Bills debated, dead or dying as session hits midpoint
The five-week Oregon legislative session started in February with more than 260 bills aimed at tackling issues from roads funding to data privacy to school funding to federal immigration and tax policies.
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News & Features
Mac unveils new plan to pay for parks
McMinnville City Council is moving toward quadrupling a development charge for new homes and adding fees for commercial and industrial projects to pay for park upgrades over the next 15 years. System ...
Dayton city hall relocates; Rucklos announces resignation
Dayton City Hall has relocated next door and the new office in the city annex building opened its doors Wednesday after staff moved over the holiday weekend. The relocation from the former city hall at ...
Bills debated, dead or dying as session hits midpoint
The five-week Oregon legislative session started in February with more than 260 bills aimed at tackling issues from roads funding to data privacy to school funding to federal immigration and tax policies.
Response to illegal fire leads to drug bust in Mac
Charles Alfred Cook, 66, a transient, was arrested on felony drug charges after a McMinnville Police officer responded to a reported violation of fire and camping ordinances. On Tuesday, Feb. ...
Dallas man charged with rape, assault at remote campsite
A Dallas man was arrested Feb. 15 after a woman reported she was held against her will, strangled unconscious multiple times, beaten with a tree limb and raped at a remote campsite off of Southwest Little ...
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
Linfield Womens Basketball: Wildcats earn program record 20th win in comeback over Loggers
With a top spot in the Northwest Conference hanging in the balance, Linfield’s women’s basketball team (20-3, 13-1) knew that Saturday’s matinee against Puget Sound University (18-5, ...
Grizzlies qualify for swim championships in 10 events, boys win Pacific Conference
The McMinnville Aquatic Center was saturated with swimming talent from throughout the Pacific Conference on Saturday. There was little room to spare for spectators and students packed around the pool. ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Pirates earn league playoff game; Tigers, Warriors punch tickets to state
Feb. 12 Yamhill Carlton 56 Corbett 20 Lilah Stahl led eight Tiger scorers with 14 points at No. 42 Corbett (0-24, 0-11) on Thursday as No. 12 YC (18-6, 8-4) ended the regular season on a three-game ...
3A Boys Basketball: Amity, YC secure spots in league playoffs
Feb. 12 Yamhill Carlton 38 Corbett 49 Chase Wald scored 17 points and senior forward Deegan Tuning provided one of his best performances of the season with 15 points and five rebounds, but the No. 27 ...
Linfield Mens Basketball: ’Cats heart shown in Valentine's Day loss
With how much of the game played out, one wouldn’t know that the ’Cats men’s basketball team (8-14, 6-8) was an underdog in Saturday’s Northwest Conference meeting versus ...
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 ...
