Members of McMinnville High School’s 116th graduating class received diplomas Friday night. While they are leaving the school, and many of them are leaving McMinnville for further education, jobs ...
News & Features
At Sheridan High, seniors ‘smile because it happened’
The rain mostly held off Saturday as friends and family nearly filled the 400-capacity grandstands at Sheridan High School’s football field to celebrate the 36 graduates of the Class of 2026. Blustery ...
‘You are Warriors’: Amity grads overcome challenges
The Amity High School graduating class of 2026 overcame the Covid turmoil in middle school to become creators, state champions, innovators and leaders. “In a community like Amity, we have the privilege ...
Lafayette prepares to enact at sewer surcharge
Lafayette City Council is proposing a monthly $15 surcharge for wastewater and a $2 rate increase, starting July 1, as it seeks to fund a $17 million wastewater system upgrade to replace the treatment ...
Mac council to discuss future lodging tax split
McMinnville City Council has a short agenda with tall financial implications Tuesday, including hearings on the approved budget and a discussion on future use of Transient Lodging Fund (TLT) tax revenues. Earlier ...
Along the Street: Fresh Friday market starts season in Amity
Amity’s Fresh Friday Market kicks off Friday, June 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. on the back patio of the Trade Street Commons, located at 516 Trade Street, Amity. The market will run on Fridays through ...
Grad Night bingo leads to controversy
One of the activities during an all-night graduation party for McMinnville High School’s Class of 2026 became a controversy over the weekend, as “Libs of TikTok” and some other conservative ...
Former U.S. Senator Bob Packwood dies at 93
Bob Packwood was an awkward and epic contradiction, a champion of political compromise with a fatally compromised personal life.
'Nothing better': Volunteers build beds for kids in need
About 35 volunteers gathered Sunday to cut, assemble and stain bed frames so local children will sleep better. The project was sponsored by the McMinnville chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a national ...
Activities planned for Pride Month
Wine Country Pride welcomed Pride Month Thursday with a family event that included raising of the rainbow flag at Mac Market in McMinnville. The celebration will continue through June with business specials ...
What in the Yamhill: Amity, Eola and a town called Cincinnati
Amity is another name for friendship, or peaceful relations between individuals and is how the Yamhill County town earned its name. Amity is situated along Salt Creek near its confluence with the Ashe ...
New phones, heavy machinery up for votes
Fees, phones and heavy equipment will all be topics for the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners at Thursday’s regular meeting. The board will hold a public hearing to receive citizen comments ...
Experiences shape future for Mac grads
Members of McMinnville High School’s 116th graduating class received diplomas Friday night. While they are leaving the school, and many of them are leaving McMinnville for further education, jobs ...
Yamhill dog owners deny allegations
Cane Corso dog owners Richard and Robi Ruiz of Yamhill deny allegations they were aware of their dogs’ “aggressive and vicious nature,” in response to a civil complaint from their neighbor. On ...
Weyerhaeuser hiring for Blackhawk program
Timber company Weyerhaeuser is looking to hire at least four positions in McMinnville to staff a Blackhawk helicopter wildfire fighting pilot program that will operate form the McMinnville Municipal Airport. Weyerhaeuser ...
July 1 deadline looms for deal between Mac hospital and major insurer
Thousands of Yamhill County residents will lose in-network coverage on July 1 if Willamette Valley Medical Center can’t reach a new agreement with insurer United Healthcare. Commercial group and ...
Sharpening skills: Training gives K-9s something to sink their teeth into
The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office has two additional apprehension K-9s, 1-year-old sister Dutch Shepherds Koa and Delta. YCSO Deputy Jeramiah Baker is Delta’s handler, and Deputy Chris Bannister ...
McMinnville Fire District welcomes new division chief
After more than 30 years of service in central Oregon, new McMinnville Fire District Operations Chief Jeff Blake could retire, but his passion for firefighting and desire to learn have him excited for ...
Stopping By: Teens ready to serve
Yamhill County students are receiving diplomas this month, and most have big plans for their next steps — trade schools, work, college. Here are two of the nearly 1,500 members of the county’s ...
Petition to ban hunting, fishing moves closer to ballot
Last week, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a milestone in their attempt to change state law.
Amity trade students use skills to help Eugene’s Everyone Village
Amity High School trade students are helping solve Oregon’s homelessness problem by building mobile units for sleeping and bathroom facilities for the Everyone Village in Eugene, a transitional shelter ...
Sports
Mac Baseball: Bears name eight to all-league teams
McMinnville’s varsity baseball team saw eight players receive all-league nods in the Pacific Conference for their play during the 2026 spring season. Many of the Grizzlies’ eight seniors were ...
Mac Softball: 'Resilient' Grizzlies earn nine all-league awards
The ups and downs of a softball season affected McMinnville’s varsity softball squad more than most this season, but Head Coach Josh Terry said it was their resilience that kept them afloat. “There ...
