Grant funding to install EV chargers in Mac, Newberg
New electric vehicle charging stations will be coming to McMinnville and Newberg thanks to a $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The city of Tualatin led the charge for the grant ...
Man accused of stealing cars from lots
Andy Ross Sharpe has been accused of stealing three vehicles from McMinnville dealerships in July, soon after he was released from jail in Coos County, where he faces a similar charge. Sharpe, 48, listed ...
Commissioner campaigns exceed $200k in contributions
The 2024 race for seat 2 on the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners has become the most expensive ever, with challenger David “Bubba” King outspending incumbent Lindsay Berschauer with about ...
Commissioners balk at approving contract for DEI leadership class
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners delayed voting on a $13,000 contract for leadership training classes for Health and Human Services management Thursday over concerns about a particular class and ...
Viewing utilities: City and W&L officials tour power, water and wastewater facilities
City Council and McMinnville Water & Light commissioners held a five-stop tour Wednesday, learning about the history, current operations and future projects at facilities owned by the city and utility. The ...
McMinnville teachers, district agree on three-year contract
McMinnville School District and its teachers’ union, the McMinnville Education Association, have agreed on a new three-year contract, effective July 1, 2024, and running through June 30, ...
Sheridan council looks at development, infrastructure, river access
The Sheridan City Council pondered an array of projects at its Monday meeting, approved a downtown sidewalk project bid and voted to burn a city-owned house despite a final plea from a councilmember to ...
Fast-track theatrics: ‘24 Hr. Plays’ puts Linfield University students on short timeline to create one-acts
Sometimes you think outside the box. Sometimes you’re inspired by what’s in it. Boxes of “inspiration” got things started for Linfield Theater participants in a unique theater ...
Stopping By: Mettle in metal
McMinnville company is young and growing, always seeking to be Cutting Edge
Arrests & Citations: Sept. 13, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Slatin Dane Tweedle, 29, McMinnville, Sept. 9, parole violation; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Anthony Gray Aldeguer, 65, McMinnville, Sept. ...
Sheriff's Office arrests seven at illegal marijuana grow
The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office seized 260 pounds of processed marijuana and eradicated 1,608 plants during the execution of a search warrant on a rural property north of Newberg on Wednesday. A ...
McMinnville City Council hears about waste diversion options
McMinnville waste management provider Recology Inc. presented the city council with new options for food waste and construction debris diversion Tuesday, but unknown costs tempered enthusiasm in council ...
A new ‘McMinnville experience’ celebrated at Art Alley opening
Of the murals in the narrow panorama known as Art Alley, Visit McMinnville’s Olivia Rovang said, “I hope everyone can find a bit of themselves and a bit of McMinnville in these.” That ...
'24 Hours: 3 to 4 a.m. at Rock of Ages
At 3 a.m. Sept. 3, soft lights illuminate the flower baskets that bracket the front doors and mark the pathways winding through the Rock of Ages retirement village campus, southwest of McMinnville. Inside ...
Yamhill fire board seeks OSP inquiry into July break-in
Yamhill Fire Protection District board voted unanimously on Monday, Sept. 9 to ask Oregon State Police to conduct an investigation over what has been termed a break-in to the fire chief’s office ...
