In brief: Gaming Expo; book sale; Willamina meetings
Gaming Expo returns Saturday Gamers of all ages are invited to the West Valley Esports and Gaming Expo on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Sheridan High School. Doors open at 11 a.m. The expo will feature over 30 ...
Annual Coastal Hills tour features art, quilts
Almost 20 artists and crafters will participate in Willamina’s annual Coastal Hills Art Tour and Quilt Show Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8. The annual event features makers showing in storefronts ...
Local nonprofits awarded Sheridan community grants
Sheridan budgets up to $10,000 annually for Community Development Grants and issues the grants quarterly up to $2,500. At the Oct. 20 meeting the council was faced with seven requests for $500 from the ...
Sheridan council approves rate hikes
The Sheridan City Council approved a 3% water and sewer rate increase at the Oct. 20 regular meeting. In February, the council received a recommendation that its enterprise funds should increase 3% for ...
Virginia Garcia clinic opens in Sheridan
Health services have returned to Sheridan as a new Virgina Garcia Memorial Health Center clinic is open and accepting new patients at 222 S.E. Jefferson St., previously the Adventist Health Clinic Sheridan ...
Willamina to discuss food truck allowance, standards
Willamina City Council will have a work session with the planning commission to discuss food trucks and food carts on Nov. 19. At the Oct. 14 council meeting, City Planner Holly Byram noted that Willamina ...
Willamina council appoints Alger and Baller
The Willamina City Council appointed Michael Alger and Rita Baller to the vacant council positions on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Baller was already on the council, but since Jennifer Eckles resigned from ...
Sheridan council eyes new parking lot
The Sheridan city council considered removing a vacant lot on Mill Street from surplus to pave the way for future development at the Oct. 6 work session. The property is located City Hall and declared ...
Willamina man breaks with attorney, trial postponed
Dylan Tyler Carpenter Glass, 33, of Willamina was scheduled for trial on Tuesday, Oct. 7, but requested a different attorney to represent him. Glass has been indicted on felony charges of first-degree ...
Coffee with deputies set in Dayton, Sheridan
The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office invite residents to join them for conversation and community connection as part of National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday, Oct. 1. YCSO deputies will be ...
Sheridan Community Grants close Oct. 14
The Sheridan City Council Community Development Grant applications close Oct. 14. The grant supports nonprofit and for-profit entities and organizations that serve the Sheridan community. Grants will ...
Willamina work session canceled
The Willamina City Council work session scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30, has been cancelled. The council will next meet at the regular city council meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the West Valley Fire ...
Willamina lift stations need $7M in repairs
City of Willamina officials will speak with prospective funders about sewer lift replacements on Friday, Sept. 26, at city hall. This will be an internal meeting and not open to the public. The meeting ...
Free community dinner offered in Sheridan
Sheridan United Methodist Church is hosting a free community dinner 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept 26. The menu features breakfast for dinner, with biscuits and gravy, sausage, egg bake and fruit. All are welcome. ...
Willamina city website back up
The Willamina city website was down from Sept. 18 to Sept. 23, but the IT team has fixed the issue. In the event city communication is down, City Manager Bridget Meleney told the News-Register, “Citizens ...
