Merkley: Divide is bigger than ever
When Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, arrived for his town hall Friday afternoon, he first took time to meet with students from McMinnville High School’s fire science pathway. Dressed in his trademark ...
Commissioners scheduled to award chip seal contract
Yamhill County Commissioners this week will vote on a contract for the annual chip-sealing road projects, to Sierra Santa Fe Corporation, for $917,770. Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, May ...
Arrests & Citations: April 29, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Steven LeRoy Michael, 65, McMinnville, April 25, failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Oscar Antonio Talavera, 26, Newberg, April ...
Stopping By: Cruising duo
Love of cars and community drive McMinnville DSA winners Scott and Elizabeth Hinchcliff
County nearing tail end of Dog Control funding
As budget season begins, county leaders will be thinking in terms of dog years. Dog Control, that is. The county will spend the last of a long-relied-on trust fund in the next fiscal year to pay for kenneling ...
Domestic violence incident leads to shootings
A hand-pump pellet gun was fired during a domestic violence incident Wednesday night east of McMinnville, which resulted in two individuals transported to hospitals and one arrest, so far. Yamhill County ...
Berschauer suggests redirecting ARPA funds to Mac after-school program
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday discussed redirecting $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from George Fox University to the McMinnville after-school program Last December, commissioners ...
Planning director concludes dam allowed outright
The county has canceled a public hearing over a controversial proposal for a dam on vineyard property. Yamhill County Planning Director Ken Friday has concluded the dam is allowed outright, under the ...
Unanimously, but skeptically, city tightens camping rules
The McMinnville City Council unanimously passed three ordinance changes Tuesday that will significantly impact public camping rules in the city starting next month. Following several discussions on implementing ...
Affordable Housing Committee tackles need and obstacles with transitional housing
McMinnville’s Affordable Housing Committee continued work on the establishment of regulations for transitional housing Wednesday. The panel discussed a range of topics including permitted structures ...
'24 hours: 7 to 8 p.m. at the grange
The McMinnville Grange Hall was nearly empty at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. It’s seems to be just a big room with wooden floors, benches along each wall and a stage at the east end.
Calendar of Quirk: This week, it’s a lock that some of these Quirk items just hasp to be
Quirk is often connected, in spirit, appearance, location or a combination of those things. We start this week’s Calendar of Quirk in the Granary District square, at the south end of Alpine Avenue, ...
U.S. Supreme Court weighing complex homelessness case
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S Supreme Court justices Monday seemed inclined to side with an Oregon town’s law that bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, in a case that could have broad implications for local ordinances related to homelessness across the country.
Mac looks at two-year budget cycle
The city of McMinnville could move to a two-year budget cycle starting as soon as next fiscal year. However, several Budget Committee members showed skepticism over the idea at a work session ...
Lions plan 'Roaring Night of Giving'
The McMinnville Lions Club will raise funds for Henderson House as well as Lions charitable initiatives at a “Lions Roaring Night of Giving” gala on Saturday, May 11. The Roaring ’20s-style ...
