Patients with radiation burns from cancer treatments, diabetic ulcers and other hard-to-heal wounds have a new treatment option at Willamette Valley Medical Center’s wound care center: hyperbaric ...
News & Features
Drugs seized after high-speed chase
On Saturday, Feb. 21, a police chase started in south McMinnville and continued through Sheridan and back onto Highway 18, ending near the Willamette Valley Medical Center. Law enforcement seized over ...
Planners OK rezoning for Cumulus development
A mixed-use project encompassing eight tax lots on Cumulus Avenue was unanimously approved for a zoning change by the McMinnville Planning Commission last week, despite some opposition from neighbors. While ...
McMinnville City Council to discuss filling vacant seat
McMinnville City Council will discuss how to fill the seat vacated by former Councilor Jessica Payne when it meets Tuesday, Feb. 24. Payne abruptly resigned from her position as Ward 3 councilor Feb. ...
Couple charged with stealing from Carlton senior
A former Carlton man and his wife have been indicted on four counts of aggravated theft against a Carlton senior. Joseph Hales, 40, was arrested on Feb. 13 in Utah. A nationwide arrest warrant was issued ...
Decision on rural Newberg church delayed as sides negotiate
A last second agreement between opposing sides of a rural Newberg church application made Thursday’s Board of Commissioners appeal hearing somewhat unnecessary; but a verdict was delayed to allow ...
Schools, community mourn sudden loss of Mac eighth-grader
A Patton Middle School eighth-grader and local athlete died suddenly on Friday, Feb. 20. Patton Principal Allison Eitzen notified families on Saturday that Zakai Motley died from medical causes that were ...
Mac downtown association honors six Friends
The McMinnville Downtown Association honored six locals with five “Friend of Downtown” awards at its annual dinner Friday night, Feb. 20. This is the second year the MDA has presented the ...
Along the Street: New Mac spa offers aesthetic treatments
The new Velour Medical Spa, upstairs at 405 N.E. Third St. Suite 1, provides a variety of treatments for hair removal and skin improvements. Bella and Grayson Elmer opened the spa late last year and held ...
Electric vehicle pole chargers going live in Willamina, Amity
Portland General Electric has been installing electric vehicle pole charging stations across the region, including in Willamina and coming soon to Amity. EV pole chargers are cylindrical charging containers ...
Bert’s opens at fairgrounds
The Bert’s Chuckwagon BBQ food truck owner has opened a new non-mobile location, Bert’s Cowboy Kitchen, at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Richard Bert, 57, is operating from the concession ...
County commissioners to vote on Wildwood music fest permit
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will shift from two weeks of public hearings on proposed churches to hear a permit request for a different kind of congregation Thursday. The board will hold ...
Addition of hyperbaric chambers enhances local wound center treatment
Patients with radiation burns from cancer treatments, diabetic ulcers and other hard-to-heal wounds have a new treatment option at Willamette Valley Medical Center’s wound care center: hyperbaric ...
Lafayette council continues food cart hearing to April
The Lafayette City Council halted a Feb. 12 public hearing mobile food units amid uncertainty about how proposed space rules in draft ordinance would affect businesses Lafayette’s current city ordinance ...
Mac PD seeks info on reported gunshots
The McMinnville Police Department is seeking community assistance with any information regarding a report of multiple gunshots near Northeast Burnett Road and Evans Street at 9:51 p.m. on Feb. 18. Mac ...
McMinnville, Water & Light talk larger land deal
A proposed property deal could unlock additional recreation opportunities for the city of McMinnville, connecting its planned community and aquatic center location directly to Joe Dancer Park and the South ...
Parking for Alpine development meets city code, not residents’ expectations
With negotiations underway between the city and development team Guardian about the Alpine Avenue parcel set to become a large affordable housing development, the News-Register is examining contentious ...
Tensions rise among lawmakers over push to introduce bill limitations
It’s a common scene at the Oregon Legislature: Crowds filling committee rooms and hallways hoping to testify on legislation, only to miss their chance to speak, submit written testimony instead or face interruption by a committee chair with a reminder that they have two minutes or less to speak.
Stopping By: A little of everything
Landauers celebrate 50-year ownership of a true family business in Yamhill
Lafayette to round down fees, rates
With the federal government no longer producing pennies, the city of Lafayette has decided to round down bills and rates to the nearest 5 cents. Currently, about half of Lafayette’s utility users ...
Mac unveils new plan to pay for parks
McMinnville City Council is moving toward quadrupling a development charge for new homes and adding fees for commercial and industrial projects to pay for park upgrades over the next 15 years. System ...
Sports
Grizzly boys swimmers break 37-year-old relay record at state
Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center was the middle of the universe for Oregon’s top swimmers on Saturday, Feb. 22. The likes of Jesuit controlled the boys podium with their fourth consecutive team title, ...
Gallary: Face Off!
In McMinnville High School’s cavernous main gym Saturday for the Pacific Conference’s district wrestling meet, the sounds of the day dominated. A sometimes boisterous crowd regularly over ...
