News & Features
Union asks district to use reserves to keep staff
McMinnville school enrollment continues to decline as the academic year nears its end, contributing to an expected budget shortfall in 2026-27, administrators told the school board Monday night. Superintendent ...
Commissioners to discuss potential Opportunity Zones
The Yamhill Board of Commissioners will discuss sponsoring jurisdictions seeking to create Opportunity Zones Thursday, which could lead to outside investment in rural areas through tax breaks. Established ...
Councilors narrowly affirm decision to exempt MIP from certain code requirements
A back-and-forth discussion Tuesday, during which multiple McMinnville city councilors changed sides, resulted in the city narrowly affirming its decision on a 4-3 vote to release McMinnville Industrial ...
County clerk launches new election dashboard
With about a week to go before the May 19 election, Yamhill County has introduced a new tool that will allow residents to track results. County Clerk Keri Hinton announced the launch of an Election Ballot ...
Lafayette City Council to talk fire funding
Editor's Note: Article edited to reflect Lafayette is utilizing a new contract city planner at the COG and not hiring a new city planner. The Lafayette City Council on Thursday, May 14, will consider ...
Local News
BALLOTS DUE TODAY: Voters to decide school board seats, McMinnville fire district merger
Updated 5/16/23 Ballots for the May election are due by 8 p.m. today, May 16. If mailed, they must be postmarked by today's date, and must arrive at the Yamhill County Elections Division within seven ...
DA Lynch comments on Appeals Court ruling
Following the April 2 Oregon Court of Appeals opinion of State v. Johnny Lee Widerman, the Yamhill County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the opinion and any impacts to the office’s ...
Sewage discharged into Yamhill River
Approximately 50,000 gallons of partially treated sewage was discharged into the South Yamhill River Monday due to a control system failure at the McMinnville Water Reclamation Facility. At approximately ...
Child abuse intervention center works to raise awareness, funds
Juliette’s House, the Yamhill County child abuse intervention center, will host several activities to mark National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April — including a special blue marble treasure ...
Sports
3A Baseball: Dayton's Clark leads Pirates to first victory over Tigers in eight years
No Dayton Pirate had hit a home run since 2023 until Owen Clark sent a blast over the evergreen trees at Yamhill Carlton High School on Friday. The freshman had connected with plenty of pitchers already ...
Gallery: The future is bright for Linfield Women's Track and Field
This season, the Wildcats recorded seven top-10 performances in program history, with six marks set by first-year athletes. At the Northwest Conference Championships, four Wildcats earned podium finishes, ...
Mac Tennis: Teams carrying high expectations into respective district tournaments
The common thread linking McMinnville boys and girls varsity tennis this season has been all about strong mindsets. Win or lose, the respective boys and girls Head Coaches Doug Barsotti and Lily Studer ...
Bears break records in final tune-up for conference championship
A slew of McMinnville runners burned rubber at the Garden City Invitational on Friday at Silverton High School. The Grizzly girls placed first out of 10 competing teams, beating out Silverton (2nd, 114.33) ...
Mac Baseball: Grizzlies win first series of season with help from senior bats
McMinnville’s No. 17-ranked varsity baseball team (11-10, 5-7) won its first series of the season on Friday, and it felt good. “It feels like it should feel,” Head Coach Todd ...
Features
Quirk of the Week: Roadside oddities, one writ larch, gather around Sheridan, Willamina
Quirk of the Week on Feb. 19 crept west from McMinnville, but this week takes us farther west still, along the highways and deep into the hills … No exploration of West Valley Quirk would be complete ...
Whatchamacolumn: Property tax summary provides feast of numbers
My occasional obsession with numbers is well fed every October by the annual Yamhill County property tax summary. And Yamhill County Assessor Derrick Wharff always contributes enough extra analysis to ...
Easter egg hunts planned Saturday
Get out your Easter baskets — and waterproof shoes — for Easter egg hunts in most Yamhill County cities this Saturday, April 8. Fire departments, service clubs and civic groups plan to hide ...
Stopping By: A creative place
It’s always the season for planting and growing at Incahoots, a business that thrives on change
Nostalgic comedy ‘Harvey’ opens March 31 at Gallery
Will audiences see the title character in “Harvey,” the nostalgic comedy that opens Friday, March 31, at Gallery Theater? Director Steve Cox won’t say. But he is betting theatergoers ...
