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Sheridan Hometown annual event

Sheridan Hometown Days will begin Friday, June 19, with the annual rubber duck races starting at 4 p.m. at the bridge on Bridge Street. Tickets are $5, and the first-place duck wins 50% of the entry pot. After ...

Sheridan considers extending conduct code to committees

After returning from a June 1 executive session, the Sheridan City Council removed Dorothea Lee from the city’s Park & Recreation committee. Earlier in the meeting, councilors discussed a proposed ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Graduate Aiden Molina, right, celebrates with friends Perrin Hanson, Allias Desnoyers, Nolan Boekhoff and James Peterson as classmates and families fill the field following commencement.

At Sheridan High, seniors ‘smile because it happened’

The rain mostly held off Saturday as friends and family nearly filled the 400-capacity grandstands at Sheridan High School’s football field to celebrate the 36 graduates of the Class of 2026. Blustery ...

Area high schools plan graduation ceremonies

Dayton High School Dayton High School will graduate its Class of 2026 at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6, on the football field. Valedictorians are Joshua E. McCarthy, Sydney J. Hall and Amos David Rodriguez. ...

Art Conspiracy offers summer art classes

Yamhill County students can register for The West Valley Art Conspiracy Summer Arts Program, celebrating its 25th year at Sheridan High School. Openings remain in several of the courses, including Make ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Willamina High School graduate Kelsea Gray looks out to the sea of family members and supporters on Saturday, May 30. First-year Principal Jeremy Hurl said he was “overwhelmed” by community support for the graduates. Families began gathering two hours before commencement was scheduled to begin.

On to the next chapter, Bulldogs graduate

“We are not supposed to be here, every indigenous student standing here with us is not supposed to be here,” Salutatorian Cheyenne Haller said in her commencement speech during the Willamina ...

Emily Bonsant/News-Register##Willamina (Maley) Williams, namesake of the West Valley town, is laid to rest beside her husband, Enos Craig Williams, at Pioneer Cemetery in Amity.

What in the Yamhill: Willamina and Enos Williams

In the second column of What in the Yamhill we traveled to Timber USA, learning about Vern Huddleston and the Hampton family. This week, we focus on the pioneer woman for whom the town is named: Willamina ...

Summer program returns to Faulconer-Chapman

The Faulconer-Chapman School’s Summer Learning Around the World Program is returning with a registration deadline of June 10. During the summer learning program, students will travel the globe without ...

Willamina graduation planned

Seventy-four Willamina Bulldogs will walk during the graduation ceremony starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at Willamina High School. The valedictorians for the Class of 2026 are Evan Gideon Loika ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Sheridan Public Works Services Coordinator Sandy Davis, left, hands stickers to 5-year-old Aiden Laflen of Sheridan while 3-year-old Deveraux Driscoll of McMinnville stands nearby. Looking on are Deveraux’s mother, Cheyenne Driscoll, right; sewer operator Jerad Gage-Brickeen, background left; and street maintenance worker Jake Thompson, background center. Children received free toy hard hats, safety vests, glasses, stickers and balloons from public works employees.

Kids put on their hard hats to meet the crews that keep Sheridan operating

The city of Sheridan celebrated National Public Works Appreciation Week May 17-23, closing out the week with a community event at City Park on Friday, May 22. Residents of all ages were at the park to ...

Willamina city cleanup set Saturday

The annual citywide cleanup in Willamina kicks off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, and lasts until 12:30 p.m. The city shop will be open to accept yard debris, scrap, electronics and other refuse for city ...

Sheridan discusses Recology rates, yard debris collection

The Sheridan City Council met with representatives of Recology Western Oregon to discuss rate increases and future services during its Monday, May 18, regularly scheduled meeting. Councilors approved ...

Sheridan Chamber to hold awards banquet May 30

The Sheridan Chamber of Commerce 2026 Award Banquet and Gala will be a ‘rad’ time to celebrate a year of accomplishments by business and organizations throughout the West Valley. This year’s ...

News-Register file photo/Emily Bonsant##Sheridan couple Bradley and Madonna Blackwell are suing the city of Sheridan for property damage connected to the Dec. 19, 2025, break in the city water main. The Blackwells live just below the water treatment plant and city water towers.

Homeowners sue Sheridan over 2025 landslide

The city of Sheridan is being sued by residents Bradley and Madonna Blackwell for $827,067 alleging property damage associated with an August 2025 runoff and December 2025 landslide and flood at the water ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Candace Morgan and Jake Wilson stand in front of the Bellevue Schoolhouse west of McMinnville. The couple purchased the vacant 1917 building earlier this year with plans to restore it into an event center and community gathering space.

Stopping By: Saving a schoolhouse

After driving by the 1917 Bellevue Schoolhouse for “years and years” on their way from Tigard to the beach, Jake Wilson and Candace Morgan learned it was for sale. They had just returned from ...

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