At Mac festival, making short work of film
Short films from Oregon filmmakers and their counterparts around the world will be featured Feb. 27 to March 2 at the annual McMinnville Short Film Festival. Most events will be held at the McMinnville ...
Quiet storm for Mac responders
It was a relatively quiet winter weather event last week for McMinnville emergency services. “The weather event wasn’t too much of an impact for us operationally,” McMinnville Fire District ...
City moves forward on stormwater utility plan
Set aside for more than six months, the city of McMinnville’s plan to implement a stormwater utility is back to the forefront of city business. A tiered rate structure based on property impervious ...
Mac to ask for $8 million from state, feds for street, housing, safety needs
The city of McMinnville is focusing funding requests from state and federal lawmakers on housing, safety and continuing progress on current projects. Mayor Kim Morris discussed the city’s legislative ...
Students ‘play’ stock market
With $5,000 in pretend money to invest in the market, McMinnville High School junior Luis Minero did some research into the type of stocks that might increase in value. “Companies that make rockets ...
City council will discuss stormwater utility plan
McMinnville City Council will dive into two water-related issues at a work session Wednesday night, with discussions on river access and an update on plans for a stormwater utility. Since 2023, the city ...
Fire departments plan practice burns
Two fire departments are planning exercises in the next few days that may appear to be residential fires, but really are not. The McMinnville Fire Department is hosting a training burn for the Yamhill ...
Stopping By: Valentines forever
On their first official date, 16-year-old Rosie Minor clambered onto the handlebars of her future husband Kent Minor’s bicycle. Off they went to a Tony Curtis movie. They’ve been traveling ...
Mac schools expect funding shortfall
A steep increase in PERS costs and declining enrollment have McMinnville School District officials worried about a funding deficit in the coming year. In addition, the district won’t know ...
County eyes Annex Building for detox facility
The Yamhill County Annex building could be the future home of a detox center, as the county Board of Commissioners continue discussions on the best use of $1.4 million in opioid settlement funds. The ...
City aims to reduce the land needed for population growth
State mandated long-range planning work indicates McMinnville needs approximately 350 acres of additional land for housing, industrial and commercial uses to meet growth estimates through 2041. During ...
Local development standards go by wayside under new law
Planning Commissioner Sylla McClellan expressed frustration last week upon learning how a new state housing law will allow developers to bypass local land use standards in the name of providing more housing. Gov. ...
Grizzlies sink Vikings, set sights on districts
The McMinnville swim team capped off its conference dual meet schedule Tuesday against Forest Grove, in a final tune-up heading into next week’s Pacific Conference Districts meet, Friday and Saturday, ...
Mac girls make it 10 in a row; boys fall to Liberty
Macie Arzner helped the Grizzlies push through a slow start Tuesday and the McMinnville girls cruised in the second half to beat Liberty 72-48. McMinnville remained perfect in league play and have won ...
Vote again delayed on zoning for Stratus Ave. apartments
A zoning change vote for a planned 96-unit apartment complex on Stratus Avenue was postponed for a second time Thursday by the McMinnville Planning Commission, but neighboring opposition still came out ...
