News & Features
Council sides with MIP over city staff
The McMinnville City Council went against an interpretation of code by three city attorneys to side with a longtime community partner in a minor partition appeal hearing Wednesday night. McMinnville Industrial ...
Personal airport approved outside Carlton
An airport consisting of an open field was approved for a Carlton leisure flyer last week by the Yamhill County Planning Commission, despite neighbors arguing it will disrupt the area. Applicant Benjamin ...
Benner appointed to Mac council
In a split 3-2 vote Wednesday, the McMinnville City Council appointed Carson Benner as Ward 3 representative in an interim role through the end of the year. Councilors interviewed five candidates for ...
Stopping By: Local author, minister outlines ‘Guardrails’ for lasting marriage
Jim Ramos, who runs an international men’s ministry from his home base in McMinnville, advises husbands and future husbands to follow Christian principals and be leaders in their homes. He wants ...
Local author pens second book in dystopian trilogy
After reconnecting with a story she started a decade earlier, and years more hard work on her trilogy, dystopian and sci-fi author CB Mason is releasing her second book, “Merged,” hopefully ...
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
Wildcat Roundup: Softball, Baseball lead NWC; golf seeks DIII championship berth
Softball Catball has been at an all-time high, currently holding onto a 20-game win streak with its last loss coming on March 8 at George Fox. Linfield (26-2, 14-2) was ranked third in the most recent ...
3A Softball: Dayton defends home field, executes early to beat YC 4-2 in first meeting of season
Two PacWest softball powerhouses squared off on Monday at Jim Connelly Field in Dayton, as the No. 3-ranked Pirates (9-2, 3-0) and No. 4-ranked Yamhill Carlton Tigers (6-2, 2-1) met for the first ...
Payne: Making MHS hall of fame ‘was always a goal of mine’
If there was an athletic challenge at McMinnville High School, Spencer Payne was one of the first ones in line. The Class of 2013 alumnus was a standout in everything he did, whether it be on the gridiron, ...
Grizz, Pirates, ’Dawgs take on Oregon Relays
More than 200 schools from the West Coast met at Hayward Field in Eugene on April 3-4 for the Oregon Relays. Among the fray were three Yamhill County participants in 6A McMinnville, 3A Willamina ...
Valley Panthers take advantage of friendly weather, hold scrimmage while state rugby club numbers fluctuate
On Saturday, April 4, the Valley Panthers Rugby Club had to improvise because the Canby club didn’t have enough girls to compete and cancelled the match. “They’ve never really ...
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 ...
