Highway 22 work scheduled
A contractor working for the Oregon Department of Transportation has begun repair work on Highway 22 at milepost 7.5, east of Buell. The project, designed to stabilize a slide area, should be completed ...
Bald Mountain scrubbed by volunteers
SHERIDAN — The Bald Mountain/Sheridan Peak area, about 14 miles northwest of Sheridan, is looking noticeably cleaner. Thanks goes out to work put in last Saturday by more than 100 citizen volunteers, ...
Pair win Gates scholarships
Juan Cortes Perez of McMinnville High and Shane Thomas of Willamina High have been awarded full-ride Gates Millennium Scholarships. They are among 28 Oregon winners in this year’s round of scholarships, ...
Willamina schedules kindergarten roundup
WILLAMINA — Willamina Elementary School will hold kindergarten roundup from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday in the school library. Children must be 5 years old by Sept. 1. Parents must present their child’s ...
Mayor cool to manager hiring in Willamina
WILLAMINA — City Attorney Paul Elsner thinks Willamina should seriously consider employing a city manager, at least in a part-time role if not full time. However, Mayor Ila Skyberg wants to give ...
Willamina teacher arrested for allegedly assaulting her daughter
This article was updated on Friday, May 5. WILLAMINA — Heather McDonald Hughes, who teaches at Willamina Middle School and coaches track at Willamina High School, was arrested by Yamhill County ...
Willamina to meet on budget
WILLAMINA — The Willamina School District will hold its first 2015-16 budget committee meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the school library. A chair and vice-chair will be appointed, and Superintendent ...
The will in Willamina
Karl Klooster Klooster is the News-Register's regional editor and wine columnist. > See his column When you negotiate the westbound bend of the Sheridan-Willamina Highway, also known as ...
Sheridan First Wednesday series kicks off
SHERIDAN - The first in a series of seven Sheridan First Wednesday events will be held March 4 with a chili cook-off from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sheridan Fire District Main Station, 230 S.W. Mill St. Each ...
