
The Sheridan Revitalization Movement is hosting its annual Earth Day cleanup event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26. Participants will meet at the Sheridan High School parking lot located ...

'We need better': Sheridan school leaders detail repairs, updates that would come with bond passage
The detached gym at Sheridan’s Faulconer-Chapman School is so humid that cotton candy reportedly melted at one of the fall festivals, Superintendent Dorie Vickery said on a recent tour of the school ...
Candidates vie for Sheridan School Board
Sheridan School District has four candidates vying for Position 1 and 5, which will be on the May 20 ballot. Natalya Ables and Susan Looby are running for Position 1. Raymond Watkins and Gwen Fink filed ...
Hoop enforcement discussion continues at Sheridan council
The Sheridan City Council will continue the discussion of code enforcement of basketball hoops in the right of ways at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 21, for the regular city council meeting. At the April 7 ...
Sheridan School board candidate forum April 23
A candidate forum for the upcoming Sheridan School Board election is scheduled for 6 p.m. on April 23 at the Sheridan High School cafeteria. Natalya Ables and Susan Lobby are running for Position 1, as ...
Resource Event schedule Thursday in Willamina
Church at the Park is hosting a resource event to provide food and connection at the Willamina Public Library 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday. Church at the Park is a nonprofit based in Salem focused on ...
Willamina resident concerned with solicitors, city has perm
Concerns about solicitors and proposed electric vehicle charging boxes were discussed at the April 8 Willamina City Council meeting. During public comment, resident Brad Pedersen said he was concerned ...
Hoop owners cry foul over code citations
During public comment at the Sheridan city council on April 7, two local fathers addressed being cited by code enforcement for having basketball hoops in the right of way. “If you drive around town, ...
Sheridan city council names Polasek interim city manager
The Sheridan City Council voted to appoint Preston Polasek interim city manager at Monday’s special session. A vote to appoint an interim was not on the agenda. However, councilor Lucy Hebert suggested ...

Ongoing erosion problem at Willamina pond takes rapid turn for the worse
Last week, the “dam” at Huddleston Pond at Hampton Park in Willamina began to give way, with chunks of the embankment eroding into the waterway where Willamina Creek meets the South Yamhill ...
Sheridan, Mac fire would get $3M each under bill
Sheridan and McMinnville fire districts would receive $3 million each of state funding if House Bill 3870 passes into law as introduced. The bill would appropriate $40 million from the state’s general ...
Willamina food bank to benefit from donations
The city of Willamina has partnered with City Councilor Jennifer Eckles to host a food drive for the Willamina Civic Club Food Bank on Saturday, April 12. “The goal is to fill one box truck full ...
Willamina to discuss EV charging poles at city council
Portland General Electric is considering Willamina as a location for a possible EV charging pole, a charging station connected to power poles. The Willamina city council will discuss the proposed charging ...
Alleged shooter charged with attempted murder
A grand jury indicted Cesar Flores of Woodburn last week on three Measure 11 crimes, including second-degree attempted murder with a firearm, related to an early-morning March 27 shooting in Grand Ronde. Flores ...