When Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, arrived for his town hall Friday afternoon, he first took time to meet with students from McMinnville High School’s fire science pathway. Dressed in his trademark ...
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Photos: Linfield Ohana
The spirit of welcome was found in food, culture and plenty of dance in the 51st annual Linfield University Lu’au and Ho’ike, Saturday, April 27, in Rutschman Fieldhouse and Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
Fire District appoints budget committee
The McMinnville Fire District Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of five budget committee members at a meeting Thursday. Seven candidates took part in panel interviews with staff ...
Dustin Court cleaned up, arrests made
A clean-up of Dustin Court last week resulted in a handful of arrests and required the help of the Public Works Department to remove nearly 30 cubic yards of debris and scrap metal, according to McMinnville ...
Riverside Loop domestic shooting suspect arrested
The Yamhill County District Attorney has charged 22-year-old Michael John Morgan with second-degree attempted murder — a Measure 11 felony — for his involvement in a domestic violence incident ...
Local medical professionals speak out for Public Health
Pediatricians, family medicine doctors and other medical professionals from across the county are asking the county commissioners to reconsider their decision to ban Public Health from promoting vaccines ...
Commission forum on May 2 in Newberg
The three candidates for Yamhill County commissioner — incumbent Lindsay Berschauer and challengers Bubba King and David Wall — have been invited to speak in a candidate forum at 6:30 p.m. ...
Along the Street: Homeward Bound Pets hires new director
Homeward Bound Pets Humane Society has hired a new director, Casey Shook. She replaces Ronnie Vostinak, who moved to another state. She had been director of the humane society since November 2016. Vostinak ...
New mercantile Nash & Nichol to open on Third
Nash & Nichol, a new “modern mercantile” carrying varied items for the home and lifestyle, will open Saturday, May 4. The shop is the creation of two women who’ve owned separate ...
Merkley: Divide is bigger than ever
When Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, arrived for his town hall Friday afternoon, he first took time to meet with students from McMinnville High School’s fire science pathway. Dressed in his trademark ...
Commissioners scheduled to award chip seal contract
Yamhill County Commissioners this week will vote on a contract for the annual chip-sealing road projects, to Sierra Santa Fe Corporation, for $917,770. Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, May ...
Arrests & Citations: April 29, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Steven LeRoy Michael, 65, McMinnville, April 25, failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Oscar Antonio Talavera, 26, Newberg, April ...
Stopping By: Cruising duo
Love of cars and community drive McMinnville DSA winners Scott and Elizabeth Hinchcliff
County nearing tail end of Dog Control funding
As budget season begins, county leaders will be thinking in terms of dog years. Dog Control, that is. The county will spend the last of a long-relied-on trust fund in the next fiscal year to pay for kenneling ...
Domestic violence incident leads to shootings
A hand-pump pellet gun was fired during a domestic violence incident Wednesday night east of McMinnville, which resulted in two individuals transported to hospitals and one arrest, so far. Yamhill County ...
Berschauer suggests redirecting ARPA funds to Mac after-school program
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday discussed redirecting $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from George Fox University to the McMinnville after-school program Last December, commissioners ...
Planning director concludes dam allowed outright
The county has canceled a public hearing over a controversial proposal for a dam on vineyard property. Yamhill County Planning Director Ken Friday has concluded the dam is allowed outright, under the ...
Unanimously, but skeptically, city tightens camping rules
The McMinnville City Council unanimously passed three ordinance changes Tuesday that will significantly impact public camping rules in the city starting next month. Following several discussions on implementing ...
Affordable Housing Committee tackles need and obstacles with transitional housing
McMinnville’s Affordable Housing Committee continued work on the establishment of regulations for transitional housing Wednesday. The panel discussed a range of topics including permitted structures ...
'24 hours: 7 to 8 p.m. at the grange
The McMinnville Grange Hall was nearly empty at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. It’s seems to be just a big room with wooden floors, benches along each wall and a stage at the east end.
Calendar of Quirk: This week, it’s a lock that some of these Quirk items just hasp to be
Quirk is often connected, in spirit, appearance, location or a combination of those things. We start this week’s Calendar of Quirk in the Granary District square, at the south end of Alpine Avenue, ...
Sports
McMinnville girls tennis sweeps Liberty again
On Tuesday, April 23 the McMinnville girls tennis team hosted the Liberty Falcons and, for the second time in as many meetings, got the 9-0 win. The big winner of the bunch is No. 1 singles player ...
