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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register## Superintendent Dorie Vickery and Operations and Facilities Manager Sean Vesper inspect a back door to the locker rooms and storage area of the old gym at Faulconer-Chapman School. The lime cement has eaten away at the steel door, which staff has chained shut to prevent trespassing. A grate has been welded to the bottom of the door to provide air flow to the damp, humid space.

'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 ...

Image: City of Willamina##A section of embankment gave way last week between Huddleston Pond and Willamina Creek where it meets the South Yamhill River. The city of Willamina has seen erosion of the barrier over the past two years. In anticipation of spring rains, the city in February began applying for a waterway construction permit to the multiple federal and state jurisdictions that oversee the Yamhill River.

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 ...

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