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ODOT, city wrangle over standards

... according to city staff. • The council will consider a one-year contract extension with Yamhill County Community Outreach Services. The program provides two-person crisis teams around the clock to assist ...
Mia Maldonado/Oregon Capital Chronicle##Oregon House Republican Leader Lucetta Elmer (in red), R-McMinnville, and other House members greet their colleagues from the Senate in a celebration of the end of the legislative session at the Capitol in Salem on Friday, March 6.

 
Oregon lawmakers wrap for 2026 session

For the first time in years, Oregon lawmakers in Salem’s newly-reopened Capitol streamed out of the chamber floors into the rotunda to cap the end of a short legislative session that had both Republicans and Democrats claiming victories.

 

Board approves Hillsboro partition

... away. They get enrolled in services right away and are seen as often as we can,” she said. The county’s behavioral health Community Outreach Services has responded faster to incidents involving mental ...

Willamina to maintain code enforcement status quo

... code enforcement community support officer as advertised instead of assigning duties to the Yamhill County Sheriff Office. Councilors were told that removing a city position outside of union negations would ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Wade Miller, who grew up using Allis-Chalmers tractors and helping sell them in his family’s farm equipment business, shows a D-19 model from the early 1960s on display in the Yamhill County History Museum.

 
When Yamhill County was ‘painted orange’

... late 1930s to the early 1960s, according to Wade Miller, son and nephew of the owners. “This county was painted orange” by his father and uncles, said Miller, who grew up on the family’s farm ...

Along the Street: Coffee benefits three nonprofits

... hold their annual fundraiser, “Coffee for a Cause,” on Tuesday, March 17. Numerous Yamhill County coffee shops and restaurants participate in the St. Patrick’s Day event, donating a portion of ...
Photo courtesy of Christine Bader##McMinnville High School-based Valley Panthers mixed in with their sometimes-rival Portland Grackles and Summit Storm to compete in a preseason mixed friendly round robin against Washington State s Liberty and the Beaverton Barbarians on Feb. 28 at Delta Park in Portland.

 
Valley Panthers kick off spring season

Gearing up for spring rugby, Yamhill County’s Valley Panthers traveled to Portland’s Delta Park on Feb. 28, to participate in a pre-season ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Aliyah Sauceda (170) turns and pins a Pleasant Hill opponent at the OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A State Championship on Friday, Feb 27 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Sauceda made history again for Dayton as the first two-time girls wrestling placer.

 
3A Wrestling: Dayton's Sauceda repeats history

... placers at the state championship were all from Special District 1, which Willamina and other Yamhill County schools compete in. Many of the championship final matches were rematches from the district championship. Fasana ...

3A Girls Basketball All-League Awards: Adie Nisly named PacWest POTY

... first-year Head Coach Halle Wright. Dayton’s Isabella Lopez and Charly Upmeyer marked Yamhill County’s only representation in the honorable mentions. Together, Upmeyer and Hughes became a forward ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Amanda Farmer has found healing through her art and art therapy programs. She went through advocacy training with Henderson House in order to teach therapeutic art at the program for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

 
Stopping By: Being heard, healing, helping others

... of sexual abuse victims who seek help, often from organizations such as Henderson House, the Yamhill County shelter and service program. In the McMinnville survivor’s case, the rape happened more than ...

Arrests & Citations: March 6, 2026

Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Jonathon Wesley Fugit-Travis, 37, McMinnville, Feb. 26, probation violation; ...

Matheny found not guilty

... Willamina man, Jack Marion Matheny, 39, was acquitted of first-degree rape by a 12-person jury in Yamhill County Circuit Court on Feb. 26. The verdict followed a four-day trial. The Oct. 17, 2024, charge stemmed ...

$5.2 million in state funds headed to local projects

Three Yamhill County projects are anticipated to receive a combined $5.2 million in state funds after being included in a ...

In Brief: Mac, Amity boards to meet; garden workshop; Navy breakfast; book sale

... Friends efforts to help the library.   Garden workshop offered Oregon State University and Yamhill County Master Gardeners will present “Spring into Gardening,” a day of classes and informational ...
##(March 4, 1981) Dozens and scores of McMinnville High School students rapidly prepare the record-breaking banana split in the high school gym Tuesday night just before they devoured the prize confection. They created 159 splits in the Young Life sponsored affair.

 
Vintage N-R/Memory Lane: March 6, 2026

... increased and created a dangerous situation on the road.   25 Years Ago • Some Yamhill County commissioners think the county and the commission would both be better off with less partisanship, but ...

 
Letters to the Editor: March 6, 2026

... next big distraction. Les Howsden Amity Fox in henhouse? Is this corrupt or just sleazy? Yamhill County Commissioner Kit Johnston, spearheading the county’s drive to permanently do away with the publicly ...

County to pledge $200k for loan program

Yamhill County small business owners could soon have access to a $1 million revolving loan fund stemming from a 30-year-old ...
Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Senior forward Brooklynn Summers rises to the hoop in the Grizzlies  77-24 victory over Liberty on Feb. 26.

 
Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies end year in Eugene one shot short of sweet 16

... buckets in what was one of the lowest scoring games of the season for either squad, but for Yamhill County’s Bears, a 35-32 final score went the way of the Irish. Mac ends the season with an overall record ...

Terroir writing festival registration open

... the Experience Center at Stoller Family Estate near Dayton. Hosted by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County, Terroir is a daylong event with writing workshops, a panel discussion about self-publishing, a keynote ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##The Dayton footbridge under construction in 2024. A leak in a water line that was part of the bridge project — completed last year — was identified and repaired by city crews over Presidents’ Day weekend. The bridge is still under warranty, likely meaning the incident won’t cost the city.

 
Dayton water leak keeps crews busy

... in. The Fisher Farms project to activate four dormant wells is progressing, as the city works with Yamhill County and the Oregon Health Authority on permitting approvals, according to Caudle. Because the property ...
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