Jimmy Fernandez really loved his mother-in-law’s mole, the complex Mexican sauce made with nuts, chocolate, chiles and spices. He kept asking for the recipe, and she kept telling him, gently but ...
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Johnston touts plan to find new site for fairgrounds
Yamhill County Commissioner Kit Johnston touted his plans to sell the Yamhill County fairgrounds for development, in speaking last week to a group of business leaders. Johnston, who was elected to the ...
Treasurer position left in limbo following Bledsoe's resignation
Following last week’s resignation by Yamhill County Treasurer Kris Bledsoe, transition for that elected position remains up in the air. County Finance Manager Mike Barnhart, who is also deputy treasurer, ...
Expanded Camas Festival returns Friday
Now in its third year, Linfield’s Camas Festival is blooming like its namesake. Tours of the Cozine Creek camas patch, speakers and panel discussions, displays, exhibits and children’s activities ...
Blaze destroys century-old barn
Twenty-nine Amity Fire District firefighters responded, among 80 total personnel, to a fire that destroyed a barn in Perrydale on Friday night. Amity fire chief Ian Yocum said the 8:30 p.m. fire was phoned ...
Along the Street: Kristof Wines make debut in McMinnville
Kristof Wines debuted Friday at Pike Road Wines on Third Street, with fellow vintners and wine industry supporters, as well as Yamhill Carlton High School classmates of Nick Kristof turning up. Kristof ...
'Like home': Mezcal owners create grandmother-inspired Abuela’s Nuestra Cocina
Jimmy Fernandez really loved his mother-in-law’s mole, the complex Mexican sauce made with nuts, chocolate, chiles and spices. He kept asking for the recipe, and she kept telling him, gently but ...
Ballots arriving this week
Ballots for the May 21 primary election have been mailed and should be arriving soon if they haven’t already. Voters’ pamphlets were mailed earlier. Ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, May ...
Commissioners to hold hearing on new wireless Verizon tower
Yamhill County commissioners will hold a public hearing Thursday on a site design review for a new wireless communications tower Verizon Wireless wants to install on Westside Road outside of McMinnville. Commissioners ...
Photo Gallery: Amity's May Day tradition
The 99th annual May Day celebration, held Friday, May 3, combined pageantry and frivolity in the Amity High School spring tradition.
Fire displaces McMinnville family of six
Twenty firefighters with the McMinnville Fire District responded to a house fire Sunday morning about 5:45 a.m. on McDonald Lane between 27th Street and Highway 99W. Fire damage was mostly isolated to ...
Court Records: May 6, 2024
CIVIL FILINGS LVNV Funding vs. Susan Snook: Granted $2,248.28 judgment. Discover Bank vs. Timothy Murray: Granted $4,218.56 judgment. National Collegiate Student Loan Trust: Shanda Butcher and Elena ...
Owners of former rubber plant cited by EPA
Former Ultimate RB parent company Carlisle Construction has agreed to pay approximately $24,000 in fines to the Environmental Protection Agency for violating the Clean Water Act. The former rubber facility ...
Arrests & Citations: May 6, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Fernando Alonso Fuentes, 31, McMinnville, May 2, parole violation; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Jose Ismael Gomez Morales, 18, McMinnville, ...
Budget committee slashes HHS fund to bolster others
The Yamhill County budget committee this week, at the request of Commissioner Mary Starrett, slashed the county’s allocation to its Health and Human Services department by $615,448. It also voted ...
Treasurer resigns over budget committee decisions
Yamhill County Treasurer Kris Bledsoe announced her resignation Thursday morning, over the decisions made by the county budget committee on Wednesday. The decision is effective at the close of business ...
Up in flames: Alliance of artists creates, then torches, beehive and ‘crazy house’
It ended in a pyramid of embers. The 16th annual “Built to Burn” art event drew a crowd of about 200 people to a field on Linfield University campus on Friday, April 26. Two classes of students ...
Stopping By: Teacher and advocate - Melissa Hernandez named Educator of the Year
Everything Melissa Hernandez does as a special education teacher is important — teaching her students to communicate, to behave safely for their own sake and the sake of others, to help them reach ...
Starts and information available at upcoming plant sale, garden fest
Two groups focused on sustainable gardening are hosting plant events over the next two weekends. Yamhill County Master Gardeners will host its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from ...
Homeless residents call for options to camping changes
Changes to McMinnville’s code that will allow police to immediately abate a campsite violating city rules were unanimously approved by city council last week, but unsurprisingly, the changes aren’t ...
Mayor brings 'resources' home from Switzerland
Mayor Remy Drabkin is back in McMinnville after a week-long, five-city trip to Switzerland with a delegation of U.S. women mayors. The group met Swiss counterparts and discussed familiar issues such as ...
Sports
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 ...
Fair Catch Foundation comes to Yamhill Carlton
An alternate means of financial assistance for students wishing to participate in sports has come to Yamhill Carlton. The Fair Catch Foundation, a non-profit that raises money for students who ...
Linfield baseball routs George Fox 11-2
The Wildcats continued their recent trend of churning out victories with an 11-2 road win over George Fox University on April 17. With the win, Linfield moves to 16-15 overall and 9-8 in Northwest ...
Baseball: McMinnville comes from behind for walk-off win
In the second game of the series between McMinnville and Liberty on April 17, neither team found offensive success early, but ultimately it was the Grizzlies who won at Patton Middle School. Down ...
Mac's Ryan McIrvin named 6A AD of the Year
McMinnville’s Ryan McIrvin was named 6A Athletic Director of the Year by the Oregon Athletic Director Association on Monday, April 15. The award was voted on by the other athletic directors ...
Softball: McMinnville blasts Liberty in 27-run win
McMinnville stayed undefeated in league play with a 27-3 drubbing of Liberty on Wednesday, April 17. The Grizzlies move to 7-1 at home and 2-0 in Pacific Conference play, while the Falcons fall ...
McMinnville girls tennis sweeps Glencoe
McMinnville girls tennis didn’t let a rain delay dampen their fighting spirit on Thursday, April 4. The Grizzlies defeated Glencoe 9-0 to earn another Pacific Conference victory. Top to ...
Schedules: McMinnville softball enters league play against Forest Grove
McMinnville (9-4) wrapped up its non-league schedule and will jump into the Pacific Conference calendar in a road game against Forest Grove (8-5) on Tuesday, April 16 at 5 p.m. Both teams are looking ...
Softball: Yamhill Carlton overcomes errors to down 4A St. Helens
It wasn’t pretty, but the Tigers got one of their biggest wins of the year on Thursday, April 11, defeating visiting 4A St. Helens 8-7. A pair of home runs from junior third baseman Cecelia ...
Baseball: Mac falls to Century 4-1, wins series
The Grizzlies rebounded from the first two losses of league play with a 4-2 win over Sherwood on April. McMinnville carried that momentum into the series against Century, winning the first two ...
