News & Features
County transit manager retiring, future funding cloudy
Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia Thompson is retiring this week after spending more than a decade growing and modernizing the county’s bus system. In her final update to the Yamhill County ...
Local agencies support child abuse prevention
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and local nonprofits are making an extra effort to raise awareness. “Child abuse prevention starts with informed, connected communities, and every person has ...
McMinnville felon indicted on vehicle theft, drug charges
Charges of vehicle theft, drug possession and eluding police are the latest additions to a lengthy criminal record for Wyatt Jacob Duck, 30, of McMinnville. Duck was arraigned on indictments Monday afternoon ...
Sheriff’s office seeks to lease patrol cars
Patrol car costs have more than doubled since 2019, and the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is turning to leased vehicles to save funds. Sheriff Sam Elliott is asking the Board of Commissioners ...
Longtime educator Mark Hyder dies
Longtime educator and administrator Mark Hyder died of cancer Tuesday, March 24. He was 75. Arrangements are under the direction of Macy & Son. A public rosary and funeral Mass will be held at 10 ...
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
Mac Softball: North Medford woes a lesson in ferocity for young Grizzlies
March 23 McMinnville 6 Grants Pass 7 For the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (3-3), the North Medford Spring Break Tournament was a mixed bag of results as they went 1-3 overall and saw both good and bad, according ...
Mac Baseball: Bears taking positives from blistering hot trip to Arizona
March 23 McMinnville 9 Bear Creek (CO) 1 Two four-run innings and a masterful all-around performance from senior Tyler Brummitt led the Grizzlies last Monday as they toppled Colorado 5A Bear Creek ...
3A Baseball: Tigers find momentum with first two victories
March 24 Dayton 4 Kennedy 15 While a slew of the No. 15-ranked Pirates (3-2) games were canceled due to weather last week, they were able to get in seven innings versus 2A/1A No. 4 Kennedy (6-0) at ...
3A Softball: Pirates, Tigers find success at spring break tournaments
March 23 Amity 5 Marshfield 9 The No. 36-ranked Warriors (1-5) began a spring break trip to the North Medford Tournament with a matchup against 4A No. 13 Marshfield. The Pirates proved tough, out-hitting ...
Linfield Baseball: ’Cats take three of four from Texas travelers
One week after a trio of unfavorable, yet commendable losses to the No. 1 team in all of Division III, Denison University, Linfield’s Wildcats (15-8, 7-2) returned to Roy Helser Field with something ...
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 ...
