Oregon to test ropeless crabbing gear next spring
Oregon fishermen will begin testing ropeless crabbing technology next spring in an effort to save whales from often-fatal entanglements.
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City of Lafayette dedicates flag retirement box
Lafayette recognizes outgoing public works director
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County to reconsider vehicle surplus policy
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners held off on donating a van to nonprofit Encompass Yamhill Valley Thursday after Commissioner Mary Starrett expressed concern over favoritism and lost revenue for ...
Oregon to test ropeless crabbing gear next spring
Oregon fishermen will begin testing ropeless crabbing technology next spring in an effort to save whales from often-fatal entanglements.
Along the Street: Bakery opens second location
The Bakery, which sells a wide range of cannabis-related products, has opened a new location in McMinnville, 4075 Three Mile Lane, on Highway 18 across from the airport. The Bakery continues to operate ...
For YSWCD, a new path to land preservation
The Yamhill Soil & Water Conservation District (YSWCD) Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan more than three years in the making last week that will transfer properties and conservation ...
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 baseball camp a chance to make lasting impressions
While the Linfield University campus began bustling with life and jets cruised the skies above McMinnville, Roy Helser Field became a temporary home for the future of college baseball. The Wildcats’ ...
How Mac's Hendricks helped lead a historic Grizzly girls' tennis season
McMinnville’s varsity girls tennis team had one of its most successful seasons this past spring. Six individuals made advanced to the OSAA 6A State Championships, the most in program history. The ...
Photo Gallery: Monsters in Mac!
Roars permeated McMinnville’s north side on Saturday, Aug. 8, as the Monster Truck Nitro Tour descended on the Cascade Arena at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Event organizers offered afternoon ...
Sports Memory Lane: August 14, 2026
10 Years Ago • McMinnville High School’s Brian Barnes has accepted a scholarship offer to compete as a wrestler in the Big 12 Conference as a member of the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). Barnes, ...
Linfield's Johnson, Johannsen named preseason All-Americans
Linfield University’s football team has a pair of preseason first-team All-Americans, as named on Wednesday as part of D3football.com’s annual talent recognition. Seniors Kenyon Johnson and ...
Features
Tim Nesbitt: Are we letting Oregon's initiative process become a playground for political weirdness?
By TIM NESBITT When Initiative Petition 28 failed to qualify for Oregon’s November ballot last week, my first reaction was relief. IP 28 would have banned all hunting and fishing and most ranching ...
What in the Yamhill: Dayton’s Joel Palmer
This week we turn to Dayton and one of its founders, Joel Palmer. Palmer was born in 1810 while his New Yorker parents were on a trip to Canada. In 1845, he headed west on the wagon train to see if the ...
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 ...
