Ten teens, all senior 4-H members, lined up Monday afternoon to arrange flowers in one of the Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo’s first competitions. They were among 80 total participants in several ...
News & Features
Airport tenants request rent breaks
Members of the McMinnville Airport Commission debated the merits of maintaining existing relationships with land lease tenants or “rolling the dice” on new ones at their meeting Monday. The ...
The road ahead: Transportation plan update underway
A two-year project to identify McMinnville’s transportation needs through 2050 revved up Tuesday night in a joint meeting of city council and the planning commission. The city is embarking on an ...
Sheridan envisioning the return of a rodeo
During deliberations last month about Sheridan’s new parks master plan, City Manager Preston Polasek said there is a community-driven desire to bring back the Sheridan rodeo and pondered if the area ...
Board to hold last virtual meeting before move
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will have a brief agenda focused on the Youth Services Center Thursday, when it meets virtually for the final time before debuting new chambers. The board hasn’t ...
Fresh from the past
The first Vintage in the Valley event, which featured more than 100 vendors of classic items on Third Street, was “beyond expectations,” organizer Katie Wennerstrom said. Saturday’s ...
Lafayette flagpole in limbo
The Lafayette City Council decided not to appeal a planning commission ruling on the proposed Veterans Park flagpole when it met for a special meeting on the issue Thursday, July 23. Councilors applied ...
Quirk of the Week: A flippin’ fertile foray
Things can get topsy-turvy when it comes to Quirk. It’s the spirit of this appreciation of the unusual, but sometimes it’s literal, as one stop in this roadside roundup will show. Recent ...
HLC to take over historic wall restoration
Members of McMinnville’s Historic Landmarks Committee will take the lead on a project repairing a historic wall that was struck by a vehicle last year. City staff will oversee the work, but HLC ...
OJP: The truancy mutinty
Oregon’s poorest county posts the state’s best attendance numbers after reinstating citation process
Garnica family seeks financial help for immigration battle
Ana Garnica, a Dayton High graduate, is raising funds to help bring her father home after he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 17 in McMinnville. “Never would I have ...
Flower power at the fair
Ten teens, all senior 4-H members, lined up Monday afternoon to arrange flowers in one of the Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo’s first competitions. They were among 80 total participants in several ...
P.E.O. to walk for women
P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Chapter FH of McMinnville will host a local version of PEO’s Walk Today for Women Tomorrow on Saturday, Aug. 1. The walk is part of the nonprofit’s ...
Court Records: June 29, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Atlas Financial Services vs. Sandra Gamel and Rodney M. Groleau: Renewal of $6,291.95 judgment. Barclays Bank Delaware vs. Lauren M. Wylie: Granted $1,724.26 judgment. PNC Bank, National ...
Over $11,000 in items recovered in theft operation
In June, the McMinnville Police Department conducted an organized retail theft operation working alongside retailer loss prevention staff, leading to 10 arrests and recovery of more than $11,000 in stolen ...
MW&L to vote on 4% water rate hike
The McMinnville Water & Light Commission will vote in September on a 4% overall increase to water rates, which would result in an estimated 75 cents more for the average customer’s monthly bill. Last ...
N-R wins numerous awards in annual newspaper contest
Every member of the News-Register’s news staff went home with a first-place award from the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Contest event, held Friday, July 24, at the Salem Convention Center. N-R staff ...
Along the Street: Acorn to Oak has new manager
Tiffany Morris has joined Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, Linfield University’s tasting room and learning lab at Third and Ford streets in downtown McMinnville. She is the new hospitality, tasting ...
Amity considers future of public safety funding
While most welcome the lowering of interest rates, it can negatively affect a city’s budget. Amity’s general budget has approximately $100,000 more expenses than revenues, which the city covers ...
Faces of the fair: Ambassadors represent beloved Yamhill County tradition
While most high school graduates from the Class of 2026 have spent the summer focused on entering college or starting a career, Abby Gilbey and Lilly Gonzalez of McMinnville, Kenzie Kauer of Amity and ...
State housing laws begin to supersede local control
New state housing laws have already impacted McMinnville projects after some went into effect at the beginning of the month. Changes from the three recent bills will continue to affect how developments ...