Mac boys tennis goes 1-1 at MHS tournament
The Grizzlies kept busy over the past seven days, splitting a pair of matches against Tualatin and Ida B. Wells on Saturday, April 20 at the MHS boys tennis tournament. Then, McMinnville swept ...
Softball: YC stomps Santiam Christian
Yamhill Carlton pushed its winning streak to six straight with an 11-0 home win over Santiam Christian on April 23. Yamhill Carlton moved up a spot in the OSAA rankings to No. 2, behind only league ...
Baseball: Mac avoids strikeouts, downs Newberg 2-0
The Grizzlies traveled to Newberg on Wednesday, April 24 and returned to McMinnville with a 2-0 win in their pocket. In the win, none of the McMinnville batters suffered a strikeout. The ball was ...
Valley Panthers shutout by Grackles in Round 4 action (brie
The Valley Panthers rugby team hosted the East County Grackles on April 13 at Duniway Middle School, losing 31-0 in the effort. While the score line on paper might not appear great, contextually ...
Schedules: Mac baseball clashes with last place Newberg
The Grizzlies wrapped up last week’s series against the Liberty Falcons and turn their eyes towards rival Newberg. This week’s series against the Tigers offers the Grizzlies a chance ...
Softball: Dayton downs Amity to remain second in league
Dayton put its last league loss, a 3-2 defeat to Scio on April 8, even farther in the rearview with a 10-run win over Amity on April 19. The Pirates won 14-4 in six innings, downing the Warriors ...
Baseball: McMinnville moves into league's top spot
With a 5-4 road win over Liberty on Friday, April 19, the Grizzlies move into the top spot in the Pacific Conference. The Falcons took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but McMinnville ...
Linfield: Men's track takes fourth, women's takes fifth
Linfield’s track and field teams joined the rest of the Northwest Conference athletes at George Fox University in Newberg on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21 to determine who was the ...
Track: McMinnville, Sheridan, Willamina compete at Oregon Relays
McMinnville, Sheridan and Willamina made the trip down to Hayward Field in Eugene on April 19 and April 20 for the Oregon Relays presented by AthleticNET. Mac was the only of the three to register ...
Mac boys tennis downs Century, Forest Grove
On April 16, the McMinnville boys tennis team defeated Century 7-2 in Hillsboro. The Grizzlies swept the doubles competition, winning in straight sets each time; in the singles matches, McMinnville ...
Fair Catch Foundation comes to Yamhill Carlton
An alternate means of financial assistance for students wishing to participate in sports has come to Yamhill Carlton. The Fair Catch Foundation, a non-profit that raises money for students who ...
Linfield baseball routs George Fox 11-2
The Wildcats continued their recent trend of churning out victories with an 11-2 road win over George Fox University on April 17. With the win, Linfield moves to 16-15 overall and 9-8 in Northwest ...
Baseball: McMinnville comes from behind for walk-off win
In the second game of the series between McMinnville and Liberty on April 17, neither team found offensive success early, but ultimately it was the Grizzlies who won at Patton Middle School. Down ...
Mac's Ryan McIrvin named 6A AD of the Year
McMinnville’s Ryan McIrvin was named 6A Athletic Director of the Year by the Oregon Athletic Director Association on Monday, April 15. The award was voted on by the other athletic directors ...
Softball: McMinnville blasts Liberty in 27-run win
McMinnville stayed undefeated in league play with a 27-3 drubbing of Liberty on Wednesday, April 17. The Grizzlies move to 7-1 at home and 2-0 in Pacific Conference play, while the Falcons fall ...
McMinnville girls tennis sweeps Glencoe
McMinnville girls tennis didn’t let a rain delay dampen their fighting spirit on Thursday, April 4. The Grizzlies defeated Glencoe 9-0 to earn another Pacific Conference victory. Top to ...
Schedules: McMinnville softball enters league play against Forest Grove
McMinnville (9-4) wrapped up its non-league schedule and will jump into the Pacific Conference calendar in a road game against Forest Grove (8-5) on Tuesday, April 16 at 5 p.m. Both teams are looking ...
Softball: Yamhill Carlton overcomes errors to down 4A St. Helens
It wasn’t pretty, but the Tigers got one of their biggest wins of the year on Thursday, April 11, defeating visiting 4A St. Helens 8-7. A pair of home runs from junior third baseman Cecelia ...
Baseball: Mac falls to Century 4-1, wins series
The Grizzlies rebounded from the first two losses of league play with a 4-2 win over Sherwood on April. McMinnville carried that momentum into the series against Century, winning the first two ...
