News & Features
Sheridan envisioning the return of a rodeo
During deliberations last month about Sheridan’s new parks master plan, City Manager Preston Polasek said there is a community-driven desire to bring back the Sheridan rodeo and pondered if the area ...
MW&L to vote on 4% water rate hike
The McMinnville Water & Light Commission will vote in September on a 4% overall increase to water rates, which would result in an estimated 75 cents more for the average customer’s monthly bill. Last ...
N-R wins numerous awards in annual newspaper contest
Every member of the News-Register’s news staff went home with a first-place award from the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Contest event, held Friday, July 24, at the Salem Convention Center. N-R staff ...
Along the Street: Acorn to Oak has new manager
Tiffany Morris has joined Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, Linfield University’s tasting room and learning lab at Third and Ford streets in downtown McMinnville. She is the new hospitality, tasting ...
Amity considers future of public safety funding
While most welcome the lowering of interest rates, it can negatively affect a city’s budget. Amity’s general budget has approximately $100,000 more expenses than revenues, which the city covers ...
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
Commitment to family, athletics marks tenure of Grizzly track twins
McMinnville was not always home to twins Brian and Joshua Lewis, but by the time they graduated as Grizzlies in the spring, their names had been cemented into local history. After five years of pushing ...
Photo Gallery: Practice Makes Perfect
High school and collegiate athletes used Amity Thursday Throws on July 16 to refine techniques. It was a pleasant afternoon where lessons were learned in bulk.
Linfield discontinues womens lacrosse as result of dwindling roster
Linfield University’s women’s lacrosse program is no more as of July 16, with the college deciding to discontinue the sport following a review of participation and recruiting for the ...
Hammering Howards full of confidence heading into Junior Olympic Nationals
Five members of the Amity Track Club will show their hand in the hammer throw at the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics from July 27 through August 2 at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. For ...
Final registration for Mac youth football camps, season
McMinnville Youth Football registration is open until July 31 for the 2026 fall season running from Aug. 10 through Nov. 1. The organization announced they are getting close to opening waitlists for some ...
Features
What in the Yamhill: Dayton’s Joel Palmer
This week we turn to Dayton and one of its founders, Joel Palmer. Palmer was born in 1810 while his New Yorker parents were on a trip to Canada. In 1845, he headed west on the wagon train to see if the ...
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
