Neighbors object to proposed apartments
A zoning change vote for a planned 96-unit apartment on Three Mile Lane will face opposition from neighboring business owners when a hearing continues Feb. 6. The hearing was delayed by the McMinnville ...
McMinnville’s new slate of city leadership takes office
A standing-room-only celebration confirming new McMinnville leadership quickly turned to split votes on the dais as issues from last year crept into 2025. The swearing-in ceremonies for returning councilor ...
Duniway students return to theater with UFO-themed interactive comic play
Theater is back at Duniway Middle School. “The Day the Aliens Attacked Fairfield,” by Stephen Frankenfield, runs for two nights, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, and Friday, Jan. 17, in the commons ...
Newly elected Mac leaders to take oaths Tuesday
City of McMinnville leadership will have many new faces after Tuesday’s city council meeting that will feature the swearing-in of a new police chief, mayor and three council members and a vote to ...
Mayor-elect emphasizes city’s need to rebuild trust
Safety, housing and transparency as well as some disagreement on how the city can be more open with its finances, were themes highlighting Saturday’s special session of the McMinnville City Council. Newly ...
King joins first meeting as commissioners formalize purchase of OMI buildings
The first meeting for newly elected Yamhill County Commissioner David “Bubba” King was a brief one, as the board approved continuances for two scheduled docket items and finalized business ...
City council holds goal-setting retreat
The new McMinnville City Council will hold a goal-setting retreat Saturday to discuss roles, get acquainted with city staff and set targets to accomplish for the year. The council — which ...
A safe, sober space: Provoking Hope’s move means more room to help more people
Provoking Hope, which helps people in recovery from alcohol and other drugs, is marking its 15th anniversary by showing off its new quarters. The nonprofit program, long a fixture at 10th and Baker ...
Salem woman faces multiple charges after eluding officers
A Wednesday morning call for a law enforcement welfare check turned into a vehicle chase in the Walmart parking lot and Highway 99W. Dispatch received a report of a person who appeared slumped over the ...
Stopping By: Information for all
Books themselves, and the libraries that contain them, mean a great deal to Judie Folgate, a McMinnville woman who has been associated with libraries since she was in second grade. “Our ...
Ultimate RB property: How best to measure return on investment?
As the deadline nears for concept proposals for the redevelopment of the former Ultimate RB property, it is unknown how much of the $4.25 million the city of McMinnville paid for the property will ...
2025 First Baby: Little girl, big impact
Weslie Ray Coria became one of Yamhill County’s newest residents at 8:25 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4. She was the first baby born this year in Willamette Valley Medical Center, McMinnville, and the first ...
Defense files motion for suppression of evidence in drug case
On Nov. 1, James Shannon Moss, 56, of McMinnville was arrested on a probation violation detainer during a traffic stop, and McMinnville Police recovered nearly six ounces of methamphetamine at ...
McMinnville woman charged with child abuse
A McMinnville woman faces five Class C Felony charges stemming from allegations that she hit her 8-year-old son with an extension cord. Kassondra Lauren Rossi, 37, was arrested on Dec. 30 on one ...
