
New Dayton superintendent: Listening to students, and wearing many hats
As she prepares for her first school year as Dayton superintendent, Amy Fast has been meeting members of her staff and new community — among them, and maybe most important, the 5-year-olds ...

Dayton food pantry aims to build new quarters
Volunteers who run the Dayton Community Food Pantry are more than two-thirds of the way toward their fundraising goal for a new building. Board members and other volunteers plan to build a separate ...
Dayton City Council meets Monday
Dayton City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, in the City Hall Annex, 408 Ferry St. Council members will consider a donation request for construction of Dayton Baptist Church’s food ...

Old-Timers Weekend a fine time in Dayton
‘Grease” was the word in Dayton over the weekend as community members celebrated the annual Old-Timers Weekend. The theme brought out numerous Pink Ladies, dressed in the same hue ...
'Grease' is the theme for Dayton celebration
“Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion … Grease is the way we are feeling,” the movie’s title song goes, providing a fitting theme for the 2023 Dayton Old Timers Weekend ...
Blood drives scheduled around county
Five local sites are hosting blood drive visits by the American Red Cross over the next two weeks. These are the venues: Friday, June 30: Willamette Valley Medical Center, 2700 S.E. Stratus Ave., ...

Dayton High’s ‘big kids’ get their diplomas
As Patrick Verdun gave the commencement address at Dayton’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, he wanted to share some tips with the graduating class, while also sprinkling in some humor. “Ten ...
Dayton seniors to graduate Saturday afternoon
Dayton High School will graduate its Class of 2023 at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 10, on the football field. Patrick Verdun, who taught members of the class but now works at Newberg High, will return to give ...

Along the Street: Dayton gets state grant for revitalization
Dayton is one of 27 communities to receive 2023 Oregon Main Street Revitalization grants through Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Dayton will receive $200,000 to use ...

Dayton will restore pedestrian access to Yamhill River bridge
For decades, Dayton High graduates, bridal parties and others have posed for photos on or beside the city’s utility bridge, which has carried pedestrians, as well as water and sewer lines, ...

Dayton bounced in Beaverton
BEAVERTON -- Dayton’s softball season came to an end on Wednesday, as the No. 9 Pirates fell to the No. 8 Valley Catholic Valiants 6-4 in Beaverton. The Valiants jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the ...
Warriors, Tigers, Pirates send several track athletes to state
The Amity Warriors, Dayton Pirates and Yamhill-Carlton Pirates will each send several runners to the 3A state championship meet in Eugene later this week. The Warriors also took home multiple season long ...

DIY UFO: Dayton man debuts handmade saucer in Saturday parade
Airplanes soar over Dayton as they descend toward the McMinnville Airport. So it’s conceivable that a flying saucer chose the same flight path and landed a bit short of the runways, on the ...
Sweeney leads for Dayton School Board seat
Pieper Sweeney is leading a three-way race for Position 5 on the Dayton School Board, according to results of Tuesday’s election issued by the Yamhill County Clerk’s Office. Sweeney has 291 ...
Updated numbers show McMinnville fire district measures passing; school board races being decided
Incumbents Vollmer and Partida leading in McMinnville School District races, along with Towery and Anderson for open seats