News & Features
Commissioners postpone rural B&B ruling
A more than three-year argument over a home occupation permit will take another week to resolve — at least at the county level. The Board of Commissioners requested more time to decide a case that ...
Scam targets county planning applicants
A recent scam targeting residents has been sending fake Yamhill County Planning Department emails and requesting permit fees be paid over wire transfer. The first reported incident was in November. A ...
Plans to house Blackhawks at airport developing
Black Hawk helicopters could soon be whirring out of McMinnville Municipal Airport. City staff informed Airport Commission members Tuesday that plans are proceeding for timber company Weyerhaeuser to ...
Sheridan city council in favor of food carts
The Sheridan Planning Commission is tasked with creating standards for food carts following a vote by city councilors during a Monday, Jan. 6, meeting.The council previously discussed adding a food cart ...
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 Girls Basketball: Grizzlies steal Blues' rhythm in first home victory
The Grizzlies’ record (3-6) is not indicative of their true potential. Head Coach Sean Coste has seen nearly everything in his time on the sidelines, but an 0-6 start to the season was a first in ...
Mac Boys Basketball: Grizzlies ride first-quarter wave to even season record in Aloha
A 29-5 first quarter propelled the No. 36-ranked Grizzlies (5-5) to their second-largest margin of victory this season as they toppled No. 49 Metro League foe Aloha (0-10), 69-45, on the road. Sophomore ...
Linfield has eight placers, Willamina alumni return at Mat Cat Open
Grapplers from all walks of life competed in the Mat Cat Open on Sunday, Jan. 4, inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium, with 35 teams taking the mat. The host Wildcats had eight combined placers across men’s ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Pirates feast from range in win over Bulldogs
The basket seemed five feet wide for the No. 21-ranked Dayton Pirates (9-3, 3-1) Wednesday night as they outshot No. 38 Willamina (1-8, 0-2) en route to a 53-26 victory. Dayton slowed their pace over ...
3A Boys Basketball: Pirates, Bulldogs crash to overtime ending in battle for first PacWest win
Two teams vying for life in the 3A PacWest Conference duked it out Wednesday night, needing to play an extra four minutes of basketball inside the Dayton High School gymnasium to crown a victor. After ...
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 ...
