Julian Galvan gave chocolate-covered strawberries to his mom, Mayra Campos, on Mother’s Day. Tasty as the berries were, they weren’t nearly as sweet as having Julian there to present them, ...
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UFO parade, speakers, film fest this weekend
Grab your foil hat or your antennae and head downtown Saturday for the annual UFO Fest parade, which starts at noon. The parade will form near the county courthouse, then go south on Ford Street to Fourth, ...
Third Street project nears completion of engineering phase
The city of McMinnville is looking for feedback on plans for the future of Third Street and will host a community forum Monday to discuss trees, furnishings and other features planned for the historic ...
Memories of Memorial: School celebrates 75 years
In the 75 years since Memorial Elementary School opened in northwest McMinnville, thousands of children have learned in its classrooms, attended assemblies in its gym and been proud of its mascot, Buddy ...
Ruling revised in Newberg School Board lawsuit
Yamhill County Judge Cynthia Easterday this month updated a judgment that four current and former members of the Newberg School Board must repay the school district $27,894 for payments made to attorney ...
Festival creates channels of gratitude for culture, camas
An expanded Camas Festival at Linfield University dug deep into history. “Gifts in friendship” — strands of blue beads — were presented to students and staff including Linfield ...
Innovation campus study planned
What exactly is an Innovation Campus? The city of McMinnville will answer that question through a proposed feasibility study on nearly 200 acres of land slated to be a commercial and industrial hub. A ...
Stopping By: A passion for books and helping
Woman of the Year, Emily Duerfeldt, spends hours volunteering — but always finds time to read
Distinguished Service Award winners honored
Community members stood to applaud winners of the annual Distinguished Service Awards at a banquet Wednesday night. Man and Woman of the Year Rick Olson and Emily Duerfeldt each received two standing ...
'24 Hours: 8 to 9 p.m. at the drive-in
‘Bottomless popcorn’ helps fuel family-friendly movie tradition in Newberg
Mac High coaches honored for saving life of student who collapsed after practice
Julian Galvan gave chocolate-covered strawberries to his mom, Mayra Campos, on Mother’s Day. Tasty as the berries were, they weren’t nearly as sweet as having Julian there to present them, ...
ARPA funds go to summer childcare program
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday awarded $291,444 to Columbia Camp Fire, to provide 30 scholarship positions for their summer daycare program for students in the McMinnville School District. The ...
Ballot pace expected to pick up in coming days
Of the 77,037 eligible voters in Yamhill County, 9,699 have turned in their ballots, as of Wednesday evening, according to the county Clerk’s office, comprising 12.59% of the electorate. Clerk Keri ...
Arrests & Citations: May 17, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arionna Saige Derrickson, 22, Newberg, May 13, fourth-degree assault; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Merissa Morgan Bonilla, 29, Sheridan, May ...
Court Records: May 17, 2024
CIVIL FILINGS Capital One vs. Renee A. Guerrero: Granted $6,342.28 judgment. The Brigittine Monks, The Order of the Most Holy Savior vs. Guillermo Garcia Lopez: Granted $300,000 judgment. Midland Credit ...
Verizon to talk with neighbors about site of new cell tower
An attorney for Verizon Wireless has agreed to talk with neighbors following a hearing last week over the siting of a wireless communications tower. Opponents contend that it will be placed in a particularly ...
Priming the pump: Elmer discusses bill with economic council
Rep. Lucetta Elmer discussed the process of getting her first bill passed and how it will benefit McMinnville housing efforts, at a meeting Wednesday with the city’s think-tank committee. House ...
Mac UFO Fest: Crowd control to Major Tom
Even if you consider yourself well-grounded, you’ll want to party with the stars — and the beings that live among them — during the annual McMinnville UFO Festival this weekend. An array ...
McMinnville councilors get refresher on legislative rules
McMinnville City Council got a refresher course in legislative rules and wrapped up its financial business with the McMinnville Fire District at a brief regular meeting Tuesday night. Council unanimously ...
Mac Fire District launches website
The McMinnville Fire District now has its own website. “We are officially official,” Chief Reed Godfrey told the board of directors last week. Launched Thursday, mcminnvillefiredistrict.org ...
Evergreen makes leadership change
The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum is seeking a new director to replace Tyson Weinert, who left the position in April. Weinert had been with the nonprofit organization since July 2022. “We ...
Sports
After first day of action, Mac track sends two to state
While the second day of the Pacific Conference track and field championships is Thursday, May 9 after the News-Register goes to press, there’s still the results from Tuesday, May 7, which ...
