School board members dine with students, support kitchen staff during National School Lunch Week
News & Features
Councilors reject revised standards for landscape applicants
McMinnville landscaping rules are in a “bit of a risky gray area” following council’s decision not to proceed with the second phase of code amendments guiding the landscape review process. On ...
Quirk of the Week: Switching back to Mac
Folks living west of Hill Road might beg to differ, but McMinnville is essentially a flat town. Walkers and bikers are almost always on the level. Yet, head out Northwest Wallace Road to where, in this ...
McMinnville Day of Service city cleanup Saturday
Volunteers will clean parks and areas of downtown McMinnville on Saturday, Oct. 18, in what the city and Visit McMinnville hope will become an annual event. The “McMinnville Day of Service” ...
Mac School Board appoints new member
The six McMinnville School Board’s members on Monday appointed a seventh — Jasmin Juarez was chosen to fill the seat vacated by Doris Towery. Juarez was sworn in immediately and joined the ...
Lafayette to allow sidewalk seating
The Lafayette City Council unanimously approved new temporary permits to allow outdoor seating within the city right-of-way at the Thursday, Oct. 9, meeting. During the summer, The Vault Cider House, ...
Barrel Roll: Xicha collab wins gold at Great American Beer Fest
One of a dozen winning Oregon breweries at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver last weekend was Xicha Brewing of Salem. Xicha won Gold for its collaboration with Eugene’s Alesong Brewing ...
Deputy Paul Baker receives highway marker dedication
Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott never met Deputy Paul Emerson Baker, but he said he learned much about him while working to have a highway memorial placed in recognition of Baker’s service 43 ...
Photos: Pressing matters
RAW Cider Co. gives inside look to fermentation process during harvest festival.
Dayton City Council reviews transportation system plan
Dayton City Council reviewed a 20-year Transportation System Plan last week that addresses needs for all types of uses and lays out capital projects to reach city goals. Council held a joint work session ...
Working lunch
School board members dine with students, support kitchen staff during National School Lunch Week
Lafayette receives Housing Planning Assistance Grant
The city of Lafayette has been awarded a Housing Planning Assistance Grant from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development for the 2025-2027 biennium. The grant will support the city’s ...
Court Records: Oct. 15, 2025
CIVIL FILINGS Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC vs. Debra Lamme, McMinnville: Renewal of $1,457.65 judgment. Ray Klein Inc vs. Douglas R. Mansfield Jr., McMinnville: Renewal of $67,581.23 judgment. Velocity ...
Ballots arriving in the mail soon for Mac, Amity residents
Voters in the city of McMinnville and in the Amity Fire Districts will receive ballots later this week for the Nov. 4 election. McMinnville voters will consider the city’s Measure 36-7, which would ...
Tribe to acquire parcel near Mac in ‘conservation corridor’
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will soon add to its conservation land holdings when it receives the title for a 75.3-acre parcel between McMinnville and Sheridan. The purchase is funded by the ...
Along the Street: Virginia Garcia celebrates new clinic, 50 years in operation
The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Clinic, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will host a grand opening of its new clinic in Sheridan from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at 222 S.E. Jefferson ...
Release denied for man accused of threatening government officials
Judge Ladd Wiles’s courtroom was packed on Wednesday, Oct. 8, waiting to see if a McMinnville man accused of threatening court officials and community members would be released. James Jay Bemrose ...
Recently hired airport leader discusses upcoming changes, possibilities for facility
New McMinnville Municipal Airport Administrator John Paskell met with the city’s economic think tank committee Wednesday to discuss ongoing transition at the facility and future plans to improve ...
Changes proposed for dangerous intersection
McMinnville city staff will present 10 recommended changes to an intersection where a pedestrian was struck and killed earlier this year when city council convenes for its regular meeting Tuesday. Staff ...
'Tomorrow needs you': Community vigil marks youth suicide awareness day
Light shines out of the darkness, and that was proven Thursday morning at Discovery Meadows Park in McMinnville. About 150 people, including many McMinnville High School students, awoke early to gather ...
Dayton's Coach Connelly dies
Longtime Dayton coach, musician and American Legion member Jim “Coach” Connelly died Wednesday, Oct. 8, at his home in Dayton. He was 80. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, ...
Sports
3A/2A Football: Pirates continue winning ways with Homecoming plundering; Warriors look for answers after last-minute loss
Classic cars and royalty circled the field at Dayton High School Thursday night, and the rain could not dampen the Homecoming fun had by Pirates of the past and present. On soaking turf, the Pirates varsity ...
Injury-riddled Grizzlies fall to Newberg
Street clothes were nearly as abundant as jerseys on the sideline at a wet Wortman Stadium Thursday night, as a hobbled McMinnville varsity football team (1-5, 0-2) took on county and Pacific Conference ...
