News & Features
Mac man faces another probation violation for skipping treatment
James Jay Bemrose Jr., 50, of McMinnville returned to Yamhill County Circuit Court for another pending parole violation for failing to attend mental health treatment. In September 2025, Bemrose was arrested ...
Along the Street: Ice cream, wine shops set to open in summer
Two new businesses, one for families and the other for those 21 and older, will open in mid-summer at 636 N.E. Baker St. Scott Green recently purchased the former house-turned-commercial building. He ...
New gift, wine shop echoes Found Objects
A new business that’s half “quirky” gift shop and half wine bar will open Saturday, March 21, at 300 N.E. Third St. in downtown McMinnville. “Uncorked Treasures” will be ...
Dayton considering class schedule changes
Changing the class schedule could help Dayton schools address the individual needs of students, Superintendent Amy Fast told school board members Tuesday. She, other administrators and the board discussed ...
Stopping By: Retaining the human element
Artificial intelligence, or AI, can be a useful tool that can help people and businesses organize and increase their speed and efficiency, according to Joe Sessions, a former educator and owner of Abundance ...
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
Mac Basketball: Summers becomes fourth straight Grizzlies POY
McMinnville’s girls basketball season was full of growth, but one constant as the team clawed through league play to earn itself a playoff berth was Brooklynn Summers. The 6-foot-1 senior forward ...
3A Baseball Preview: Tigers hopeful playoff experience will make for stronger club in '26
As much as those in Tigers’ black and orange would like to forget how their 2025 season ended, it served as a prudent lesson for a Yamhill Carlton baseball team that hopes to return to the playoffs ...
3A Softball Preview: Pirates looking to repeat, Tigers exuding confidence
Following a loss in the title game to Scio last season, Dayton Head Coach Frank Baumholtz and the Pirates feel they have all the pieces for a return to Jane Sanders Stadium and another chance at glory. But ...
Linfield Softball: ’Cats outscore Willamette 22-1, sweep four-game set at home
Linfield’s softball team scored 22 runs and allowed just one in a two-day, four-game sweep of the Willamette Bearcats at Del Smith Stadium on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15. Day one of ...
State Champs: Amity athletes reach end of an era, send three-time champion seniors out on highest note
Less than 24 hours after winning the program’s second championship, the Amity girls’ basketball team arrived home, greeted by blaring sirens from the Amity Fire Department and crowds of proud ...
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 ...
