Three Mac schools taken off post-Covid watch list
Three McMinnville schools have been removed from a state watch list after demonstrating their students are making progress since the pandemic. Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua credited their improvement ...
Palindrome team backs out of Alpine redevelopment
Development team Palindrome has pulled out of an agreement with the city of McMinnville to redevelop the 3.5-acre Alpine Avenue parcel the city purchased in 2023. Palindrome’s $80 million redevelopment ...
Public calls for more action against ICE raids
McMinnville residents passionately called for more action from the city Tuesday regarding recent immigration enforcement sweeps. Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border ...
School board will offer permanent superintendent position to Ferrua
After receiving numerous emails and in-person comments praising interim Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua, McMinnville School Board voted unanimously Monday night to offer her the superintendent position on a permanent basis.
City moves forward with transportation plan update
McMinnville planning staff reviewed its long-term project list during a work session with city council Tuesday and received approval to proceed with updates to the city’s Transportation System Plan ...
Shave and protect: Mac police officers get mutton chops for Juliette’s House
The McMinnville Police Department’s core values — honesty, excellence, service, integrity and dedication — were on display Friday, Dec. 5, when several officers had their faces shaved ...
Mac city council meets for first time in a month
McMinnville City Council will discuss long-term work for the planning department, implement previously discussed changes to city boards and likely address immigration enforcement when it meets Tuesday ...
ODOT to take lead in work on Third St.
The start date for the penultimate phase of the Third Street improvement project remains unclear as the city of McMinnville continues negotiations with a state agency on the work. Phase E of the planned ...
Mac council to vote on new police contract
McMinnville City Council will vote on a three-year bargaining agreement with its police union when it convenes Tuesday. The city’s previous agreement with the McMinnville Police Association expired ...
Board split on what to do about superintendent position
While McMinnville School Board members agreed they are pleased with the job Interim Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua is doing, the board was divided Tuesday night on what to do next: hire her permanently ...
Photo Gallary: Holiday hoopla at Santa Parade
Thousands joined together in downtown McMinnville to kick off the holiday season.
McMinnville School Board to discuss superintendent position
McMinnville School Board members will discuss the superintendent position when they meet in a special work session Tuesday, Dec. 2. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the district office, 800 N.E. ...
Neighbors air concerns over proposed apartments in NE McMinnville
“I am answering the questions, you just don’t like the answers,” land use consultant Doug Rucks said to a disgruntled crowd at a community meeting over a proposed apartment complex in ...
City determining how to rebuild historic wall
A historic wall on the edge of McMinnville’s City Park will be repaired following a traffic accident that destroyed a portion of it earlier this month. The approximately 24-foot-long brick wall ...
Mac PD shaves off for Juliette’s House
Residents can help decide which facial hair McMinnville Police officers will sport in December if they donate to Juliette’s House this month at participating locations. “We are really hoping ...
