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, ...
Look down, when downtown: Artists create sidewalk canvasses
Art Alley between Davis and Evans streets near Third Street downtown got started last month and continues with new murals in progress. Meanwhile, other works of public art are on view downtown. Call them ...
'Legacy project' interest adds up to nearly $500,000
McMinnville’s Urban Renewal district will rack up nearly $500,000 in interest payments related to the city’s purchase of the former Ultimate RB property by the time it is flipped to a developer ...
Trial set, release denied in Mac gunshots case
On Thursday, a two-day, 12-person jury trial was set for July 31 and Aug. 1 in the weapons and mischief case involving Anthony Scott Cook, who is accused of firing a weapon multiple times in public near ...
Water & Light, city board positions open
McMinnville residents looking to volunteer their time have several current opportunities, with openings on city boards, the formation of a new advisory committee and a vacancy on the McMinnville Water ...
Johnny Limbo looks forward to rocking Firefighters' Dance
Back in the 1980s and ’90s, Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts rocked Elks Park every July for the annual Turkey Rama Firemen’s Dance. “That was a wild affair,” recalled Jerry Hofmann, ...
Council OKs $3.4M land purchase, delays trash rate increase
McMinnville City Council approved a $3.4 million property purchase and denied a rate increase for trash collection services Tuesday, citing a lack of progress with recycling and trash diversion programs. Contractor ...
Mac police report sharp decrease in camping reports
McMinnville police reported “considerably different” statistics related to public camping calls in June from previous months, after changes to city code resulted in a drop in camping related ...
Clackamas crash kills Mac man
A McMinnville man died Saturday, July 6, when his car collided with a pickup on Highway 211 near Molalla. William Ballew, 46, was transported to a hospital following the 11:30 a.m. crash. He was declared ...
Visit McMinnville seeking new director
Visit McMinnville is advertising for a new director following the departure of Jeff Knapp, who left to take a similar position in Bend. Courtney Cunningham of Glint Creative is serving as interim CEO ...
Doris Towery leaves MDA helm
The McMinnville Downtown Association Board plans to advertise for a new director following the departure of Doris Towery, who left the downtown group Friday. Towery, who took the job in June 2023, said ...
City looks at buying land on Colvin Court for $3.4M
McMinnville City Council will decide whether to spend $3.4 million on property for wastewater services and public works operations when it meets Tuesday at Kent Taylor Civic Hall. The city has been researching ...
Plea hearing set for accused hotel shooter
A plea hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, for David Reynaldo Adair, who is accused of firing shots in a McMinnville motel room on June 30. Adair was arrested later that day. Adair, 48, whose ...
U.S. Supreme Court decision on public camping bans will have wide-ranging impact in the west, but not much in Oregon
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that laws preventing homeless camping on public property don’t amount to cruel and unusual punishment. However, the decision will have little immediate ...
Sale features quilt books
Friends of the McMinnville Library will host a special sale featuring quilting books on Friday, July 12. Books will be offered for $1 each from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the public library’s Carnegie Room. The ...
