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12/19/2025

If you fancy yourself a hiker, then Oregon State Parks has just the thing for you as the state rings in the New Year.

If you fancy yourself a hiker, then Oregon State Parks has just the thing for you as the state rings in the New Year. Slated for New Year’s Day on Thursday, Jan. 1, the department will continue its First Day Hikes program at 25 parks throughout the state. Rangers and volunteers will lead the proce...

12/19/2025

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Yamhill County remained in the dark Thursday after storms knocked out power for much of the area.

As of 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 134 outages were recorded and 1,886 homes and businesses in Yamhill County remained in the dark. According to a release from the Find Energy automated alert system, 6% of the county’s 32,100 utility customers were without power following a powerful storm that struc...

12/18/2025

🐋 Oregon State Parks will once again host Winter Whale Watch Week at 15 sites along the Oregon Coast this month.

Read more here: https://newberggraphic.com/2025/12/18/gentle-giants-oregons-winter-whale-watch-week-is-on-tap/

12/18/2025

🏈Saturday’s matchup marks the first-ever College Football Playoff game in Eugene, and the Ducks’ third CFP berth.

All the details you need to know on No. 5 Oregon's first-round playoff game at Autzen Stadium and its opponent, No. 12 James Madison.

12/17/2025

A Republican lawmaker is proposing legislation that would allow the Trump administration to strip federal funding from states that prosecute federal agents for their conduct during immigration raids.

A powerful Republican lawmaker is proposing legislation that would allow the Trump administration to strip federal funding from states that prosecute federal agents for their conduct during immigration raids. The proposal is drawing a stern rebuke from Oregon leaders as the state’s attorney genera...

12/17/2025

The Bruins suffered a 97-67 pummeling at the hands of the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs.

Bruins suffer a 97-67 pummeling at the hands of the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs on Dec. 12 in Newberg George Fox’s early season woes continued Dec. 6 when the Bruins suffered a lopsided 97-67 loss to the University of Santa Cruz Banana Slugs at home. Since kicking off the 2025-26 campaign in early ...

12/16/2025

🏀Tiger basketball teams are still trying to find their footing as the season progresses.

Tiger basketball teams still trying to find their footing as young season progresses The Newberg High basketball teams have started off their respective 2025-26 campaigns with a combined 1-5 record as they attempt to find their footing before conference play begins. The Tiger girls are 0-3 after suf...

12/16/2025

Area law enforcement agencies are looking for the following people with outstanding warrants:

Area law enforcement agencies are looking for the following people who have absconded from the law Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The sheriff’s office crime information tip line...

12/15/2025

See daily and weekly reports from county sheriff and Newberg-Dundee police here👇

Daily and weekly reports from county sheriff and Newberg-Dundee police Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office reports Dec. 10 – Lisa Marie Hanely, 40, of Newberg, was arrested on a warrant from Yamhill County Circuit Court for second-degree criminal mischief. Bail was set at $5,000 and the case is pend...

12/15/2025

Oregon’s largest electrical utility is proposing to make residential customers pay at least part of the long-term cost of supplying large data centers, despite a new law requiring it to charge the centers’ developers, not other customers.

The company doesn’t plan to simply assign the costs of energy investments needed to support data centers, to data centers, but to focus on all drivers of “peak demand” Oregon’s largest electrical utility is proposing to make residential customers pay at least part of the long-term cost of su...

12/14/2025

Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft didn't have many nice things to say about the Ducks, Eugene and the state of Oregon, but sports columnist Wade Evanson believes his pain might be the Ducks' gain...

The infamous Dirk Diggler may have said it best, “jealousy will get you nowhere.” He also added, “I’m going to keep rockin’ on,” and then proceeded down a path best left undiscussed. But maybe Penn State University athletic director Pat Kraft should’ve heeded the Mark Wahlberg portraye...

12/13/2025

Can the Newberg High School wrestling team top last season, when it walked away with its fourth Class 6A state championship in the past five seasons?

Head coach Neil Russo is cautiously optimistic.

"It's a little early to start talking about state titles, but we think we can be a top contender," he said in an email. "We will find out a lot about where we are and where we need to get to in the next couple of weeks."

🔗Read more at the Newberg Graphic: https://newberggraphic.com/2025/12/05/newberg-wrestling-begins-campaign-for-another-state-championship/