News-Register File Photo##Hallee Hughes is no stranger to having success at Hayward Field in Eugene, as she has won four of her five state titles and earned All-American honors twice there.

Champion: Willamina's Hughes moving up after successful career

The accolades speak for themselves. Willamina’s Hallee Hughes had already amassed five district titles and three state titles across javelin, discus and shot put, dominating 3A competition throughout ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Kathy Cawley of Grand Ronde won the 8 Cylinder Stock/6 Cylinder Modified class in her 1987 Suzuki Samurai.

Willamina Mud Drag Results

WILLAMINA -- A total of 81 vehicles competed in Saturday’s Willamina Mud Drags and Boggs. A total of 65 trucks raced in the main events, with 17 of them later also racing in four different Powder ...

Informant leads YCSO to alleged murder plot

The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office used a confidential reliable informant source to build a case against a Sheridan man it arrested on two counts each of conspiracy to commit murder and ...

N-R File Photo##Amity s Kylie Kendall helped the Warriors reach the postseason for the first time since 2018.

Tigers, Warriors and Pirates make All-State team

Several local athletes were named to the 3A all-state softball team, including five Yamhill-Carlton Tigers. The Tigers were one of three teams with three or more first-team players, as pitcher Briley ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Noah Scholl of McMinnville, top; Asher Wilson of Sheridan, left; Sam Bagby of Sheridan, center, and Lucia Molloy, right, of Sheridan are bathed in kernels of corn at the Sheridan Hometown Days mini-ag fest Saturday.

At Sheridan Hometown Days, corny fun and a happy pig

This little piggy went to market! No, no, no … not little Berry, who isn’t about to wind up as a portion of someone’s breakfast. Now or perhaps ever! Sarah Meyer and her children, ...

Willamina council gives city manager a salary increase

The Willamina City Council unanimously approved a $1,000 salary increase for City Manager Bridget Meneley at Tuesday night’s meeting. The former Willamina Deputy City Recorder now makes ...

Sheridan's Hometown Days will be a wild west kind of day

Marty Shaw is as invested as anyone in Sheridan’s summer celebration, Hometown Days, and its predecessor, Sheridan Days. Hometown Days 2023, themed “The Wild West,” happens Saturday, ...

Sheridan establishes cooling center

American Legion will provide heat relief

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Willamina’s Paige Baker is tagged out trying to advance to third base during Willamina’s semifinal loss to Weston-McEwen. The Bulldogs’ inconsistency on the base paths made it difficult to string a rally together.

Running into trouble: Baserunning woes doom Bulldogs in semifinal loss

Willamina’s best season in over a decade came to an end in the 2A semifinals, as the Bulldogs lost 7-2 to Westen-McEwen on Tuesday. Coming off an upset of previously unbeaten No. 1 North Douglas, ...

Tigers, Bulldogs earn all-league honors

The Yamhill-Carlton Tigers and the Willamina Bulldogs were well represented in their respective all-league selections. Five Tigers were named to 3A’s SD2 first-team, including Linfield commit Lexiss ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Beth Staats, SHS social studies teacher voted by the students to be the official tassel turner, does the honors for Kalinah Stewart, Class of 2023.

Sheridan High seniors raised the bar academically

Sheridan High School’s Class of 2023, 45 seniors strong, will always be remembered as a group of high academic achievers. Principal Jason Hohnbaum said at Saturday afternoon’s 115th ...

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Tribal matriarch Kathryn Harrison dies

Grand Ronde Tribal matriarch Kathryn (Jones) Harrison died Sunday, May 21. She was 99. A service in her honor will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 4, at Spirit Mountain Casino, with live-streaming on ...

Sheridan High graduates 45 seniors Saturday

Sheridan High School will graduate 45 seniors at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Bill Chrisman Memorial Field. Kaihdan Trombla is the class valedictorian and Lilly Barnes is the salutatorian. Randy Rorrer, ...

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Y-C, WIllamina fall in state semifinals

The Yamhill-Carlton Tigers and Willamina Bulldogs fell in their state semifinal matchups. In the 2A semifinals, No. 4 Willamina fell 7-2 to No. 8 Weston-McEwen, the Cinderella of the 2A tournament that ...

Willamina advances to semis

The No. 4 Willamina Bulldogs advanced to the 2A softball semifinals with a 7-5 victory over No. 5 Blanchet Catholic in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Cavaliers threatened late, putting the tying runs ...

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