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Middle blocker and junior co-captain Hayden Gram smacks a ball over the net during Sheridan volleyball practice on Aug. 26, in the interior gym of Faulconer-Chapman Elementary School.##Emily Bonsant/News-Register

 
2A/3A volleyball preview: New coaches and playoff hungry programs

... programs and we will be able to compete with most teams this season.” 3A programs also have their fair share of private schools, which typically have more opportunities and socioeconomic advantages, according ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register## Jennifer Suarez and her father, Andres Suarez, of Sheridan learn about Jeremy Grow’s EMT business, GATES Medical Services. Grow provides on-site medical services for festivals, concerts, social gathering and business events. He shared information about basic first aid and his services with the public during the Emergency Preparedness Resource Fair last week at the Chemeketa Community College Yamhill Valley Campus.

 
Be prepared: Fair shares local resources

... set, grab your go-bag,” was one of many lessons learned at the Emergency Management Preparedness Fair on Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Chemeketa Community College Yamhill Valley Campus. Fire districts, medical ...

 
Dr. Daniel L. Katz 1953 - 2025

Dr. Daniel L. Katz  loved Third Street, calling it "Fairy Land." There was not an inch of the street he didn't know . In 2000, Dan came to McMinnville, Oregon, ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Stephen Haller, a sophomore at Willamina High School, shows off the 1932 Ford Coupe hot rod that he spent nearly two years polishing and painting. Stephen said he loves hands-on projects, such as working on cars, welding and raising rabbits in FFA.

 
Stopping By: Redone hot rod

... said. He participates in FFA, too. He raises rabbits, and this year showed them at the Polk County Fair. He earned one blue and one red ribbon. “I’ll do better next year,” he said. Stephen ...
Image: Stephen Album Rare Coins##This collection of North Bend myrtlewood coins was sold in an online auction in 2021 for $2,600.

 
Offbeat Oregon: Myrtlewood money is still legal tender in North Bend

... around the country had been forced to pay their employees with scrip or IOUs, and they’d been fairly creative with how they did it. The town of Heppner, in the upcountry Columbia Gorge sheep country, ...

Jeb Bladine: Government mixes weaknesses with strengths

... roads and bridges. Government arrests and prosecutes criminals among us, and writes laws to regulate fair play in social, cultural, economic and political activities. But government also can be confusing, ...

Barrel Roll: Dave’s Station, Odin’s Beard open; W&P announces expansion

... Scottish ale it does every year for the McMinnville Scottish Festival, Oct. 3-4 at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Dave’s Station, a new taproom and food cart location, opened Thursday at 645 N.W. Adams. ...
Brady Martin, left, and Julian Urena, right, celebrate a lengthy putt sunk by Urena during the MHS Hall of Fame golf tournament at Michelbook Country Club on Saturday, August 16.##Nathan Ecker/News-Register

 
15th annual Mac HOF golf tourney 'smoothest in history'

... Rick Jones, Mike Johnson, and Ken Aker.   The competition on Michelbook’s tree-studded fairways was lively as demeanors and focus changed from one group to the next. Some made a party of it, ...

Along the Street: Clinical manager tops in state

... ads, along with a TV commercial. Messages were in both English and Spanish. Dan Cushing, government affairs director for YCCO, said he nominated Koepplin because of her tireless efforts to improve vaccine communication ...
Mason Smark, No. 777, follows Riley Torrey, No. 26, during a warmup session at the Mac Track and Yamhill County Fairgrounds on Aug. 16. The two worked together, comparing race data to improve individual performances thanks to Mason’s knowledge of data acquisition and implementation.##Rusty Rae/News-Register

 
Return to form: Mason Smark finishes second in class at first kart race since '23

Sun rays burned through dense clouds as familiar humming overtook the Yamhill County Fairgrounds on Aug. 16 and 17. Bees flew between the dried-out flower sprouts and Queen Anne’s Lace ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Children’s Services Supervisor Kimbre Hanson-Rodriguez reads “Esme the Emerald Fairy and the Search for the Sparkle Stone” to costumed partygoers during Thursday’s fairy-themed event at the McMinnville Public Library.

 
Pixie land: Mac Library’s fairy party helps youngsters explore the imaginary

Fairies are magic. Fairies are nice. Fairies are funny and fun. That’s according to the experts, the ...
Nathan Ecker is the sports editor for the News-Register.
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Upon Further Review: Grand times at the ol' county fair

... hats, impressive displays of livestock and smells that both delighted and disgusted. The Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo that graced McMinnville from July 30 to Aug. 2 was a concoction for the senses that left ...

Along the Street: Nominations open for MEDP’s McMinnovation awards

... McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce Greeters program from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15. In Newberg, Fairfield Marriott Inn and Suites will host Greeters on Friday, Aug. 15, at 900 Bruschter St. The 8 to 9 ...

 
Minnetta "Min" Elizabeth Coburn 1923 - 2025

... Juvenile Advisory Board. She was a tireless advocate for the vulnerable in her community and committed to fairness and justice. In 1978, she was honored by the Jaycees as the McMinnville Citizen of the Year. Min ...

 
Garvin fits the mold as interim manager of the city

... collaborative record, broad credibility spanning the major political fault lines, deep immersion in local affairs and an extensive record of community service in both the public and private sectors. So he seems ideally ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Amy Yates of McMinnville rests her head on Jack Makin of Molalla as they ride the Ferris wheel Saturday evening at the Yamhill County Fair.

 
County fair and rodeo draws big crowds

Thousands of people crowded the Yamhill County Fairgrounds in McMinnville for the four-day fair and rodeo July 30 to Aug. 2. It was a great event, according ...

Ongoing vandalism draws more ire in Dayton

... load all their cars up and go down around the corner,” she said. “Well that’s not fair, because one or two people are vandalizing.” Frank said she lives a couple houses from the park ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Linfield’s new president, Mark Blegen, discusses increasing enrollment and retaining more students — the university is doing well, he said, but he would always like to see growth in those areas. Blegen joined Linfield in July.

 
Mark Blegen begins ‘Linfield experience’

... Minnesota, then moved to Carroll University in Wisconsin. As provost and vice president for academic affairs, he oversaw Carroll’s $40 million academic affairs budget, took part in comprehensive fundraising ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Chickens became a project for the whole family, mom Jody Warren said, after FFA member Colby Warren, left, decided to raise poultry to show at the Yamhill County Fair. The whole family was stunned when five couples bought the birds at auction for $5,200.

 
Stopping By: Colby's chickens

FFA member from YC succeeds at county fair in ‘whole new adventure’ in poultry

Commissioners applaud fair at brief meeting

The Yamhill Board of County Commissioners proclaimed this year’s fair a success at their meeting Thursday, with Chair Kit Johnston predicting record attendance Saturday once ...
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