Linfield beats Pacific, 26-6, behind strong defensive showing
Linfield University’s football team (3-1, 2-0) remains a mystery. Wildcat coaches are working feverishly to solve this season’s puzzle. It does not take a Holmes and Watson to determine the ...
Panthers go 2-1, head into finals seeded 4th
The Valley Panthers continue to improve as the fall rugby sevens season wrapped up league play, going 2-1 at Portland’s Northgate Park on Saturday. The Panthers started their day by beating Summit’s ...
Steady progress shown in lead-up to 2nd Annual Grant Robison Invite
Local cross country teams filtered to one of two races on Friday. McMinnville participated in the 5th Annual Rose City Championship Invite at Rose City Golf Course, while runners from Amity, Dayton and ...
Grizzlies get rowdy in comeback win over Glencoe, draw with Newberg
Energy was the name of the game, and the Grizzlies brought it on Monday. Disappointment was all that categorized two consecutive losses for the McMinnville girls varsity soccer team (6-2-2, 1-0-1), the ...
3A/2A/1A soccer: Amity alone atop league with 2-0 victory
A battle of 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 undefeateds commenced Tuesday in Salem as the No. 3-ranked Amity’s girls soccer team (9-1, 5-0) traveled to take on No. 13 Blanchet Catholic (7-2-1, ...
McMinnville Basketball Association holding annual tryouts, clinics
The McMinnville Basketball Association will hold its annual youth basketball tryouts for girls in grades 4-8 Oct. 12-13, and for boys in grades 4-8 on Oct. 19-20. All information, registration and payment ...
Mac boys soccer hushes Newberg after uncharacteristic shutout to Glencoe
The first week of league play featured two opposing results, but many lessons for the McMinnville boys varsity soccer team (6-2-2, 1-1). Ranked No. 5 in 6A, the Grizzlies began the week at Glencoe where ...
Delegate Assembly votes in boys volleyball as sanctioned activity to begin Spring '26
The Delegate Assembly of the Oregon School Activities Association voted in boys volleyball as an OSAA-sanctioned activity at the assembly’s Monday, Oct. 6, meeting. Boys volleyball will begin its ...
3A football: Tigers fleece Bulldogs for first win of season
Yamhill Carlton varsity football picked up from where they left off in 2019, defeating Williamina 49-20 in the two schools’ first meeting in five years. YC won the last meeting 48-8 at YCHS. The ...
Grizzly football no match for high-flying Falcons
The McMinnville varsity football dropped to 1-4 Friday after falling to the No. 15-ranked Liberty Falcons, 52-26, in their first crack at league play. Unlike the Grizzlies first three losses in non-league ...
Valley Panthers encouraged by rugby 7s play in Bend
The Valley Panthers continued their fall rugby 7s season in Bend on Saturday. The Panthers narrowly beat Salem, 22-20, were tied with the Portland Grackles 12-12 at halftime but gave up two tries in the ...
'Cats gain traction in 35-15 comeback victory over George Fox
If you dropped into the Stoffer Family Stadium Saturday afternoon as the first quarter of the Linfield (2-1,1-0) versus George Fox University (0-4, 0-1) football game, you might have thought you’d ...
Results from 2nd Mud Drag of 2025
The Willamina Mud Drags had a second run in 2025, this time on Saturday, Sept. 27. A total of 63 trucks raced in the main events, 11 of which returned to race in the new Pit Crew Racing Classes. There ...
3A/2A/1A Soccer: Miersma's hat trick leads Amity to 9-1 victory
No. 3-ranked Amity Warriors girls soccer led 5-0 in the first 12 minutes of a home league match Tuesday against No. 21 Western Christian. Senior Haley Miersma scored a trio of goals and led the Warriors. “We’re ...
High speed zone: Fall rugby 7s showcases quick side of international game
The Valley Panthers 7s Rugby Club went 1-2 on Saturday, Sept. 27 during their only home tournament of the fall season at Wortman Stadium. The Panthers steamrolled Summitt’s B team, 32-0, ...
Mac Soccer: Grizzly girls suffer heartbreaking loss to end non-league schedule; boys extend win streak behind Isiai hat trick
Despite the rain falling over Wortman Stadium on Tuesday evening, it was tears that streamed down the faces of the Grizzlies after a tightly contested match against undefeated 6A No. 3 David Douglas Scots ...
Cross Country: Mac runners combine for four top-ten team finishes; YC sees new personal records
All of McMinnville’s junior varsity and varsity runners competed at the Three-Rivers/Pacific Conference crossover at Clackamas Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 1, with each JV and varsity squad ...
'Cats preview: QB-turned-defensive back Deacon Edgar embodies Linfield culture with position shift
In Linfield University’s 47-7 victory over George Fox University last season in Newberg, the Wildcats’ backup quarterback Deacon Edgar came close to leading the team to a score in mop-up duties. ...
