News & Features
City plans another rec bond measure
The city of McMinnville plans to take another shot at a parks and recreation municipal bond measure in either the May or November election. A majority of city council favored a further stripped-down version ...
Commissioners to decide trail’s fate
A large crowd is expected for Thursday’s Yamhill County Board of Commissioners meeting, when the destiny of the Yamhelas Westsider trail will be decided. A board vote is the final step in ...
Sip & Savor events focus on nonalcoholic beverages
To appeal to the growing number of people who don’t drink alcohol or want to reduce their intake, Brooks Wine of Amity this month hosted the inaugural “Sip & Savor” seminar featuring ...
Neyssa Hays files for board of commissioners seat
Neyssa Hays, county parks advisory board chair and director of an outdoor education nonprofit, has filed to run for Yamhill County Board of Commissioners Position 3. The Yamhill resident will face Jason ...
Merkley resets town hall for Thursday
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, has rescheduled his Yamhill County town hall, which was postponed earlier this month. He will hear from the public at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in the McMinnville ...
Fatal crash Thursday at Hwy 18 and Lafayette Hwy
At least one person died in a Thursday morning crash on Highway 18 near the intersection with Lafayette Highway. The crash occurred about 9 a.m., and the highway was closed in both directions until about ...
Along the Street: Blue Angels will be featured at air show
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be featured at the Oregon International Air Show’s McMinnville performances, scheduled Aug. 14 to 16 at the McMinnville Airport. Blue Angels pilots visited Oregon ...
Program tackles plastics problem
Zero Waste’s Plastic Project is promoting reusable dinnerware and food containers as a way of eliminating single-use plastics, In 2023, it started a program encouraging local restaurants ...
Willamina council splits over floodplain approach
The Willamina City Council was divided at its Tuesday, Jan. 13, meeting over state and federal land use amendments including the FEMA’s Pre-Implementation Compliance Measures related to floodplain ...
Resolution limiting pesticides goes before Sheridan council
The use of certain pesticides in city parks, landscaping and the right of way will be under the microscope at the 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, Sheridan City Council meeting. In the fall of 2025, councilors ...
Amity council to discuss city-owned house
The Amity City Council will hold a special session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, for routine new year business, such as electing a council president, appointing a budget officer, approving the budget calendar ...
Stopping By: Green advocate works to 'reframe, retrain'
Living a green lifestyle is not difficult, said Brynn Moir, who cofounded Zero Waste’s Plastic Project with Jeri White. “It’s just different.” Her goal is to “reframe ...
Neyssa Hays files for county commission
She will challenge Jason Fields for Position 3 seat now held by Mary Starrett
Council debates response to immigration enforcement
McMinnville City Council’s proposed steps to address immigration enforcement fell short of expectations for the sometimes raucous crowd that filled Kent Taylor Civic Hall on Tuesday. After ...
Students call on city leaders to act
The youth turned out at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Five McMinnville High School students addressed the dais during public comment asking for a state of emergency and a sixth submitted ...
Alpine project gets back on track
McMinnville City Council unanimously approved a new “zone” for the planned McMinnville Landing and agreed to enter negotiations with development team Guardian for the redevelopment ...
Continued declines expected in McMinnville school enrollment
Enrollment is declining not just in the McMinnville School District, but statewide, a representative of the firm Flo Analytics told McMinnville School Board members Monday night. The planning ...
Commissioners approve Grange Estate permit
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a home occupation permit for a controversial 10-room bed and breakfast in Dundee Thursday, but indicated changes are coming to the ...
Lafayette council approves strategic plan
The Lafayette City Council approved the city’s strategic plan, which notes that wastewater system capacity is top priority. At the Jan. 8 Lafayette City Council meeting, City Administrator ...
Sports
3A/2A Boys Basketball: Warriors, Pirates second meeting decided in final seconds
It was a rollercoaster of emotions Friday, Jan. 16, as the homecourt Amity boys basketball team led the Dayton Pirates 49-46 with one minute remaining. The cross-county rivalry simmered from the start. The ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Warriors clobber Pirates, Eliza Nisly reaches 1,000 points
The question of who’s the best Yamhill County 3A girls basketball team was answered on Friday, Jan. 16, as the defending state champion Amity girls basketball team drowned the Dayton Pirates 86-21 ...
