A Trade Street home in Amity has become a training ground for local fire districts. The city-owned house at 407 Trade Street, next to Amity City Hall, is set for demolition, making it a perfect candidate ...
News & Features
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 ...
Mac council agrees to spend $1.2 million in CET revenues
McMinnville City Council agreed Tuesday to begin distributing $1.2 million in Construction Excise Tax revenues this fall; giving developers, builders and affordable housing providers a pool of money to ...
What's Yamhill County reading?
March is National Reading Month, and the News-Register wondered, what is Yamhill County reading? After contacting every library in the county, from the bustling Newberg-Dundee shelves to the quaint one-room ...
Amity Fire hosts joint training on house scheduled for demolition
A Trade Street home in Amity has become a training ground for local fire districts. The city-owned house at 407 Trade Street, next to Amity City Hall, is set for demolition, making it a perfect candidate ...
Stopping by: Business plans
Mac High senior Elsie Best stays active in community while working toward her future
At downtown course, putting is ‘just for fun’
With school closed for spring break, Bryan Casillas and Adan Flores found something to do at Sweet Spot, the pop-up mini golf course set up in the KAOS Building on Galloway Street between Third and Fourth. “It’s ...
Pop-up clothing swap lets middle-schoolers choose
Volunteers from Patton and Duniway middle schools laid out jeans, sweaters, athletic wear and other articles of clothing for a pop-up boutique Tuesday at the McMinnville Public Library. A clothing ...
Easter egg hunts planned in April
The Easter bunny and its local helpers — members of service clubs, firefighters, churches, FFA members and others — will be busy Saturday, April 4. Free Easter egg hunts are planned in many ...
Situational awareness required: Trainings help prep for two weeks after disaster
“Where are the emergency exits?” Jayne Wolf asked attendees of a Be 2 Weeks Ready training on Friday, March 20, at Chemeketa Community College Yamhill Valley Campus. Where are the fire extinguishers? ...
Applications for Mac council seat due Friday
Friday, March 27, is the final day for Ward 3 residents to apply for the vacant McMinnville City Council position. The successful candidate will fill the vacancy created when former Councilor Jessica ...
Sheridan greenlights pollinator garden at city hall
Beautifying the grounds at Sheridan City Hall can be the next chapter of the West Valley town’s story of environmental protection, City Manager Preston Polasek told the city council on Monday, March ...
Sheridan to update parks plan
The Sheridan Parks and Recreation committee is tasked with updating the city’s parks development plan from 2014 and will review a draft copy with proposed amendments at the 6 p.m., Monday, March ...
Arrests & Citations: March 27, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Laura Kean Benjamin, 56, Willamina, March 19, violation of restraining order, supplying contraband; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Michael Adam ...
City sticks to code, requires sidewalks for MIP property
A disagreement with a long-time city of McMinnville partner led to a “tough night” for staff and planning commissioners last week. McMinnville Industrial Promotions appealed the city’s ...
Trails PAC files petition the day after board vote
The Political Action Committee in support of the Yamhelas Westsider trail wasted no time challenging Yamhill County’s decision to remove it from future plans. Trails PAC announced Friday it has ...
Along the Street: Natural Grocers hiring for McMinnville store
Natural Grocers, which expects to open in McMinnville this summer, is hiring cashiers, customer service assistants and managers for its body care, vitamin, grocery, bulk, produce and receiving departments. Jobs ...
Mac police arrest alleged meth dealer near Kiwanis Park
A routine park inspection led to a man’s arrest and the confiscation of nearly four ounces of methamphetamine on Sunday, March 22. During the day shift, McMinnville Police Department conducted an ...
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 ...
Upon Further Review: A different breed of athlete
Behind the facade of stoicism put on by those engaged in the most extreme of high school combat sports, layers of identity wrap like a blanket around the bodies who fearlessly crash into oncoming traffic. Some ...
Gallery: Hundreds of track and field athletes descend on Wortman Stadium for annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open
Yamhill County’s Amity, Delphian, McMinnville, Willamina and Yamhill Carlton all sent participants to the Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open at Wortman Stadium on Thursday, March 19. As the first meet of ...
3A Softball: Dayton's Upmeyer a tough nut to crack in shutdown performances
The No. 2-ranked Dayton Pirates are not afraid of a tough test, and in their first week of games, the squad went to battle with a trio of juggernauts across the Class 3A and 4A landscape. Their week ended ...
3A Baseball: Warriors topple Bulldogs in early non-league action; Pirates perfect through three games
March 20 Yamhill Carlton 5 La Pine 7 Consistent offense from La Pine was the Tigers’ Achilles’ heel on Friday in what was the first of two games played at Vince Genna Stadium, the home of ...
Mac Softball: Carton homers, Glynn dazzles in shutout of Roseburg
In 2025, McMinnville’s varsity softball put a hurt on eventual No. 7 Roseburg, beating them 10-4 in a non-league contest at the Baker Street Fields. On Saturday, this time on Roseburg’s home ...
Mac Baseball: Bears battle heat, split first two of Arizona invitational
March 20 McMinnville 9 West Point 7 The Grizzlies (2-1) found themselves in the desert for the first of four games in the greater area of Phoenix, Arizona, over the weekend for the Coach Bob National ...
Linfield Baseball: ’Cats outmatched by No. 1 Denison in three-game set
Denison University of Granville, Ohio, had trouble finding teams that wanted to play them over their spring break. As a result, they wound up in Yamhill County, where George Fox University and Linfield ...
Mac Baseball: Brummitt blanks Lancers through four, Woodward proves wise beyond his years in 12-2 victory
For the second straight year, McMinnville’s varsity baseball team has opened its season in dominating fashion. In 2025, the Grizzlies downed 6A Mt. Hood Conference Reynolds 19-2 on the road, and ...
Wildcat Roundup: Baseball sweeps Pacific; tennis earns victories at Willamette; golf perfect in Salem
Baseball Leading into a three-game set with NCAA Division III No. 1, the Wildcats baseball club (12-4, 7-2) found its first Northwest Conference sweep as they took a trio of contests from Pacific University ...
Linfield's Jackson Vaughan recounts familial ties to university, town while reaching career milestone
In 25 seasons as Linfield’s head softball coach, Jackson Vaughan has done more winning than nearly anyone in the sport. On top of helping Linfield football qualify for the NCAA Division III playoffs ...
Mac Softball: Bears bash Warriors in 20-1 opening day rout
Near-perfect weather and a still breeze crept over the Baker Street fields on Wednesday afternoon, but even if 20-mile-per-hour wind gusts blew in from the west, it wouldn’t have been enough to keep ...
Mac Basketball: Summers becomes fourth straight Grizzlies POY
McMinnville’s girls basketball season was full of growth, but one constant as the team clawed through league play to earn itself a playoff berth was Brooklynn Summers. The 6-foot-1 senior forward ...
3A Baseball Preview: Tigers hopeful playoff experience will make for stronger club in '26
As much as those in Tigers’ black and orange would like to forget how their 2025 season ended, it served as a prudent lesson for a Yamhill Carlton baseball team that hopes to return to the playoffs ...
3A Softball Preview: Pirates looking to repeat, Tigers exuding confidence
Following a loss in the title game to Scio last season, Dayton Head Coach Frank Baumholtz and the Pirates feel they have all the pieces for a return to Jane Sanders Stadium and another chance at glory. But ...
Linfield Softball: ’Cats outscore Willamette 22-1, sweep four-game set at home
Linfield’s softball team scored 22 runs and allowed just one in a two-day, four-game sweep of the Willamette Bearcats at Del Smith Stadium on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15. Day one of ...
