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Board axes Westsider Trail from county plan
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to remove the Yamhelas Westsider Trail project from future plans.
In opposition, Commissioner Bubba King argued 80% of people ...
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 30, 2026
... Freeman
McMinnville
Our land
I’ve noticed, at the two hearings I’ve attended for the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, a total lack of communication between the sides.
To my knowledge, there hasn’t ...
Haley Cox: County fumbling precious recreational opportunity
What a complete mess Yamhill County has managed to make of the Yamhelas Westsider Trail issue.
County commissioners to reconvene on trail, hear Newberg church appeal
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to issue a ruling on the future of the Yamhelas Westsider trail Thursday and hold an appeal hearing over a request to open a church in rural Newberg.
The ...
Trail decision delayed another week
Yamhill County residents on both sides of the Yamhelas-Westsider trail debate must wait another week to learn if the project will be removed from future county ...
Commissioners to decide trail’s fate
... expected for Thursday’s Yamhill County Board of Commissioners meeting, when the destiny of the Yamhelas Westsider trail will be decided.
A board vote is the final step in removing the long-planned 15.25-mile ...
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 16, 2026
... Get the felon out of the White House!
Ann Helm
Lafayette
Protect the trail
The proposed Yamhelas Westsider Trail will be a one-of-a-kind asset for Yamhill County citizens. Fortunately, its location ...
Commissioners to consider fate of trail Jan. 22
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will vote on the future of the Yamhelas Westsider trail at a public hearing scheduled for Jan 22.
The board will decide whether to remove the ...
2025: The year in review
... found roost. There was the sliver-thin defeat of the city of McMinnville parks bond, along with the Yamhelas Westsider Trail concept receiving new impetus. Meanwhile, major McMinnville development projects are ...
All signs point to another year of trail controversy
... drawing high public interest going into 2026. County leaders are planning to eliminate the expansive Yamhelas Westsider Trail from the county Transportation System Plan; commissioners have overturned the long-time ...
Clerk gives trail petitions green light
... Yamhill County Clerk.
Trails PAC member Matt Dolphin submitted petitions titled “Protect the Yamhelas Westsider Trail” and “Protect County Recreation and Trail Corridor Lands,” with the ...
PAC awaits ruling on trail ballot petition
... find out Christmas Eve if they are getting what they want — petitions designed to preserve the Yamhelas Westsider trail approved by County Clerk Keri Hinton.
Trails PAC member Matt Dolphin told the News-Register ...
Staff recommends cuts to improve county’s reserves
... sitting through a contentious Planning Commission hearing earlier this month over the removal of the Yamhelas Westsider trail from the county’s transportation plan.
Starrett said she was impressed with staff’s ...
Letters to the Editor: Dec. 12, 2025
... Hamilton
McMinnville
Inside job
The Yamhill County Planning Commission’s Dec. 4 hearing on the Yamhelas Westsider Trail was a waste of time. It quickly became obvious these “public servants” had ...
PAC starts process for ballot petition to retain trail land
The same day as the planning commission hearing, the Yamhelas Westsider Trail political action committee filed a prospective initiative petition with the Yamhill ...
Planners vote to remove trail from TSP
Following four and a half hours of testimony from supporters and opponents of the Yamhelas Westsider trail, the Yamhill County Planning Commission took less than 10 minutes to deliberate Thursday ...
Letters to the Editor: Dec. 5, 2025
... region grows, more of our neighbors live in apartment complexes or homes built on very small lots. The Yamhelas Westsider Trail would provide an opportunity for individuals and families to enjoy an affordable outing. ...
End of the road? A look at a decade-plus of planning and controversy of the Yamhelas Westsider Trail
Yamhill County has been involved with a potential trail stretching from McMinnville to Gaston for 13 years, but the idea dates to the 1990s.
Yamhelas trail goes to Planning Commission
Yamhill County residents will have the first of two opportunities to testify on the future of the Yamhelas Westsider trail Thursday, when the planning commission convenes to discuss removing it from a list of ...
