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Mac PD seeks info on reported gunshots
The McMinnville Police Department is seeking community assistance with any information regarding a report of multiple gunshots near Northeast Burnett Road and Evans Street at 9:51 p.m. on Feb. 18. Mac ...
McMinnville, Water & Light talk larger land deal
A proposed property deal could unlock additional recreation opportunities for the city of McMinnville, connecting its planned community and aquatic center location directly to Joe Dancer Park and the South ...
Parking for Alpine development meets city code, not residents’ expectations
With negotiations underway between the city and development team Guardian about the Alpine Avenue parcel set to become a large affordable housing development, the News-Register is examining contentious ...
Tensions rise among lawmakers over push to introduce bill limitations
It’s a common scene at the Oregon Legislature: Crowds filling committee rooms and hallways hoping to testify on legislation, only to miss their chance to speak, submit written testimony instead or face interruption by a committee chair with a reminder that they have two minutes or less to speak.
Stopping By: A little of everything
Landauers celebrate 50-year ownership of a true family business in Yamhill
Lafayette to round down fees, rates
With the federal government no longer producing pennies, the city of Lafayette has decided to round down bills and rates to the nearest 5 cents. Currently, about half of Lafayette’s utility users ...
Mac unveils new plan to pay for parks
McMinnville City Council is moving toward quadrupling a development charge for new homes and adding fees for commercial and industrial projects to pay for park upgrades over the next 15 years. System ...
Vintage N-R/Memory Lane: Feb. 20, 2026
10 Years Ago -- The McMinnville City Council has eliminated “ending homelessness” as a goal for the coming year, instead opting to focus on fostering more affordable housing, considering ...
Mac High actors to stage play about women Air Force pilots
McMinnville High School students will perform “Decision Height” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28, 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 5-6, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Shows will ...
Gallery features mixed media artist Holden Head
“Stay A While Longer,” an exhibit by artist Holden Head, will be featured through March 7 in the Linfield Gallery in the Miller Fine Arts Center on the university campus. The exhibition features ...
Wilkins again a book award finalist
Joe Wilkins of McMinnville, who teaches at Linfield University, is a third-time finalist for a 2026 Oregon Book Award in the poetry category. He was nominated for his most recent collection, “Pastoral ...
Shakespeare pieces take stage at Gallery
Gallery Theater will present “Shakespeare’s Auditoria,” a collection of scenes, monologues and sonnets performed by about 20 actors, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, in the ...
Festival to feature dozens of short films
Dozens of short films in various genres will be screened during the McMinnville Short Film Festival, Feb. 26 to March 1 in the McMinnville Cinema 10 and other locations. Local entries chosen for screening ...
Drug bust case dismissed; DA may refile
A case connected to a July 2025 drug bust was dismissed without prejudice on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Yamhill County Circuit Court, but the district attorney office plans to refile the charges should federal ...
Arrests & Citations: Feb. 20, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Brock Mason Speer, 37, McMinnville, Feb. 12, probation violation; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Sydney Marie White, 24, Keizer, Feb 12, failure ...
Two vehicle crash leads to DUII arrest
A drunk driver passed law enforcement on the shoulder before colliding with oncoming traffic on Highway 18 south of Willamina in the evening of Friday, Feb. 13. About 10:30 p.m., a Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...
Evergreen receive 30,000-pound ‘bunker buster’ bomb
A huge bomb was sitting on a flatbed truck that pulled up to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museums earlier this month — a GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator; the largest non-nuclear weapon ever ...
Oregon Senate Republicans end one-day walkout
Oregon Republicans ended a brief Senate walkout that threatened to derail Democrats’ plans to reschedule a referendum on controversial transportation tax and fee increases from November to May.
Dayton city hall relocates; Rucklos announces resignation
Dayton City Hall has relocated next door and the new office in the city annex building opened its doors Wednesday after staff moved over the holiday weekend. The relocation from the former city hall at ...
Response to illegal fire leads to drug bust in Mac
Charles Alfred Cook, 66, a transient, was arrested on felony drug charges after a McMinnville Police officer responded to a reported violation of fire and camping ordinances. On Tuesday, Feb. ...
Sports
A Grand Trio: Alyssa McMullen, Adie and Eliza Nisly add to Amity legacy with 1,000-point careers
Amity girls basketball has been the gold standard in Class 3A basketball over the last two seasons. Heading into Saturday’s PacWest Conference championship, the Warriors are all but guaranteed another ...
Mac's Andrew, Curry qualify for girls 6A state wrestling tournament
Senior Tayah Curry and sophomore Grace Andrew ripped through their competition on Friday, Feb. 13, at the OSAA Girls 6A/5A Special District 1 Championships at Westview High School, each earning ...
MHS names Hall of Fame class of ’26
Maile (Smith) Keliiheleua, Chris Haddeland, Spencer Payne and the 2006 Boys Soccer Team will be those recognized for their achievements when the MHS Hall of Fame Banquet commences on Saturday, May 2nd. Keliiheleua, ...
