Battle erupts between SEIU and long-term care providers
Two of the most powerful groups in Salem are at loggerheads over a public records request.
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News & Features
Trails PAC files petition the day after board vote
The Political Action Committee in support of the Yamhelas Westsider trail wasted no time challenging Yamhill County’s decision to remove it from future plans. Trails PAC announced Friday it has ...
City sticks to code, requires sidewalks for MIP property
A disagreement with a long-time city of McMinnville partner led to a “tough night” for staff and planning commissioners last week. McMinnville Industrial Promotions appealed the city’s ...
Sheridan greenlights pollinator garden at city hall
Beautifying the grounds at Sheridan City Hall can be the next chapter of the West Valley town’s story of environmental protection, City Manager Preston Polasek told the city council on Monday, March ...
Garvin contract goes to a vote
The McMinnville City Council will vote on a long-term contract for interim City Manager Adam Garvin and discuss what to do with $1.2 million in construction tax proceeds when it convenes Tuesday night ...
Along the Street: Natural Grocers hiring for McMinnville store
Natural Grocers, which expects to open in McMinnville this summer, is hiring cashiers, customer service assistants and managers for its body care, vitamin, grocery, bulk, produce and receiving departments. Jobs ...
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: Hundreds of track and field athletes descend on Wortman Stadium for annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open
Yamhill County’s Amity, Delphian, McMinnville, Willamina and Yamhill Carlton all sent participants to the Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open at Wortman Stadium on Thursday, March 19. As the first meet of ...
3A Softball: Dayton's Upmeyer a tough nut to crack in shutdown performances
The No. 2-ranked Dayton Pirates are not afraid of a tough test, and in their first week of games, the squad went to battle with a trio of juggernauts across the Class 3A and 4A landscape. Their week ended ...
3A Baseball: Warriors topple Bulldogs in early non-league action; Pirates perfect through three games
March 20 Yamhill Carlton 5 La Pine 7 Consistent offense from La Pine was the Tigers’ Achilles’ heel on Friday in what was the first of two games played at Vince Genna Stadium, the home of ...
Mac Softball: Carton homers, Glynn dazzles in shutout of Roseburg
In 2025, McMinnville’s varsity softball put a hurt on eventual No. 7 Roseburg, beating them 10-4 in a non-league contest at the Baker Street Fields. On Saturday, this time on Roseburg’s home ...
Mac Baseball: Bears battle heat, split first two of Arizona invitational
March 20 McMinnville 9 West Point 7 The Grizzlies (2-1) found themselves in the desert for the first of four games in the greater area of Phoenix, Arizona, over the weekend for the Coach Bob National ...
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 ...