Mac Girls Basketball: Grizz out-pressured in 64-30 loss to Bowmen
Threes rained down on Friday night during the girls varsity basketball game inside the McMinnville High School gymnasium, but not in favor of the home team. The No. 27-ranked host Grizzlies (4-8, ...
Mac Boys Basketball: Grizzlies gutted by Bowmen to open conference schedule
Any energy present inside the McMinnville High School gymnasium on Friday was quickly stolen by the No. 5-ranked Sherwood Bowmen (10-4, 2-0). The Grizzlies, now ranked No. 36 with a season record of 5-7, ...
Mac swimmers face little resistance against Jaguars
Grizzlies complete largest dual wins of season in near sweep The News-Register Staff The McMinnville High School swim teams made short work of the Century Jaguars on Thursday at the McMinnville Aquatic ...
Grizzly grapplers take third at Oregon Classic
A third-place team finish in the Oregon 6A Classic Cup proved to the Grizzlies’ boys wrestlers they are on the right path with half of the season remaining. “We’ve been doing ...
Bulldog, Pirate wrestlers fight for top five team performances in Redmond and Florence
Wrestlers from Yamhill County’s 3A programs were spread throughout the state over the weekend, taking over Redmond for the Oregon Wrestling Classic, and living with seaside views at the Nick Lutz ...
3A/2A Boys Basketball: Warriors win in stunning fashion, hold Bulldogs scoreless in first quarter
Any coach will say that scoring comes in waves, but something was in the water Monday night in Amity and it started a scoring tsunami for the No. 20-ranked Warriors (8-6, 4-2). The night started innocently ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Warriors trample Bulldogs in first meeting of year
For the second time this season, the No. 2-ranked Amity Warriors (11-3, 6-0) scored just one point in the fourth quarter. That said, it came with a much different result after their first time doing so ...
Unselfish play lifts Linfield over Willamette
Those who braved heavy fog to Ted Wilson Gymnasium on Tuesday night were treated to a basketball nightcap that produced a few reasons as to why Linfield’s mens basketball team (4-8, 2-2) may be on ...
‘Cats spring to life, stifle Willamette in fourth quarter for seventh straight win
When Linfield’s womens basketball team (11-2, 4-0) needs to, they secure a few things on defense to ensure a game doesn’t slip away: stops, stops and more stops. On Tuesday evening, while ...
Linfield softball hosting two January camps
Linfield University is hosting two All-Skills Softball Clinics on Jan. 18 and Jan. 24 at Ad and Joan Rutschman Fieldhouse on the corner of Linfield Avenue and Davis Street. Each clinic will stress ...
Professional softball coming to Oregon
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), a women’s professional softball league that was founded and began play in 2024, announced on Tuesday that one of its new teams will call Oregon home ...
Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies hold Apollos scoreless in second half, win 61-18
McMinnville’s girls varsity basketball team (4-7) handled business on Monday afternoon, toppling No. 37 Sunset (5-9) 61-18 without allowing a point in the second half. “We didn’t have ...
Upon Further Review: The ball I thought I knew
With a new year upon us, I become increasingly self-aware of everything I do not know. And as I believe I’ve mentioned before, that’s the beautiful thing about aging. Fresh beginnings are ...
Linfield outwits Whitman, surrenders to Whitworth at home
Emotions ran wild over the weekend as Linfield mens basketball team (3-8, 1-2) split a pair of Northwest Conference matchups at home to Whitman College (6-7, 1-3) and Whitworth University (10-3, 4-0). The ...
Wildcats topple Pirates, conquer Blues
What makes the Wildcats roll is their connection to one another. Under head coach Casey Bunn-Wilson, Linfield’s womens basketball team (10-2, 2-0) has turned into a formidable foe in the Northwest ...
Busy weekend of wrestling produces 10 Yamhill County champions
Yamhill County was a wrestler’s paradise on Saturday, Jan. 10. Over 20 Oregon schools competed on the mat at either the Bob Bishop Invitational in Willamina or the Mike Henry Memorial duals in Dayton. Boys ...
Bird named to CSC Hall of Fame class of 2026
Linfield University’s Athletics Marketing and Events Coordinator, Kelly Bird, will join the College Sports Communicators Hall of Fame class of 2026 and be inducted on Monday, June 8, in ceremonies ...
Mac swimmers run roughshod over Liberty
In their final dual meet against Liberty High School before the Falcons transition to 5A, the Grizzlies’ swim teams dominated at the Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center in Hillsboro, ...