Johnston, Riddle graduate from McMinnville as role models of track and field program
Few have set a precedent for success with an implement in their hands like McMinnville’s Brooklyn Johnston and Ruby Riddle. The pair of 6A State Championship placing track and field throwers completed ...
3A Softball: Dayton unable to make noise against Vale’s Navarrete in semifinals
The dominant force that is Vale freshman Sophia Navarrete and the No. 1-seeded softball team in Class 3A had thrown 13 shutouts prior to Tuesday’s semifinal against No. 4-seeded Dayton. With a double ...
3A Softball: South Umpqua’s Morales shuts down high-powered YC offense as title berth remains elusive
Yamhill Carlton’s high-octane offense and best season in relation to record since 2022 ended Tuesday afternoon. Visiting No. 2-seeded South Umpqua (27-2, 15-0) in Myrtle Creek, the No. 3-seeded ...
McMinnvile basketball and golf camp registration open for June
Grizzly basketball camps The McMinnville Girls Basketball program will hold its annual girls basketball camp from Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, at the high school. The camp is open to all ...
Linfield Softball: Catball meets its match in 7-6 season-ending loss to Simpson
Linfield Wildcat softball’s fourth straight season with more than 40 victories concluded on Saturday, May 30, as they were unable to fully overcome a three-run deficit against Simpson College at ...
Delphian duo helps Dragons secure first team trophy in track and field program history at 2A State Championships
Track teams at the Delphian School in Sheridan had a vision come to life late Friday, May 29, inside the hallowed ground that is Hayward Field. In recent years, the Dragons girls’ track and field ...
Gallery: Between takes in Track Town
Among the mad dashes and timed trials at the OSAA State Track and Field Championships are moments that mean the most to every competitor. Before the starter gun fires and the clock starts to tick, deep ...
Gallery: The Nines, Rising from ashes
In May 2025, a fire destroyed a maintenance shop at The Nines, leaving behind a pile of charred wood and twisted metal where a building used to stand. For a nine-hole course in McMinnville already working ...
3A/2A Track and Field Championships: Hughes repeats as champion, Delphian girls command field
Over two days of competition in the 2A and 3A fields at the OSAA Track and Field State Championships, no one represented Yamhill County on the podium more than the Dayton Pirates and Delphian Dragons. Through ...
6A Track and Field: Grizzlies place six at state, Riddle leads way in throws
Many from McMinnville found themselves in the middle of stacked classes at Hayward Field in Eugene for the 6A State Track and Field Championships, but no Grizzly finished higher on the podium than senior ...
Mac Softball: Bears' bats go silent in quarterfinal loss to conference rival Glencoe
There’s an ending for everything. McMinnville High School’s 14th-ranked Grizzly softball squad’s (15-13) season ended Friday with a 5-0 OSAA quarterfinal loss to sixth-ranked Glencoe ...
Dayton softball to play No. 1-ranked Vale for right back into championship
The No. 4-seeded Dayton Pirates plundered the No. 5 Banks Braves on Friday, May 29, with a 4-1 victory to advance to the semifinals of the 3A State Championship tournament for the second straight season. ...
Tigers earn fifth straight trip to semifinals with victory over defending champion Scio
Yamhill Carlton’s fifth consecutive trip to the 3A Softball State semifinals was earned in dominating fashion on Friday. The No. 3-seeded Tigers (26-3, 15-1) entered riding the high of a walk-off ...
McMinnville track and field qualifies 14 athletes for 18 state championship events
Sometimes, all it takes is a little push for an athlete to get the best out of themselves. Many McMinnville Grizzly track and field athletes lived that out on Friday as they competed in the final rounds ...
Mac Tennis: Hendricks, Rickards win 6A state consolation bracket
McMinnville’s No. 1 varsity doubles duo of Madeline Hendricks and Caroline Rickards weren’t going to let one loss get in the way of their success. Hendricks, a senior, and Rickards, a junior, ...
3A Softball: Bulldogs drop to Vale after sopping Memorial Day victory
A co-opted season of Willamina/Sheridan softball under the Bulldogs banner ended on Wednesday against the No. 1-ranked team in Class 3A. Forced to travel across the state and into another time zone, the ...
Mac Baseball: Grizzlies hold heads high after season ending loss to West Linn
There were few territories more hostile than where the No. 19-seeded McMinnville found themselves on Wednesday for the second round of the 6A Baseball State Championship tournament. After upsetting No. ...
Mac Softball: Grizzlies exact their revenge, topple No. 3 Forest Grove to advance to quarters
McMinnville head softball coach Josh Terry has been waiting all season for the young talent of his squad to mature into a formidable team stronger than its individual parts. McMinnville (15-12), the 14th-ranked ...
