Rural Yamhill and Polk County school districts are joining forces to bring career technical education to students sooner rather than later. The Barbara Roberts Career Technical Education Center, a vocational ...
News & Features
Mac PD says 16 arrested, including shooter, connected to Joe Dancer Park incident
Sixteen males between the ages of 15 and 20 have been arrested in connection with a melee and shooting on Tuesday, April 28, at Joe Dancer Park, McMinnville Police reported over the weekend.
Along the Street: What’s going up: U-Haul expansion underway
Construction fences are up around a site in the 3100 block of Northeast Highway 99W, south of Kraemer’s Garden shop. A variety of construction equipment has been moved there, as well. The site will ...
County transit committee to meet Thursday
The Yamhill County Transit Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the Mt. Hood room of the Government Services Building, 400 N.E. Baker St., McMinnville. The meeting ...
Affordable housing committee discusses upcoming grant work
McMinnville’s Affordable Housing Committee last week discussed upcoming grant-funded endeavors and brainstormed ideas for a second meeting regarding the city’s rent burdened status. The city ...
County to settle over foreclosure proceeds
Commissioner Mary Starrett’s past concerns about Yamhill County keeping proceeds from tax foreclosed property sales have come to fruition, as the Board of Commissioners will vote Thursday to settle ...
What in the Yamhill: Vern Huddleston Memorial Pond
For this week’s What in the Yamhill, we turn to Timber Town, USA. Located next to the convergence of Willamina Creek and South Yamhill River is the Vern Huddleston Memorial Fishing Pond at Hampton ...
Letter to Readers: The energy of writing
What happens when over 125 creatively minded people gather for a day of inspirational and informative discussions? They share laughter, connection and collaboration, all while hoping to channel that energy ...
Four commissioner hopefuls share their visions for the county
Four commissioner hopefuls discuss their visions for Yamhill County as they vie for two seats in May 19 election POSITION 1 Johnston seeks to continue making connections Yamhill County Board of Commissioners ...
School budget committee to meet
McMinnville School Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua will deliver her budget message Wednesday, May 6, at the first formal meeting of the district’s budget committee. The public session will start ...
Flamingos support service trip
McMinnville Youth Collective, a Christian community service organization for young, is using flocks of flamingoes to raise money for its 2026 service learning trip. For $40, the group will plant plastic ...
Trial continued for sexual abuse case
The trial for Travis Michael Lake, 35, of Toledo was scheduled to open May 12 but is now set for August following a continuance request. Lake was indicted in February on two counts each of first-degree ...
Barbara Roberts center in Sheridan to offer vocational courses before construction
Rural Yamhill and Polk County school districts are joining forces to bring career technical education to students sooner rather than later. The Barbara Roberts Career Technical Education Center, a vocational ...
County approves status quo budget
Despite an approximately $10 million bigger budget, Yamhill County passed a “status quo” budget last week that kept property tax rates steady, retained all positions and slightly lowered fund ...
Amity working on master plan funding
The Amity City Council will discuss grant opportunities and councilor laptops during its 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6. The city previously received a Department of Land Conservation and Development grant for ...
Commissioners fire county counsel
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to terminate the contract of County Counsel Christian Boenisch Thursday, and staff and elected officials remained mum as to the reason. Boenisch was ...
New Linfield president to be formally inaugurated during ceremonial week
Mark Blegen, who became Linfield University’s president last summer, will be officially installed Friday, May 8, on the McMinnville campus. The investiture ceremony at 3 p.m. in Ted Wilson Gym will ...
School district approves RIF, saying budget shortfall may mean layoffs
McMinnville School Board members approved an action Monday they said they hope becomes unnecessary: a Reduction in Force notice. Under state law and agreements with its unions, the district can use RIF ...
Stopping By: Gardening together grows friendships
Gail Stolz and Tina Busskohl both found friendship, in addition to learning gardening skills, when they joined the Yamhill County Master Gardeners. Both women moved to McMinnville from places and lives ...
Council dismisses renovation discussion
McMinnville City Council abandoned notions of renovating recreation facilities Tuesday after estimates to improve the aquatic center were reported over $40 million. The city is discussing another municipal ...
Sports
Gallery: Linfield Lacrosse celebrates Senior Day, Crist breaks three program records
On Sunday, April 26, the Linfield University lacrosse team held senior day before its final game of the season. The pre-game celebrations honored Linfield’s six seniors: Savannah Irwin (6), Gabby ...
3A Baseball: Pirates, Tigers ramping up for first face off
The third and final automatic playoff berth in Class 3A Special District 3 could be decided during a pivotal two-game series between Yamhill County rivals. On Friday, No. 19-ranked Yamhill Carlton (10-8, ...
