Cruising event wheels into Mac this weekend

Teens from McMinnville and surrounding cities once filled Third Street on Friday and Saturday nights, cruising to see and be seen. Driving slowly through downtown McMinnville will return Saturday, ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Nick Kristof talks with Joni Marten of Carlton, a Yamhill Carlton High School classmate, right, as Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, center in background, greet visitors to the release of Kristof wines Friday at Pike Road.

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 ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##No one was hurt in Sunday’s fire at a home on McDonald Avenue. Contents, including Jesse Pardigo’s tools for work as an arborist, were lost or damaged, and a GoFundMe account has been created.

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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Fernandez family — parents Laura and Jimmy flanked by daughter Mariana and son Allan — stand in entry of Abuela’s Nuestra Cocina, the family’s new restaurant, a fulfillment of their hope to open a restaurant in downtown McMinnville.

'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 ...

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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Fourth-graders curry Patience the pony during a visit to the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center along with volunteer Cynthia Christensen, who oversees educational activities such as Pioneer Days. Students are, from left, Benjamin Jeffries, Aria Wolff and Kylen Wert-Firth.

Volunteer supports learning about food, agricultural past

Many people have forgotten where their food comes from, said Cynthia Christensen, head of the education department at the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center. She dedicated her volunteer time to reminding ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Tyler Rudzek of McMinnville, left, and Jamie Heck of Wilsonville, both 9, are three-year players who faced off in Sunday’s Mac Chess Club tournament at Mac Market.

Student from Kosovo organizes chess tournament to benefit local food pantry

The mezzanine of Mac Market serves both as a quiet place and frequently as an event space. Sunday, April 28, at 11 a.m. a few folks with laptops or there to share conversation made way for a crowd ready ...

City schedules stormwater meeting for May 9

The City of McMinnville is hosting a “community learning session” on the development of a stormwater utility on May 9. City staff and an advisory committee have been working on a proposal ...

Fire District appoints budget committee

The McMinnville Fire District Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of five budget committee members at a meeting Thursday. Seven candidates took part in panel interviews with staff ...

Dustin Court cleaned up, arrests made

A clean-up of Dustin Court last week resulted in a handful of arrests and required the help of the Public Works Department to remove nearly 30 cubic yards of debris and scrap metal, according to McMinnville ...

Riverside Loop domestic shooting suspect arrested

The Yamhill County District Attorney has charged 22-year-old Michael John Morgan with second-degree attempted murder — a Measure 11 felony — for his involvement in a domestic violence incident ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Anne Nash, left, and Chelsey Nichol are eager to open their new shop at Third and Ford streets on Saturday, May 4. Nash & Nichol offers goods displayed as they might be used in the home. Nash, a designer, said she is happy to make suggestions if people are looking for just the right couch, rug or other piece. The shop also carries local products, such as Bernards Farm jams and Durant Olive Oil.

New mercantile Nash & Nichol to open on Third

Nash & Nichol, a new “modern mercantile” carrying varied items for the home and lifestyle, will open Saturday, May 4. The shop is the creation of two women who’ve owned separate ...

Library will be closed April 29 to May 3

McMinnville Public Library will be closed from Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3, for duct cleaning and expansion of its Library of Things. The library will reopen for Teen Gaming Night from 6:30 ...

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 ...

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