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 ...
John Gray, longest-serving county counsel, dies
John Gray, who served as Yamhill County counsel from 1983 until he retired in 2010, died Saturday, April 20, in his Newberg home. He was 68. A celebration of his life will be held from 4 to 7 ...
National Day of Prayer event May 2
The McMinnville Ministerial Association will host a National Day of Prayer event from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Yamhill County Courthouse. Ministers and members of the public will meet on ...
Barrell Roll: Barrel Roll Xicha and Rogue announce first collaboration
Tamarind and Pineapple Blonde Ale will be the first collaboration between Xicha Brewing, a Salem brewery with McMinnville roots, and Newport-based Rogue Ales and Spirits. The ale begins a lineup of beers ...
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 ...
Musical offers audition opportunity
The director of an upcoming play in Salem will hold open auditions in McMinnville on April 27 and 28 and May 4 and 5. Traci Ward of McMinnville will direct “Metropolis the Musical,” which ...
Poet and memoirist speaks Tuesday
MacReads and Linfield University present author, memoirist and alumnus Shane McCrae at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, at Nicholson Library on the university campus. The event is free and open to the public. McCrae’s ...
Arrests & Citations: April 26, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Steven Duane Crandall, 42, Salem, April 22, Marion County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Antonio Zacharia Sanchez, 41, Newberg, April 23, ...
