News & Features
Neighbors say subdivision will add to traffic, parking woes
A decision on a subdivision plan for Southwest Cypress Lane was delayed at the request of neighbors, who cited issues with parking and traffic on the plan that would extend nearby Emily Drive. Applicant ...
Anti-law enforcement graffiti found at two Yamhill County parks
Graffiti reading “Keep moving off Yamho cop I’ll kill your wife’s” and “shoot cops with sniper rifle” were discovered at two county-owned parks the weekend of March ...
Mac council makes Garvin permanent city manager
McMinnville City Council ironed out the final details of a full-time contract for City Manager Adam Garvin Tuesday. Garvin will make $198,120 annually as the city’s chief executive, where he has ...
County set to resume dog control program
Yamhill County will restore its dog control program later this year as it attempts to rebuild licensing revenues enough to fund ongoing operations. The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners agreed in ...
Feds leave Miller Woods in the lurch by dropping native plant orders
Staff at Miller Woods Conservation Area have been growing native plant species for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 12 years, and proceeds largely fund park operations. Federal plant requests have dwindled ...
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
Grizzly golfers open season with team victory, boys show promise in stacked field
It took 27 years, but when the McMinnville varsity girls' golf team arrived at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort in Creswell for the state championships, it was well deserved. The Grizzlies won their fourth ...
Willamina's Brewer named college All-American
Zoe Brewer, a Willamina high alumna, has claimed Collegiate All-American status taking third at 103-pounds for Southwestern Oregon Community College at the NJCAA National Championships at Council ...
Amity senior hosting youth mock track meet and fundraiser
A track and field clinic and mock meet for kids from first to eighth grade is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, at the Amity High School track. Amity High School senior Jaxson Howard is organizing the event ...
Middle school state placers Tanner Rauch, Tucker Wilson create hope for future
The growth of wrestling in Yamhill County is undeniable. Some schools, like Willamina and Newberg, have continued to dominate at the high school level, while many in McMinnville discover passions for the ...
County athletes refine techniques at annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open
McMinnville’s Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open marked the beginning of the high school track and field in 2026. Among 15 competing schools from Class 1A through 6A, five Yamhill County squads ...
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 ...
