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Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Shredded canvas liner and rough gravel are all you’ll find at the Thompson Park horseshoe area.

 
Quirk of the Week: In the pits

... sport (see Willamina, below), it is a great American tradition but has a forgotten feel. That is, if a fair indication is the neglected state of the sand pits in nearly every horseshoe-pitching facility in the ...

Solid Waste hosts collection event Saturday

... household hazardous waste collection event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. The event allows community members to safely dispose of items like old paint, batteries, auto ...

Public split over Peralta online comments

... maintenance of the land, Public Works Director Geoff Hunsaker said. Hunsaker said the agreement is fair market value and it is cheaper to continue the lease than go out for public bids for the land. “The ...
Brett Gailey poses for a photograph, showcasing his Land Speed Record trophy and sporting a red race suit while sitting on top of his custom built unblown fuel lakester with a friendly smile.##Rusty Rae/News-Register

 
300 MPH Man: Local engineer Brett Gailey reaches blazing speeds, breaks record at Bonneville Speed Week in Utah

... little grim ones that come along the way,” Gunnar said. “We didn’t go without our fair during the week. We had all kinds of issues and rebuilt the engine twice. We rebuilt some components ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Lucas Malone of Carlton skates confidently across the center of the McMinnville ice rink in December of last year.

 
Along the Street: Ice skating in the holiday forecast

... of Commerce Greeters program from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26. The site will be the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. This year’s Scottish Festival will be held at the fairgrounds on Oct. 4 and 5. It will ...

W&L, fire district spar over hydrant fees

... second straight year following complaints from the McMinnville Fire District that the charges are unfair. Currently, MFD is the sole payer of the fee to use the city’s approximately 1,160 fire hydrants, ...

Atwood appeal over dogs dismissed

... said. “I’m disappointed and concerned because the case raises important questions about fairness in plea agreements, the legality of impoundment schemes and how the city treats its animal and human ...

 
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 19, 2025

... 272 acres in the county parks system remain undeveloped, and many developed sites are in only poor to fair condition. Despite heavy use by locals and visitors alike, our parks have operated for years on a very ...
Senior forward Jose Farias breaks toward the goal after dribbling the ball away from a Lions defender in the first half of play between Mac and West Linn at Wortman Stadium on Sept. 16.##Nathan Ecker/News-Register

 
Mac Soccer: Boys finding form in 1-1 draw; girls beat Roosevelt on the road

... and they capitalized on that,” Howard said. “Both teams had really good chances. I think a fair result was the tie. So we’ll take it and learn from it and just keep working on getting better.” Tuesday ...

Along the Street: County Public Health wants businesses to become ‘Safe Zones’

... www.brynmawrvineyards.com. Oregon Brews & Barbeque will host its Oktoberfest celebration this weekend at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. The event will be 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Traditional ...

 
Stopping By: Personality of the garden

McMinnville photographer’s book captures unique spaces

County continues search for dog control solution

... agreement expired and the two sides are operating under a temporary extension. “It’s only fair to them that we also have some information back to them very soon about how we’re going to proceed ...
Whitney McPhie photo##John Tapogna, former president of consulting firm ECOnorthwest.

 
One of the Oregon’s leading economic observers says state’s growth is over

As Oregon’s political and business leaders prepared for a summit later this year, they asked John Tapogna, the former president of the consulting firm ECOnorthwest, to survey the state’s current condition and take a look at its future. What Tapogna found is sobering—more Oregonians are dying than being born, and those being born are entering an educational system where test scores have plummeted, despite new spending. In short, the boom days are over.

 

Alpine negotiators talk parking, purchase price

Parking requirements and a fair return on investment for the Alpine Avenue property have been two major considerations during ongoing ...

Mac fire district to get funding to build new fire station

... an uptick in responses, Hanifan said. Although there were no major incidents at the Yamhill County Fair, Godfrey said the district is already working on potential improvements to emergency response. Staff ...
Oregon Department of Transportation photo/2017##
The first phase of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass was nearing completion in July 2017.

 
Rep. Cyrus Javadi: Politically convenient option or one that actually works?

... up thinking, “What would really brighten my day? Paying a few extra cents per gallon?” Fair enough. But here’s the thing: Roads don’t fix themselves. Neither do bridges when they ...

 
Fire district can't allow revenue to go untapped

... costs billed to GEMT serve to shift it even more dramatically to the local taxpayer, and even more unfairly. We see little prospect for the district to tap either local taxpayers or the federal government ...

Polasek named Sheridan City Manager

... contract ends, or if the recruitment process should occur again. Councilor Ian Huston called the contract fair, but that he would have liked more transparency during the process. Polasek apologized for the lack ...

Locals pan state transportation proposal in written testimony

... Carlton woman said the gas tax negatively impacts drivers and electric vehicle users should pay their fair share. Janet Ziedrich of Dayton said the state should take care of those who pay the bills, not those ...

Mac’s money strategies under review

... policy for procurement. “There are templates for procurement policies. The one we have now is fairly generic, and basically says, ‘we’ll follow state law,’” Henry said. “And ...
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