News & Features
The new do's and don'ts of curbside recycling
A crowd of recycling enthusiasts were mostly pleased with the news delivered during a Feb. 2 Zero Waste Bubble Rap Speaker series presentation. “Congratulations, you can recycle your nursery pots ...
Trail removal gets first reading
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners held the first reading of an ordinance that will officially remove the Yamhelas Westsider trail from county planning documents at its meeting Thursday. The board ...
Gallery to stage 'Bye Bye Birdie'
A teenager in Sweet Apple, Ohio, wins a chance to give famous singer Conrad Birdie one last kiss before he joins the military in “Bye Bye Birdie,” which will open Friday, March 6, at Gallery ...
Wastewater plan likely to carry rate, SDC hikes
The city of McMinnville is close to finalizing a 20-year wastewater master plan that will require rate and development charge increases to pay for a litany of capital projects. Similar to the Parks, Recreation ...
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 Girls Wrestling: Eight county wrestlers look forward to state tournament
The Yamhill Carlton Tigers will send three girl wrestlers to the 4A/3A/2A/1A OSAA State Championships at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland Feb. 26-28. Seniors Aubrey Mortimore (105) and Addison ...
Linfield Softball Preview: Catball to have more speed, less power
The Wildcats’ softball team was a force to be reckoned with in 2025. On the backs of a record-breaking season, where 108 home runs became a new NCAA Division III single-season litmus — topping ...
Linfield Womens Basketball: Wildcats seek NWC crown
Linfield’s women’s basketball team (22-3, 15-1) set program records in total wins and conference victories this season on its way to becoming Northwest Conference regular-season champions and ...
Mac Wrestling: All guts in the name of glory
Eight Grizzlies will compete at the 6A State Wrestling Championships this weekend. Bryson Rex (106), Cole Thomas (113), Devin Hernandez (157), Nelson Campos (138), Trent Rauch (138) and Brayden ...
Mac Boys Basketball: Merlier, Howard call game after 36 minutes of strife
Tuesday’s Pacific Conference matchup between the No. 38-ranked McMinnville Grizzlies (9-14, 4-7) and No. 36-ranked Century Jaguars (10-13, 7-4) was a marathon. By the end, junior guard Cayd Howard ...
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 ...
