Club hosting first U.S. Chess Federation-rated tournament
One of the perks of McMinnville Chess Club membership is the weekly meetup location. “It’s the best-smelling chess club ever,” said Christefano Reyes, one of the local club’s founders, ...
School board to meet Friday, Wednesday
McMinnville School Board members will meet in special session at 3 p.m. Friday to discuss criteria in their search for an interim superintendent, as well as which search firm they will hire to help find ...
Airport committee wrapping up master plan
A subcommittee charged with developing a 20-year master plan for the McMinnville Airport is concluding its work and discussed preferred layout plans and capital projects for the future facility Wednesday. The ...
School board to choose firm to help with interim search
The McMinnville School Board will hold two special meetings to select a firm to help it hire an interim superintendent for the 2025-26 school year. The board fired former leader Debbie Brockett without ...
Gardening, plant events planned around county
With plenty of sunshine warming Yamhill County, between less-frequent rain showers, numerous gardening organizations are planning garden events and plant sales. The Native Plant Society, for instance, ...
Plea deal allows owner to keep two of four dogs
“It’s your fault; it is your fault why we’re here,” McMinnville resident Jonathan Jacoby sternly told wolfdog owner Sandra Atwood Wednesday in McMinnville Municipal Court. Emotional ...
New grant-funded PE program teaches kindergartners essential cycling skills
Kindergartners strapped on helmets and headed to the gym for a special type of P.E. class: learning and practicing riding bicycles. The children in Kelsey Davison’s class lined up across the Memorial ...
Sheridan paramedics to transfer to Mac
[UPDATED 5/2/25] Fire chief clarifies hiring process Despite a time exception for job posting requirements, McMinnville Fire District Chief Reed Godfrey clarified Tuesday that no special treatment ...
Mac, county to renew crisis team agreement
The city of McMinnville and Yamhill County will extend an agreement funding a behavioral health mobile crisis team focused on the city. The county’s Community Outreach Services staffs two-person ...
Wolfdog owner alleges targeting and harassment
Wolfdog owner Sandra Atwood alleged harassment by neighbors and McMinnville Code Compliance officers and the unfair impoundment of two of her four dogs in a letter to the city. Atwood is facing up to ...
Stratus Ave. rezoning for apartment development approved 4-2
McMinnville City Council approved the first reading of a zoning change for planned apartments on Stratus Avenue by a split 4-2 vote Tuesday. Dissenting councilors Jessica Payne and Dan Tucholsky cited ...
Stopping By: McMinnville, medicine good choices for co-winner Haddeland
Dr. Paul Haddeland said he felt “a little sheepish” when his friend Stan Primozich delivered the news that Haddeland had been named co-winner of this year’s McMinnville Man of the Year ...
Stopping By: Longtime arts advocate named Man of the Year co-winner
Steve Rupp, co-winner of the Distinguished Service Awards Man of the Year award, literally has changed McMinnville’s landscape. [See also: McMinnville, medicine good choices for co-winner ...
‘Catalytic’ Alpine Avenue proposal draws concerns from city council
McMinnville City Council delayed a vote to approve a development team for the former Ultimate RB property because of time constraints at Tuesday’s meeting. However, concerns over key elements ...
A test for the taste buds
‘Delicious!” said Abigail Park, taking a second helping of kale Caesar salad she and her second-grade classmates had just helped prepare. “Not for me,” Emerson Starr and some others ...