3A Girls Basketball: YC, Amity playoff bound
The Yamhill Carlton girls basketball team is in the state playoffs for the second year in a row after downing the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates 32-27 on Saturday, Feb. 21, in the 3A Coastal League Playoffs title ...
3A Boys Basketball: Tigers, Warriors fall in league playoff nailbiters
The Yamhill Carlton boys basketball squad showed grit at the league playoff against Corbett on Saturday, Feb. 21, going shot for shot against the Cardinals, fighting for a chance at the 3A state playoffs. The ...
Grizzlies send six to state tournament
Six Grizzly grapplers will take the big stage on Friday, Feb. 27, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland after qualifying for the Class 6A Wrestling State Championships with top-three finishes ...
Mac Girls Basketball: Double trouble in Hillsboro
Brooklyn Summers’ 11th double-double (17 points and 18 rebounds) helped the No. 19-ranked Grizzlies to their third straight win on Friday by a score of 50-36 at No. 36 Glencoe (7-15, 1-9). The Crimson ...
Mac Boys Basketball: Bears triumph in overtime
Senior guard Dylan Ferrua and sophomore forward Xander Gurash gave all they could on Friday, each scoring 18 points to lead the No. 39-ranked Grizzlies (8-14, 3-7) to a 61-59 overtime win at No. 47 Glencoe ...
3A Wrestling: Tigers, Pirates prepare to face best at state
Yamhill Carlton took third at districts with four Tigers qualifying for state. Taking second for YC was Cooper Marshall (106) and Johnathan “Johnny” Hernandez-Rubio (120). In the semifinals, ...
Mac's Andrew, Curry qualify for girls 6A state wrestling tournament
Senior Tayah Curry and sophomore Grace Andrew ripped through their competition on Friday, Feb. 13, at the OSAA Girls 6A/5A Special District 1 Championships at Westview High School, each earning ...
MHS names Hall of Fame class of ’26
Maile (Smith) Keliiheleua, Chris Haddeland, Spencer Payne and the 2006 Boys Soccer Team will be those recognized for their achievements when the MHS Hall of Fame Banquet commences on Saturday, May 2nd. Keliiheleua, ...
Grizzly swim teams hope to uphold legacies and create new ones at state meet
Over the last three 6A Swimming State Championships, the McMinnville Grizzly boys have only improved their marks. After consecutive seventh-place team finishes in 2021 and 2022, the Grizzlies took a step ...
A Grand Trio: Alyssa McMullen, Adie and Eliza Nisly add to Amity legacy with 1,000-point careers
Amity girls basketball has been the gold standard in Class 3A basketball over the last two seasons. Heading into Saturday’s PacWest Conference championship, the Warriors are all but guaranteed another ...
Mac Basketball: Grizzlies split home back-to-back with Vikings
Girls McMinnville 59 Forest Grove 52 The No. 20-ranked Grizzlies (11-10, 6-3) allowed little to get in their way after trailing 13-12 in the first quarter against No. 33 Forest Grove (11-11, 4-6). Propelled ...
3A Basketball: Warriors set for win-or-go-home, Pirates late rally falls short
Feb. 17 Amity 57 Blanchet Catholic 63 After splitting the regular-season series, the No. 19-ranked Amity boys basketball team (16-9, 12-4) played its closest game to date against No. 9 Blanchet Catholic ...
Bulldogs battle injury on way to state tournament, take second at districts
Willamina finished in second at the 3A Special District 1 wrestling tournament on Saturday, Feb. 14, with 196.5 points and four champions in Grayson Hubbard (113), Adonijah Stanton (132), Kisor Savage ...
Wildcat Roundup: Baseball sweeps; wrestling, swimming near ends; tennis off to whirlwind start
Baseball First-year Head Coach Jordan Harlow got his Wildcats (3-0) off to a historic start as they completed a three-game series sweep of the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers (2-5). It's the Wildcats ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Pirates earn league playoff game; Tigers, Warriors punch tickets to state
Feb. 12 Yamhill Carlton 56 Corbett 20 Lilah Stahl led eight Tiger scorers with 14 points at No. 42 Corbett (0-24, 0-11) on Thursday as No. 12 YC (18-6, 8-4) ended the regular season on a three-game ...
3A Boys Basketball: Amity, YC secure spots in league playoffs
Feb. 12 Yamhill Carlton 38 Corbett 49 Chase Wald scored 17 points and senior forward Deegan Tuning provided one of his best performances of the season with 15 points and five rebounds, but the No. 27 ...
Linfield Mens Basketball: ’Cats heart shown in Valentine's Day loss
With how much of the game played out, one wouldn’t know that the ’Cats men’s basketball team (8-14, 6-8) was an underdog in Saturday’s Northwest Conference meeting versus ...
Linfield Womens Basketball: Wildcats earn program record 20th win in comeback over Loggers
With a top spot in the Northwest Conference hanging in the balance, Linfield’s women’s basketball team (20-3, 13-1) knew that Saturday’s matinee against Puget Sound University (18-5, ...
