Public calls for more action against ICE raids
McMinnville residents passionately called for more action from the city Tuesday regarding recent immigration enforcement sweeps. Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border ...
Carlton says gas station plan ‘does not work’
Attorney Nick Rhoten, representing the applicant of a controversial gas station proposal, told the Carlton City Council Tuesday night they were in an unenviable position in that he believed they legally must approve a plan that’s faced immense opposition.
Willamina middle school principal dies
Willamina Middle School principal and special education director Mike Hughes died suddenly Wednesday, Dec. 10, sending shockwaves through the school district and community. Hughes, who first joined the ...
Doctor with a big heart: Dr. Spear celebrated at retirement party
Patients and coworkers lined up Thursday, Dec. 4, to wish “best of luck” to a man they said had a big heart, in addition to skills caring for cardiac patients. “We relied on Dr. Spear ...
Three Mac schools taken off post-Covid watch list
Three McMinnville schools have been removed from a state watch list after demonstrating their students are making progress since the pandemic. Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua credited their improvement ...
Stopping By: KFC and Christmas cakes
Elaborate displays of lights mark the Christmas season in Japan, where Tomoki Fuchiyami lives when he’s not attending Amity High School as an AYUSA exchange student.
Long serving YCSO employee suddenly passes
Kari Hogevoll, 48, of McMinnville who spent 20 years with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, died Saturday, Dec. 6, after suffering a medical event. In her 20 years with YCSO, Hogevoll served ...
School board will offer permanent superintendent position to Ferrua
After receiving numerous emails and in-person comments praising interim Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua, McMinnville School Board voted unanimously Monday night to offer her the superintendent position on a permanent basis.
Vintage NR/Memory Lane Dec. 12, 2025
10 years ago -- The McMinnville City Council approved a traffic light for the intersection of Fifth Street and Lafayette Avenue, instead of a roundabout originally favored by staff. Although the roundabout ...
Open houses for seniors to be offered at meal sites
NorthWest Senior & Disability Services will host open houses at meal sites in McMinnville, Sheridan and Newberg for people 60 and older. The events will “celebrate nutrition, connection and ...
Amity waterline repairs, improvements underway
The city of Amity continues waterline improvements being funded by a Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan from Business Oregon. On Friday, Dec. 5, crewmembers with Haworth Inc., a McMinnville commercial ...
Amity water system flushing continues Friday
Water system flushing will continue in Amity on Friday, Dec. 12, as the city hopes to further limit sediment deposits in water pipes. Public Work employees open fire hydrants on the south side of Trade ...
Palindrome team backs out of Alpine redevelopment
Development team Palindrome has pulled out of an agreement with the city of McMinnville to redevelop the 3.5-acre Alpine Avenue parcel the city purchased in 2023. Palindrome’s $80 million redevelopment ...
Concerts to benefit Toy Drive, YCAP
Local artists are hosting concerts to benefit the McMinnville Fire District Toy Drive and Yamhill County Action Partnership. McMinnville rap artist Ryan “Rizzle” Adams and other area rappers ...
Arrests & Citations: Dec. 12, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Josias Jonatan Juan Pablo, 26, Newberg, Dec. 3, probation violation; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail; Dec. 4, Washington County hold, menacing, fourth-degree ...