Sports
Commitment to family, athletics marks tenure of Grizzly track twins
McMinnville was not always home to twins Brian and Joshua Lewis, but by the time they graduated as Grizzlies in the spring, their names had been cemented into local history. After five years of pushing ...
Photo Gallery: Practice Makes Perfect
High school and collegiate athletes used Amity Thursday Throws on July 16 to refine techniques. It was a pleasant afternoon where lessons were learned in bulk.
Linfield discontinues womens lacrosse as result of dwindling roster
Linfield University’s women’s lacrosse program is no more as of July 16, with the college deciding to discontinue the sport following a review of participation and recruiting for the ...
Hammering Howards full of confidence heading into Junior Olympic Nationals
Five members of the Amity Track Club will show their hand in the hammer throw at the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics from July 27 through August 2 at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. For ...
Final registration for Mac youth football camps, season
McMinnville Youth Football registration is open until July 31 for the 2026 fall season running from Aug. 10 through Nov. 1. The organization announced they are getting close to opening waitlists for some ...
Upon Further Review: Divine Dedication
Two aspects of life connected at the hip are sports and religion. One of the first major professional events I covered was the NASCAR Championship Series. Aside from the heat radiating off roaring engines ...
Photo Gallery: Making waves
On July 18-19, hundreds of swimmers from the McMinnville, Hillsboro, Salem and Tualatin Hills swim clubs competed at the 2026 Wine County Block Party. The event was primarily for novice swimmers to get ...
Local athletes to compete at USATF Nationals
Amity Track Club qualified seven athletes to compete across eight events when the USATF National Junior Olympics begin on Monday, July 27, in Norfolk, California. The Warrior contingent punched their ...
Mark of a leader: Mac softball catcher takes role of captain to another level in senior campaign
When a leadership role was bestowed upon Ava Fleischman during McMinnville High School’s spring softball season, the senior handled it with grace. Fleischman was just one of three seniors, ...
Carnahan breaks through, seniors learn lessons about leadership during wood bat tournament
Through broken bats and numb palms, the Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Varsity baseball team ended its summer season with more than a few splinters to chew on. After going 5-8 in ...
Mac JBO Senior Federal team wins championship after loss of friend, teammate
Four months of impassioned play through physical adversity and tragedy ended with seven of the best games that McMinnville’s Senior Federal JBO baseball team competed in all year. The talent from ...
Photo Gallery: End of summer
From July 10-13, the Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine varsity summer baseball team played host to seven other schools from the Pacific Northwest for the Mac Premier Wood Bat Tournament. ...
YC's new football coach hopes to create successful program, players, people
When Kaleb Gilgan began coaching high school football, it was a dream of his to coach in the 3A West Valley League. The conference has gone through several iterations, with ‘Special District’ ...
Pirates' new play-caller prepared to carry on values of Dayton football
Dayton football will have a new head coach when the 2026 season begins, but the instilled traits that have made the Pirates successful are not lost on their new leader. Kiegan Schaan, the Pirates’ ...
Newberg teen qualifies for equine vaulting championship
Sarah-Anne House, a 17-year-old multifaceted gymnast and track athlete from Newberg, loves to perform pirouettes on the back of horses more than anything else. The incoming senior to Newberg High School ...
Mac's Findley claims links victory in Scotland
Mabel Findley, a soon-to-be senior and multi-sport athlete at McMinnville High School, took her golfing talents overseas June 20-28 to compete in the Scotland Junior Golf Invitational Coed Tour. The ...
Upon Further Review: Stepping through sneaker heaven
For my first job, I sat at the front desk of a gym in my oasis of a hometown. There, I spent my hours counting seconds as they passed, signing up new members and using Under Armour Icon services to make ...
Wes Gabrielsen helping to grow pickleball as a game for all ages
Listen closely while strolling along Park Drive in McMinnville, you might hear light pops and passionate grunts. Not to worry, it is just locals on the pickleball courts playing friendly games and working ...
Bears boys basketball inspiring leadership during summer play
McMinnville’s boys’ basketball team was hard at work over recent weeks. Between summer leagues, youth camps and an alumni game, Grizzly players soaked up as much as they could handle. Their ...
Mac's Duryee ready for next steps after varsity reps
Nerves rattled Jonah Duryee when he stepped onto the baseball diamond for his first varsity contest of 2026. The incoming sophomore received the call-up from JV on May 1 for a road bout versus Forest ...