Mac Tennis: Grizzlies sweep Bowmen, Jaguars, Tide
McMinnville’s varsity tennis teams had a blazing hot week, spearheaded by the Grizzly girls completing a season sweep of Sherwood just weeks after defeating the Bowmen for the first time in five ...
Mac Softball: Kreft, Pesina-Wade, Stephens go deep in 18-3 smothering of Newberg
A parade of home runs helped the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (9-9, 3-3) topple No. 30-ranked Yamhill County rival Newberg (9-11, 1-5) on Friday as Mac got back on track with an 18-3 road victory. There were ...
Mac Baseball: Woodward stays hot but Bears drop to Vikings
The high point of the McMinnville varsity baseball team’s three-game Pacific Conference set versus No. 25 Forest Grove (10-9, 6-6) was on Wednesday. It was the only game of the series that the No. ...
3A Softball: YC's Bradfield strikes out 13, clobbers home run in 4-0 victory over Dayton
As the upperclassmen gracing the softball diamond for Yamhill Carlton and Dayton have gotten older, the competition has stiffened and the margins have tightened. Such was the case on Thursday, where the ...
DeLoe III, Hughes break respective school hammer records
On a warm, clear day at Amity High School on May 2, two local throwers set personal and school records in an event that only Amity can offer to local athletes. Taking to the Warriors’ Olympic-quality ...
Linfield softball: Embracing the toughest challenges on way to first time on road at conference tournament in five years
Though the Wildcats finished their regular season 34-6, they know there are improvements to be found the next time they hit the field. That moment will be Friday afternoon, when No. 10 nationally-ranked ...
Mac's McIrvin honored with national merit award
McMinnville High School Athletic and Activities Director Ryan McIrvin has earned the 2026 National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association’s (NIAAA) Award of Merit for Oregon. Organizers ...
Mac Softball: Stellar defense not enough to stifle Bowmen
With offense at a premium in recent games versus top-ranked Pacific Conference talent, the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (8-9, 2-3) knew they could not give the opposition extra help. McMinnville’s softball ...
Yamhill Carlton's Kuehnel reaches 500th career victory, cherishes community
It takes consistency to win as much as John Kuehnel has. Yamhill Carlton’s head softball coach has been the heart and soul of the program since 1997. Kuehnel spent what time he had coaching youth ...
Tiger boys volleyball improves league standing, learning lessons in discipline
The Yamhill Carlton boys volleyball team was in a pickle on April 23, with only six players eligible to play. The match against league opponent Valor Christian was pushed back 30 minutes, allowing senior ...
Mac Golf: Boys fall behind at Pumpkin Ridge, girls fighting for conference crown
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains was the most recent site for Class 6A Pacific Conference action on April 27-28, with McMinnville junior Mabel Findley most notably securing her lowest score of the ...
MHS soccer of ’06: When the stars aligned
McMinnville’s head soccer coach in 2006 was no ordinary Joe. Joseph Crabtree was not an Oregon native. He moved to Yamhill County in 1990, working as the warden at the federal prison in Sheridan, ...
Chehalem Valley Soccer Club hosting youth tryouts in Newberg
Chehalem Valley Soccer Club is having tryouts for 2026-2027 and is encouraging all of those interested to attend. Even if players don’t have a team for the age group they fall in, CVSC may be able ...
Warriors speed by Tigers in first ever meeting of Yamhill County-rival flag footballers
Amity senior quarterback Haley Miersma threw three touchdowns and rushed in three of her own in a 53-0 victory over the Yamhill Carlton Tigers on Friday, April 24. It was the first meeting between county ...
County competitors set new state-best marks at Nike Relays
Jesuit High School hosted more than 150 schools on Friday, April 25, for the annual Nike Twilight Relays. Track and field athletes from across Oregon competed in one of the most intense regular-season ...
Mac Softball: Grizzlies dismantle Falcons after tough meetings with Tide, Vikings
The first full week of Pacific Conference play began with a rude awakening for the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (8-8, 2-2). After rain forced a scheduled Tuesday matchup with Forest Grove to Thursday, the ...
Mac Baseball: Bears let leads slip away, drop series to Jaguars
April 20 McMinnville 3 Century 6 The No. 9-ranked McMinnville Grizzlies (8-7, 2-4) opened their series with No. 19 Century (10-6, 5-4) on Monday, April 20, with strong outings from both side’s ...
3A Softball: Tigers complete season sweep of Eagles before week of tough trials
A threat in the pitcher’s circle like Vale freshman Sophia Navarrete was just what the No. 6-ranked Yamhill Carlton Tigers (13-3, 7-1) needed to see with playoff hopes in mind. “This is state ...
