Stopping By: Enjoying the experiences
A native of Tunisia, Raghad Ben Ameur, known as Rae, is experiencing her first Christmas celebrations this year as an exchange student at McMinnville High School.
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News & Features
Special Delivery: BC Harleys group rolls Christmas joy into hospital
Members of the BC Harleys drag-racing group roared up to the Willamette Valley Medical Center wearing Santa hats, their parade accompanied by the lights from McMinnville Police Department and Yamhill County ...
PAC awaits ruling on trail ballot petition
Yamhill County trail advocates will find out Christmas Eve if they are getting what they want — petitions designed to preserve the Yamhelas Westsider trail approved by County Clerk Keri Hinton. Trails ...
Heavy rains lead to sewer overflows
High rain levels caused sewer overflows and mechanical failures in several cities across Yamhill County including McMinnville, Amity and Willamina. McMinnville had a sewer overflow from 3:10 a.m. to 10:10 ...
Stopping By: Enjoying the experiences
A native of Tunisia, Raghad Ben Ameur, known as Rae, is experiencing her first Christmas celebrations this year as an exchange student at McMinnville High School.
Planners give green light to McMinnville Landing overlay
The table is set for development on 190 acres of land off Highway 18, following the Planning Commission’s unanimous adoption of a development overlay for the planned McMinnville Landing. “This ...
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/2A Boys Basketball: Tigers stave off Warriors
Yamhill Carlton’s boys varsity basketball team (3-3) fended off a lethal team from the field on Tuesday night in the Tiger Dome. The Tigers were victorious, holding out for a 57-54 victory ...
Wildcat Roundup: Mens and womens basketball have weekend success, Smolt named NWC POTW; volleyball awarded for academic achievements
Womens Basketball Linfield’s womens basketball team (6-2, 1-0) picked up two victories over the weekend in non-conference play against NAIA Simpson (Calif.) and No. 22 NAIA Corban. The ’Cats ...
Depweg breaks own record in season opener
McMinnville High School varsity swimmers began the season with impressive results over Newberg in a dual meet at the McMinnville Aquatic Center on Thursday, Dec. 11. The Grizzlies completed a total team ...
OSAA finalizes 2026-30 reclassification and districts for high school athletics
Beginning the fall of 2026, the 3A West Valley League will return to the high school sports scene after being absent since the 2018-19 scholastic athletics season. The Oregon School Activities Association ...
Mac Boys Basketball: Grizzlies fight through foul trouble to oust David Douglas 54-46 at home
McMinnville’s boys variety basketball team (3-2) found itself in a familiar scenario on Tuesday inside their home gym. The Grizzlies’ opponent, the 6A Mt. Hood Conference David Douglas Scots ...
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 ...
