News & Features
Fields, Trails lead campaign fundraising
Jason Fields this year has raised more than the other three county commissioner candidates who will appear on the May ballot combined. Meanwhile, a political action committee is bolstering its spending ...
Mac councilors set to fill empty seat
Five candidates have applied to fill the Ward 3 McMinnville City Council seat vacancy and will be interviewed at a special meeting Wednesday, April 8. The selectee will complete the term of resigned councilor ...
Watershed council wraps up two-year phase of Cozine restoration plan in City Park
Ask a McMinnville native about childhood memories of growing up in town, and there’s a good chance you’ll hear about catching crawdads in Lower City Park. Now, however: “I have yet to ...
County Public Works ramping up for summer projects
Yamhill County Public Works crews are preparing for a summer of projects, including bridge improvements, paving work and roadway repair along Ribbon Ridge Road. Work will begin in July on four large sections ...
Trimble Aviation recommended as McMinnville airport operator
McMinnville’s Airport Advisory Commission opted to stay local with its choice for the facility’s next operator, unanimously recommending Trimble Aviation. Owners Jerry Trimble and Alison Row ...
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 Baseball: Rolfe latest hero in Grizzlies' 5-4 walk-off win over Pacers
McMinnville senior Aaron Rolfe was having a rough go at the dish heading into the No. 5-ranked Grizzlies’ (4-2) first home game on Tuesday at Patton Middle School. The senior had just two hits through ...
Overcoming, one throw at a time: Amity senior hosts mock track meet for area youth, raising diabetes awareness
Amity High School senior Jaxson Howard merged his love for throwing events and overcoming his diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes to inspire area youth and complete his senior project. “I took two things ...
Hallee Hughes sets personal record in first meet back from injury
Hallee Hughes, a five-time state champion and school record holder from Willamina High School, set a new personal record in the javelin while competing for DI University of Nevada, Reno at the Cal Invitational ...
Mac graduate Powell lighting up NAIA softball
McMinnville High School alum Madelyn Powell has been setting the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) world of softball on fire, earning NAIA Softball Player of the Week honors on March ...
Mac Tennis: Varsity squads split first matches before strong conference showings
McMinnville’s high school varsity tennis squads have been off and running, each finding its legs in the early season with matches against non-league opponents. On Tuesday, Pacific Conference play ...
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 ...
