Neyssa Hays files for county commission
She will challenge Jason Fields for Position 3 seat now held by Mary Starrett
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Stopping By: Green advocate works to 'reframe, retrain'
Living a green lifestyle is not difficult, said Brynn Moir, who cofounded Zero Waste’s Plastic Project with Jeri White. “It’s just different.” Her goal is to “reframe ...
Neyssa Hays files for county commission
She will challenge Jason Fields for Position 3 seat now held by Mary Starrett
Council debates response to immigration enforcement
McMinnville City Council’s proposed steps to address immigration enforcement fell short of expectations for the sometimes raucous crowd that filled Kent Taylor Civic Hall on Tuesday. After ...
Students call on city leaders to act
The youth turned out at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Five McMinnville High School students addressed the dais during public comment asking for a state of emergency and a sixth submitted ...
Alpine project gets back on track
McMinnville City Council unanimously approved a new “zone” for the planned McMinnville Landing and agreed to enter negotiations with development team Guardian for the redevelopment ...
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/2A Boys Basketball: Warriors win in stunning fashion, hold Bulldogs scoreless in first quarter
Any coach will say that scoring comes in waves, but something was in the water Monday night in Amity and it started a scoring tsunami for the No. 20-ranked Warriors (8-6, 4-2). The night started innocently ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Warriors trample Bulldogs in first meeting of year
For the second time this season, the No. 2-ranked Amity Warriors (11-3, 6-0) scored just one point in the fourth quarter. That said, it came with a much different result after their first time doing so ...
Unselfish play lifts Linfield over Willamette
Those who braved heavy fog to Ted Wilson Gymnasium on Tuesday night were treated to a basketball nightcap that produced a few reasons as to why Linfield’s mens basketball team (4-8, 2-2) may be on ...
‘Cats spring to life, stifle Willamette in fourth quarter for seventh straight win
When Linfield’s womens basketball team (11-2, 4-0) needs to, they secure a few things on defense to ensure a game doesn’t slip away: stops, stops and more stops. On Tuesday evening, while ...
Linfield softball hosting two January camps
Linfield University is hosting two All-Skills Softball Clinics on Jan. 18 and Jan. 24 at Ad and Joan Rutschman Fieldhouse on the corner of Linfield Avenue and Davis Street. Each clinic will stress ...
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 ...
