McMinnville, developer reach agreement on Alpine property
The McMinnville City Council approved an agreement with Guardian Real Estate Services Tuesday night that will make the city whole on its 2023 purchase of an Alpine Avenue property and result in at least ...
Memorial principal Kim Price says goodbye after three decades as an educator
As area schools finished up classes this week, Memorial Elementary Principal Kim Price said goodbye not just to students, but also to fellow staff members in the McMinnville School District. Price is ...
City plans festivities for sesquicentennial celebration
The kickoff to McMinnville’s 150th birthday will begin next week with events planned all summer, culminating in a parade and party on Oct. 17. The city debuted its 150th logo recently and will begin ...
Oregon’s aging population poses challenges for economic revival
As the Governor’s Prosperity Council finalizes recommendations this month for how to create well-paying jobs and help Oregon businesses grow, it faces a double-edged challenge:
19-year-old convicted of sex abuse
A jury found Manuel Allen Osborne-Fleming, 19, of Sheridan guilty of two-counts of sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse on Wednesday, June 10. An October 2025 indictment accused him of engaging ...
Proposed airport fees target private jets
The McMinnville Municipal Airport is proposing a new set of fees for private jets and other aircraft that currently use the facility at no charge, while maintaining status quo for the “local folks.” “I ...
Sheridan Hometown annual event
Sheridan Hometown Days will begin Friday, June 19, with the annual rubber duck races starting at 4 p.m. at the bridge on Bridge Street. Tickets are $5, and the first-place duck wins 50% of the entry pot. After ...
Bars are gold for McMinnville company
EMPWR, which manufactures protein bars to order for other companies, has grown exponentially since it began operating in McMinnville four years ago. Its local staff has grown to 550, making it one of ...
Memorial scholarship supports artists
The Traveling Light Foundation is launching a new annual scholarship that will support aspiring artists in their education, training, apprenticeships or other structured programs. The Grier Grant is named ...
Mac man charged with CSAM
A 27-year-old McMinnville man was arrested June 7 after a grand jury indicted him on 26 counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse and one second-degree count. The McMinnville Police Department ...
McMinnville sponsors Juneteenth celebration
McMinnville’s third annual Juneteenth celebration will be held Friday, June 19. The city-sponsored event will be held outside Bierly Brewing, 624 N.E. Third St., from 5 to 8:30 p.m. It will feature ...
Stopping By: One garden, many gardens
McMinnville couple’s Asian-inspired yard featured on annual summer tour
Wyden brings back housing affordability bill
By MIA MALDONADOOf the Oregon Capital Chronicle Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation on Thursday announced a plan to alleviate homelessness and improve housing affordability through ...
TLT fund change to happen gradually in Mac
The city of McMinnville and its marketing partner have agreed to slowly adjust the split of revenues from the lodging tax in future years to build momentum for 140 hotel rooms expected to debut in 2027. State ...
Arrests & Citations: June 12, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Richard Lewis Tomlinson, 53, Sheridan, June 4, second-degree criminal trespass; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $5,000 bail. Hunter Ryan McCord, 21, Corvallis, ...
