News & Features
Friends of the Trail group files intent to appeal to LUBA
A pro-trail group is appealing the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners’ decision to remove the Yamhelas Westsider Trail from its transportation plan to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Friends ...
Bergstrom sentenced to seven days for theft
Former Yamhill Fire Protective District Chief Trampas Bergstrom was sentenced to seven days in jail and approximately $21,000 in restitution to the district on Monday, April 13, after pleading guilty to ...
DA drops charges against former Amity coach
A case involving sexual abuse charges against a former Amity coach and referee was dismissed last week after the Yamhill County District Attorney’s Office notified the court of a legal issue. Jeremy ...
Clerk expects increased participation in primary election
With 40 days until the primary election, County Clerk Keri Hinton on Thursday told the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners her office is “in the middle of all the pieces moving at once.” The ...
Along the Street: New market opens in Lafayette
City Center Food Mart opened last week at 301 Third St. in Lafayette, selling groceries and other necessities with a kitchen soon to be serving hot, fresh food. Owner Aman Khinda said the store stocks ...
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
Gallery: Gravel, Pavement and the Beauty of Yamhill County
The Sasquatch Duro is an annual gravel-and-road bicycle race hosted by Mudslinger Events. In its second year in Yamhill County, it takes participants on one of two courses: a 45-mile loop or a 67-mile ...
Sights and scenes from the 2026 Vic Downs Invitational
The 2026 iteration of McMinnville’s annual Vic Downs Invitational was minutes away from completion before thunderstorms and heavy rain cleared Wortman Stadium. However, many Yamhill County track ...
Mac Softball: Grizzlies tire Lakers with patient at-bats, expert gloves
Not all has been sunshine and rainbows for the No. 14-ranked Grizzlies varsity softball team (6-6), but they did everything right in the first inning of their outing against No. 15 Lake Oswego (9-2) on ...
Mac Tennis: Girls ready for next steps following first victory over Sherwood in five years
When McMinnville’s varsity girls tennis team meets at the beginning of each season, there is one goal above the rest that gets reiterated; defeat Sherwood. The last time the Grizzlies (6-1) beat ...
Mac Baseball: Grizzlies fall too far behind Lions despite spectacular defensive plays
McMinnville and West Linn have a history that extends far beyond their matinee meeting that occurred Thursday at Patton Middle School. Grizzlies Head Coach Todd Peterson was just a teen with baseball ...
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 ...
