Nominations due for cultural asset award
The Yamhill County Cultural Coalition, in collaboration with the Cultural Asset Award Committee, is seeking nominations for the 2019 Marilyn Worrix Cultural Asset Award. The award, given every two years, ...
Sheridan High FFA program going strong
SHERIDAN — Adviser Matt Ross updated the Sheridan School Board at this month’s meeting on successes by the high school’s FFA program. He also addressed the Career Technical Education ...
Sheridan council hears tribal plans
SHERIDAN — The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is updating its community plan, City Manager Frank Sheridan reported to the Sheridan City Council Monday night. He said the tribe is updating its ...
Linfield students study sports related careers
Sports is the sixth-largest industry in the U.S., a $500-billion business reaching all ages, interests and skill levels, from children involved in recreational leagues to college and professional athletes ...
The art of phone photography
Alan Fox’s iPhone image from the top of a camel earned him first place in the Marilyn Affolter Gallery iPhone photography contest. Awarded last week at the gallery in downtown McMinnville, Fox received ...
Annual homeless count to occur as scheduled
Yamhill Community Action Partnership’s annual census of homeless people in Yamhill County will proceed as usual. However, what happens to the data submitted afterward may be affected by the partial ...
Yamhill shooting suspect remains in custody
Richard Mershon, charged with shooting Yamhill resident David Trivelpiece in the neck in November 2017 outside the former Zippy’s Pizza in Yamhill, has been lodged in the Yamhill County Jail ...
Solar company files court case against county
Red Prairie Solar LLC has filed a Writ of Mandamus against the county planning department, complaining it failed to resolve the company’s application for a commercial solar facility on farmland within ...
Oregon Vineyard Supply sold to Washington firm
Oregon Vineyard Supply in McMinnville was sold to new owners last month, but OVS company controller Adam Bertram said customers probably won’t be able to tell the difference. It’s operating ...
Agency extends hand to struggling federal workers
By TOM HENDERSON and NICOLE MONTESANO<br/>Of the News-Register Officials at Yamhill Community Action Partnership want to help furloughed federal employees struggling without paychecks. No questions ...
Care centers' battle with city gets heated
Lawyers representing the city of McMinnville and the Oregon Health Care Association met Jan. 15 to discuss care centers being charged for making what the city considers unnecessary 911 calls, along with ...
Testimony heard on moving county out of downtown
Commissioner Casey Kulla’s attempt to form a task force to consider moving county offices out of downtown McMinnville was rejected by his collegues last Thursday. Commissioners Rick Olson and Mary ...
National commander visits local Legion posts
The first thing Brett Reistad, national commander of the American Legion, noticed when he arrived at Carlton Memorial Post 173 was the honor guard patch on Max Wert’s jacket. “I’m honor ...
Internet provider criticizes city's 'onerous' regulations
The McMinnville Planning Commission approved the three wireless communications antennas Patrick Fuchs wants to place on top of the Atticus Hotel, but the CEO of OnlineNW nonetheless had critical words ...
Owner seeks to replace back of downtown building
Andy Wilder, who owns the Hodson Building at the corner of Northeast Third and Cowls streets, wants to demolish the back end of the structure and replace it with an addition closely resembling the original ...
