News & Features
School board will offer permanent superintendent position to Ferrua
McMinnville School Board voted unanimously about 8:45 p.m. Monday to offer the permanent superintendent position to Kourtney Ferrua, who has been serving as interim since July 1. "I'm excited and thrilled ...
Planners vote to remove trail from TSP
Following four and a half hours of testimony from supporters and opponents of the Yamhelas Westsider trail, the Yamhill County Planning Commission took less than 10 minutes to deliberate Thursday before ...
ODOT to take lead in work on Third St.
The start date for the penultimate phase of the Third Street improvement project remains unclear as the city of McMinnville continues negotiations with a state agency on the work. Phase E of the planned ...
Carlton receives $1 million for sewer fix
A federal grant for $1 million, coupled with an earlier $500,000 grant, will allow Carlton to complete a sewer line replacement project on East Main Street. The city will contribute about $375,000, but ...
Along the Street: Changes coming to MacFresco
Still outside, but with different format, MacFresco, which started in 2020 as Dine Out(side) to help restaurants serve patrons during the Covid pandemic, will return in 2026 with some changes. There will ...
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
Double dose of drama: Tigers victorious in two overtime tug-of-war with Bulldogs
Attention and intensity never wavered inside the Tiger Dome on Friday. No lead was safe, and if the human body was capable of staving off exhaustion, the Yamhill Carlton (1-0) and Willamina (0-2) varsity ...
Wrestling: Mac, Dayton boys grapplers see top 10 finishes to start season
The season for grapplers is upon Yamhill County, with many wrestlers taking some of their first turns on the mat at the Perry Burlison Invitational at Cascade High School on Saturday, Dec. 6. McMinnville ...
3A Boys Basketball: Amity finds identity in first Warrior Classic
Amity’s varsity boys basketball team fell to 0-2 to start the season but finished their home tournament with plenty to be excited about following a tightly contested 61-58 loss to last season’s ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Warriors defend title with clean sweep at home tournament; Bulldogs, Pirates, Tigers begin season with victories
There was nothing to prove for Amity’s varsity girls basketball team (2-0) when they took the floor on Friday and Saturday; nonetheless, two victories to start the first season inside their new gymnasium ...
Mac Basketball: Season's beginnings bring lessons learned
The McMinnville boys varsity squad (1-1) played to two different tones in the first week of play. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Grizzlies won their opener on the road at Roseburg (0-2) 56-48. A difficult ...
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 ...