Baseball: Mac stacks Glencoe wins
While McMinnville faced non-league opposition in Sunset and Sprague last week, Century continued to compete against Pacific Conference opponents. The Jaguars moved to the top of the league standings, ...
Softball: Grizzlies reach Pacific Conference peak
After falling to 4-3 in league with losses to Glencoe, Newberg and Forest Grove, McMinnville softball found itself on the outside looking in. Now, with two league games left to play, the Grizzlies ...
MHS Sports Hall of Fame 2024
They’re coming home. It’s a pair of decorated multi-sport athletes from the 1970s and `80s, two swim teams that claimed gold near the turn of the century, and one of the best track ...
Journey to 40-0 a "once in a lifetime opportunity" for Kelley
She was seven years old, in third grade, when the circle of the softball field called her. Though it was a clear call, it came without instructions. So for the next 18 months she and her dad spent ...
`Cats remain undefeated
With a target on their backs, Linfield University’s undefeated softball team (43-0, 28-0) focused on what is important to them: playing as one. It’s what led to them being the No. 1 ...
Baseball: McMinnville sweeps Glencoe
After giving up two games to Sherwood early on in the season, the Grizzlies needed to be near flawless to remain in contention for the Pacific Conference crown. They’ve done just that, losing ...
Softball: Mac readies for second Sherwood clash
Between April 23 and May 1, McMinnville went 1-4, the lone win an 11-4 victory over the Bowmen on April 26. Since then, the Grizzlies have put together a four-game winning streak, their longest ...
Track: STATE BOUND AND DOWN
The week before the biggest meet in the state of Oregon, tracksters from across the state competed to punch their ticket to Hayward Field at the University of Oregon from May 16-18. In Yamhill ...
McMinnville girls tennis sweeps Liberty again
On Tuesday, April 23 the McMinnville girls tennis team hosted the Liberty Falcons and, for the second time in as many meetings, got the 9-0 win. The big winner of the bunch is No. 1 singles player ...
Mac boys tennis goes 1-1 at MHS tournament
The Grizzlies kept busy over the past seven days, splitting a pair of matches against Tualatin and Ida B. Wells on Saturday, April 20 at the MHS boys tennis tournament. Then, McMinnville swept ...
Softball: YC stomps Santiam Christian
Yamhill Carlton pushed its winning streak to six straight with an 11-0 home win over Santiam Christian on April 23. Yamhill Carlton moved up a spot in the OSAA rankings to No. 2, behind only league ...
Baseball: Mac avoids strikeouts, downs Newberg 2-0
The Grizzlies traveled to Newberg on Wednesday, April 24 and returned to McMinnville with a 2-0 win in their pocket. In the win, none of the McMinnville batters suffered a strikeout. The ball was ...
Valley Panthers shutout by Grackles in Round 4 action (brie
The Valley Panthers rugby team hosted the East County Grackles on April 13 at Duniway Middle School, losing 31-0 in the effort. While the score line on paper might not appear great, contextually ...
Schedules: Mac baseball clashes with last place Newberg
The Grizzlies wrapped up last week’s series against the Liberty Falcons and turn their eyes towards rival Newberg. This week’s series against the Tigers offers the Grizzlies a chance ...
Softball: Dayton downs Amity to remain second in league
Dayton put its last league loss, a 3-2 defeat to Scio on April 8, even farther in the rearview with a 10-run win over Amity on April 19. The Pirates won 14-4 in six innings, downing the Warriors ...
Baseball: McMinnville moves into league's top spot
With a 5-4 road win over Liberty on Friday, April 19, the Grizzlies move into the top spot in the Pacific Conference. The Falcons took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but McMinnville ...
Linfield: Men's track takes fourth, women's takes fifth
Linfield’s track and field teams joined the rest of the Northwest Conference athletes at George Fox University in Newberg on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21 to determine who was the ...
Track: McMinnville, Sheridan, Willamina compete at Oregon Relays
McMinnville, Sheridan and Willamina made the trip down to Hayward Field in Eugene on April 19 and April 20 for the Oregon Relays presented by AthleticNET. Mac was the only of the three to register ...
Mac boys tennis downs Century, Forest Grove
On April 16, the McMinnville boys tennis team defeated Century 7-2 in Hillsboro. The Grizzlies swept the doubles competition, winning in straight sets each time; in the singles matches, McMinnville ...
