McMinnville’s affordable housing supply improved slightly last week with the opening of the 24-unit Baker Street Lofts, but it will be another year before the larger Stratus Village project is ready ...
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News & Features
Stopping By: Homeless advocate retires after years of putting sense of altruism to good work
Someone needed to help marginalized people — those without homes, transportations, without much, if any, income, without much, if any, hope, Howie Harkema realized almost two decades ago. Not that ...
County fair shows off local bounty
Featuring animals, vegetables, a rodeo, a carnival, a demolition derby, nationally known musical acts and a host of other entertainments and activities, the Yamhill County will showcase “The Bounty ...
County board awards $125,000 in grants after several delays
After several delays and a work session, the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved $125,000 in grant funding to local businesses Thursday and agreed to keep the program largely the same moving ...
Dayton will celebrate with senior royalty, parade, BBQ
Dayton’s annual Old Timers Weekend will start Friday, July 26, with a parade and coronation of the senior court, continue Saturday with downtown activities and finish Sunday with the traditional ...
Newberg celebrates with Old Fashioned Festival
Newberg will be filled with music, activities, sports tournaments and other events July 25-28 during the city’s annual Old-Fashioned Festival. Booths and entertainment will start in Memorial Park ...
Pancakes and parade in Amity this weekend
Pancakes, ham and eggs will be on the menu Sunday, July 28, at the annual Amity Pancake Breakfast and antique car show. The breakfast will follow several events on Saturday, “Amity Day,” which ...
Stock of affordable housing up with more on the way
McMinnville’s affordable housing supply improved slightly last week with the opening of the 24-unit Baker Street Lofts, but it will be another year before the larger Stratus Village project is ready ...
Council denies request to add tax limit item to Nov. ballot
McMinnville City Council voted Tuesday against the request by councilor Chris Chenoweth to place a property tax limit measure on the November ballot, setting up a potentially busy local May 2025 election. Chenoweth ...
'24 Hours: In the ER from midnight to 1
Midnight, and most of McMinnville is sleeping, or at least tucked safely at home with late night TV, Netflix or YouTube.
Political science professor urges Democrats to do 'a reset'
For Dr. Patrick Cottrell, Democratic Party politics is not “just the ticket.” Cottrell, chair of the Linfield University Political Science department. describes the summer of 2024 political ...
Former Westview coach arraigned on charges of harassment
Former Westview head football coach Jamal Anthony Jones, 32, of Sherwood, was arraigned on 12 counts of harassment, a Class B misdemeanor, on Wednesday in Yamhill County Circuit Court related to an incident ...
Walnut City Music Festival returns to Lower City Park
Celebrating its 10th edition, the Walnut City Music Festival will return on Aug. 16 and 17 to Lower City Park, where it was held for two years before Covid. Tickets are now on sale for the family-friendly ...
Thursday farmers market showcases local vendors
Every Thursday the McMinnville Downtown Coalition holds a Farmers Market for community members to come and browse different agricultural producers and other local vendors and see what they have to offer. Held ...
'Year to Save the Earth' concert set for Saturday
“The Year to Save the Earth” – A Multimedia Experience” by Jim Scott happens at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 26, at the First Baptist Church McMinnville, 125 S.E. Cowls St. “Mixing ...
Arrests & Citations: July 26, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Zachary Douglas Passalaqua, 18, Dundee, July 23, criminal driving while suspended or revoked; booked and released. Roberta Elana Sarddaru, 26, Vancouver, Washington, ...
Mac Water & Light to hike water rates 5%
Members of the McMinnville Water & Light commission opted for a 5% increase to water rates at its meeting last week, which will add approximately $1.80 to monthly residential bills in 2025 if it is ...
Yamhill caucus will choose candidates
The city of Yamhill will hold its traditional caucus Wednesday, July 31, to choose candidates to run for mayor and city council. Any resident 18 or older who is registered to vote can participate in the ...
Village Provisions selective in search for sustainable products
Julie Shivley and her daughter, Alaina Shivley, opened Village Provisions last October to provide a place to buy local and Oregon products made and grown organically and sustainably. “We have such ...
Citation issued following injury crash near Amity
Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle injury collision at 8:38 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, on Highway 99W north of Amity. Zachary Crawford, 29, of Molalla, was driving a Chevy Colorado north on ...
Commissioners to discuss grant funding
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session on rules around distributing grant funding Thursday, following repeated delays in awarding $125,000 through the Yamhill County Economic ...