Grizzly swim teams hope to uphold legacies and create new ones at state meet
Over the last three 6A Swimming State Championships, the McMinnville Grizzly boys have only improved their marks. After consecutive seventh-place team finishes in 2021 and 2022, the Grizzlies took a step ...
Mac Basketball: Grizzlies split home back-to-back with Vikings
Girls McMinnville 59 Forest Grove 52 The No. 20-ranked Grizzlies (11-10, 6-3) allowed little to get in their way after trailing 13-12 in the first quarter against No. 33 Forest Grove (11-11, 4-6). Propelled ...
3A Basketball: Warriors set for win-or-go-home, Pirates late rally falls short
Feb. 17 Amity 57 Blanchet Catholic 63 After splitting the regular-season series, the No. 19-ranked Amity boys basketball team (16-9, 12-4) played its closest game to date against No. 9 Blanchet Catholic ...
Bulldogs battle injury on way to state tournament, take second at districts
Willamina finished in second at the 3A Special District 1 wrestling tournament on Saturday, Feb. 14, with 196.5 points and four champions in Grayson Hubbard (113), Adonijah Stanton (132), Kisor Savage ...
Wildcat Roundup: Baseball sweeps; wrestling, swimming near ends; tennis off to whirlwind start
Baseball First-year Head Coach Jordan Harlow got his Wildcats (3-0) off to a historic start as they completed a three-game series sweep of the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers (2-5). It's the Wildcats ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Pirates earn league playoff game; Tigers, Warriors punch tickets to state
Feb. 12 Yamhill Carlton 56 Corbett 20 Lilah Stahl led eight Tiger scorers with 14 points at No. 42 Corbett (0-24, 0-11) on Thursday as No. 12 YC (18-6, 8-4) ended the regular season on a three-game ...
3A Boys Basketball: Amity, YC secure spots in league playoffs
Feb. 12 Yamhill Carlton 38 Corbett 49 Chase Wald scored 17 points and senior forward Deegan Tuning provided one of his best performances of the season with 15 points and five rebounds, but the No. 27 ...
Linfield Mens Basketball: ’Cats heart shown in Valentine's Day loss
With how much of the game played out, one wouldn’t know that the ’Cats men’s basketball team (8-14, 6-8) was an underdog in Saturday’s Northwest Conference meeting versus ...
Linfield Womens Basketball: Wildcats earn program record 20th win in comeback over Loggers
With a top spot in the Northwest Conference hanging in the balance, Linfield’s women’s basketball team (20-3, 13-1) knew that Saturday’s matinee against Puget Sound University (18-5, ...
Mac Girls Basketball: Heightened road awareness and Summers’ ninth double-double lead to 55-42 victory at Newberg
McGrath Gymnasium, home to the Newberg Tigers, is one of the oldest and anecdotally unique cathedrals for basketball in the Class 6A Pacific Conference. Perched above the rest of campus, overlooking the ...
Mac Boys Basketball: Back-and-forth rivalry match ends in pandemonium for Tigers
Better late than never, the Grizzlies are finding their stride — but the Tigers found a way on Friday night when they hosted No. 40 Mac (7-13, 2-6) on Carolyn DeCrevel Court. No. 31 Newberg (12-9, ...
Grizzlies qualify for swim championships in 10 events, boys win Pacific Conference
The McMinnville Aquatic Center was saturated with swimming talent from throughout the Pacific Conference on Saturday. There was little room to spare for spectators and students packed around the pool. ...
Forging Future Stars: Local baseball academy brings familiy-friendly, educational atmosphere to county athletes
Halfway between McMinnville and Amity, situated on the east side of Highway 99W on Squires Way, is a new addition to Yamhill County that is increasing opportunities for youth baseball development. NW ...
Linfield Baseball Preview: Harlow prepared to take reins of alma mater as Linfield's 12th head coach
For Jordan Harlow, Linfield baseball’s season-opening series against Eastern Oregon University will be a dream come true. A member of Linfield’s 2013 national championship baseball team and ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Wilson, Miersma aiding Amity's efforts in return to top
On a team brimming with talent, the No. 2-ranked Amity Warriors (22-2, 15-0) have seen breakout performances from two seniors whose contributions make them that much more difficult to defend. Kylie Wilson ...
Mac Boys Basketball: Grizzlies on wrong end of Bowmen's aim
No. 5 Sherwood (17-4, 8-0) has been a tough nut to crack for the Grizzly boys. Now No. 38-ranked McMinnville (7-12, 2-5) has not beaten Sherwood since Dec. 19, 2017, when the two were still in separate ...
Mac Girls Basketball: Offense absent on excursion to Sherwood
The No. 22-ranked Grizzlies’ (9-10, 4-3) defensive effort was not to go unnoticed on Tuesday, but a lack of offense hindered Mac as they dropped their second game of the season to No. 7 Sherwood ...
