Hazelnuts are a bright spot for Oregon agriculture
While many Oregon farmers pull back amid tariff worries, low crop prices and a difficult labor market, Jeff Newton plans to invest in new hazelnut trees at Christensen Farms near Amity in Yamhill County. Newton, along with other Oregon hazelnut growers, is waiting for a final tally of the volume of nuts they sold in 2025. But acreage and preliminary data show that hazelnut farming is booming in the Willamette Valley.
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Democratic state AGs will lead opposition to Trump this year
PORTLAND — One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, Democratic attorneys general have filed 71 lawsuits against the administration.
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News & Features
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 ...
Dayton may relocate city hall employees after flood damage
The city of Dayton is considering moving employees out of city hall following the December basement flooding that renewed concerns about black mold. Flooding occurs annually in the building’s basement, ...
Third person indicted on charges related to Newberg car prowling
Travis Michael Weddle was indicted Dec. 11 on eight charges connected to summer car prowling in Newberg. Weddle’s charges include theft, fraudulent use of a credit card and identity theft. On Oct. ...
Senior services agency hopes to boost attendance to in-person meal sites
Along with its Meals on Wheels deliveries to homebound seniors (see related story), NorthWest Senior and Disability Service offers in-person dining several times a week in McMinnville, Sheridan and Newberg. Anyone ...
Meals on Wheels volunteers hit the road to help seniors
Outside the McMinnville Cooperative Ministries building, where the local Meals on Wheels program is located, Daryll Alt of McMinnville loaded his car with dozens of packaged lunches on New Year’s ...
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
Wrestling is for girls
As I’ve written before, I’m one of the luckiest guys in the county. I get paid to see the impact of athletics on the county’s students. Friday, I had the assignment of covering ...
Girls 3A standouts rise to the top at McMinnville
Dayton’s Aliyah Sauceda proved it’s not about school size, but heart, as the 3A wrestler defeated 6A metro opponents to claim the 170-pound championship at McMinnville’s Mac Storage wrestling ...
Grizzlies, Bulldogs steamroll through boys invite at Mac
The McMinnville High School gymnasium was drenched in blood, sweat and tears on Saturday, Jan. 3, while some of the region’s top boys grapplers collided at the McMinnville Your Space Storage ...
3A Boys Basketball: Warriors outpace Pirates in Crusader Classic final
Turnidge Gymnasium was lively on Saturday as Salem Academy High School hosted the Crusader Classic and an unplanned Yamhill County rivalry matchup. Each hoping to begin 2026 with an unblemished ...
3A Girls Basketball: Warriors fall to Vikings in potential playoff preview
A battle of top dogs commenced Saturday inside Turnidge Gymnasium at Salem Academy High School. The scene introduced No. 2 Amity (7-2, 1-0) to another tough task in what has been a gauntlet of an early ...
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 ...