Sports
Willamina’s new boys basketball coach seeks to build culture
Willamina’s new boys basketball coach is returning home, sort of. Joey Chapman will take the reins on the Bulldogs boys basketball program from the briefly retired Cliff Toney, who has taken ...
New Dayton AD Baumholtz embraces busy summer
On July 1, Dayton High School got a new athletic director, but it was a familiar face. Dayton softball coach and teacher at the high school Frank Baumholtz stepped in for Jeff Taylor, who took ...
Yamhill Carlton trap shooting team earns national champions
Yamhill Carlton’s trap shooting team brought back its second title of the year. The Tigers won the state championship earlier this year, and on July 14 they claimed the national championship ...
Mac camp emphasizes wrestling technique, life skills
The sport of wrestling continues to be on the rise for McMinnville. The Mac Mat Club held a summer camp from July 15-17 with morning and afternoon sessions with roughly 70 campers in attendance. While ...
Sports Memory Lane 07/19/24
10 years ago Amity Middle School rising seventh grader Benjamin Hayes and McMinnville High School graduate Tim Tatton have spent all summer preparing themselves for the biggest stages in youth track and ...
Marlee Terbush assumes the reins of Willamina
When Marlee Terbush learned last year that longtime girls basketball coach Tom Anderson was retiring, she made her pitch to Athletic Director Jerry Buczynski. “I told him that I was very interested, ...
OSAA Cup results: Mac finishes 21st in 6A standings
By TANNER RUSS Of the News-Register On July 9, the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) released its final standings for the 2023-2024 OSAA Cup, and a handful of Yamhill County teams finished ...
Sports Memory Lane 07/26/24
10 years ago McMinnville High School graduate Tim Tatton can add one more accomplishment to his lengthy throwing resume. National champion. Tatton, representing McMinnville Track Club, won the men’s ...
Sheridan track coach and former Olympian David Johnson offers perspective on Paris Games
The 2024 Paris Olympic games are underway. Thousands of athletes from hundreds of different nations have made their way to the north of France to represent their countries in the quest for Olympic ...
Local tennis association aims to grow game in Mac
Necessity might be the mother of invention, but other children include community organization. When the McMinnville Parks and Rec discontinued its tennis lesson program, Lisa Macy-Baker knew that ...
Wes Gabrielsen returns from Australia with medals, friends
Former McMinnville and Linfield tennis coach and pickleball Hall of Famer Wes Gabrielsen has returned from southern hemisphere excursion. In Oceania, Gabrielsen played for Major League Pickleball ...
Sports Memory Lane 06/28/24
10 years ago -Two races will take place Saturday along the trails around Miller Woods: a 1-mile kids’ race, and a 4-mile all-comers race. The event is cast as a fundraiser for Miller Woods and the ...
Bobby Walker takes over as Amity football boss
There will be a new face at the helm of Amity football in the autumn of 2024. Bobby Walker replaces outgoing coach Baltazar Campuzano after serving as an assistant coach the previous two years. ...
Valley Panthers strong spring finish to season bodes well for fall season
The Valley Panthers girls rugby club had a strong finish to their season, beating Canby 49-12 on May 18 at Western Oregon University to finish third in the state. Waverly Phillips scored the Panthers’ ...
Timbers to host community event in Newberg
The Portland Timbers will host the community event “Rose City Road Trip’ presented by Providence in Newberg, on Aug. 2. Rose City Road Trip returns for its 10th annual edition and will include ...
Sports Memory Lane 07/05/24
A look back at Yamhill County sports 10 years ago - Dante Rosario did not choose the latest stop in his peripatetic football career. Nevertheless, the former Dayton High School football star and ...
Ron Kam, longtime swim coach, aquatics director dies at 81
Ron Kam, the longtime leader of “McSwimville,” died June 25 at the age of 81. “Look at the pool that was built there. And the programs he built. The families that he touched. It goes ...
Hyder Dental baseball's success streak snapped
The McMinnville-based squad Hyder Dental baseball squad easily dispatched Sunset on Monday at Patton Middle School, 10-0. Through the majority of the month of June, Hyder Dental had been strong, ...
Four YC baseballers make all-state
Yamhill Carlton baseball made a push towards the end of the regular season to secure a spot in the 3A playoffs, and made the most of its chance. After winning its league playoff game against Amity ...
Sports Memory Lane 06/14/24
Sheridan’s Joni Huntley bettered her own American indoor record for women in the high jump Saturday, registering 6-0 ¾ at the Hayward Field Restoration meet in Eugene. The effort was ...
