Council OKs $3.4M land purchase, delays trash rate increase
McMinnville City Council approved a $3.4 million property purchase and denied a rate increase for trash collection services Tuesday, citing a lack of progress with recycling and trash diversion programs. Contractor ...
Cycle Oregon riders will use local roads this weekend
Look for plenty of two-wheeled transportation this weekend around Yamhill County. The Weekender event of Cycle Oregon visits Friday, July 12, through Sunday, July 14, with several hundred riders taking ...
'Legacy project' interest adds up to nearly $500,000
McMinnville’s Urban Renewal district will rack up nearly $500,000 in interest payments related to the city’s purchase of the former Ultimate RB property by the time it is flipped to a developer ...
Barrel Roll: Two local breweries connect to Japan
Heater Allen Brewing is working with Setouchi Brewery in Japan on a “Pirika Weizenbier” as part of the 2024 Fuji-to-Hood beer collaboration. Barrel Roll last month announced that ForeLand Beer ...
Local entrepreneurs talk healthy paths to growth
Taking care of people, both staff members and customers, is critical to running a successful company, according to four local business owners who spoke Thursday, June 27, during a “Pub Talk” ...
Ballot measures on cannabis unions, higher corporate taxes
Just two of the more than 50 new laws proposed by Oregonians through the ballot initiative process stand a chance at appearing before voters in November.
Keizer woman seeking treatment following another arrest cycle
Tilea Deara Midnight, 34, of Keizer, has been well known to McMinnville Police in recent years, having been arrested nine times since March 2021 on various charges, including theft, criminal trespass, ...
Look down, when downtown: Artists create sidewalk canvasses
Art Alley between Davis and Evans streets near Third Street downtown got started last month and continues with new murals in progress. Meanwhile, other works of public art are on view downtown. Call them ...
Stopping By: Framing home - Fragrance and color abound, from roses to ‘huggable trees’
Fragrant yellow-orange roses greet visitors to the home of Candace and Barend Van Zanten in McMinnville. The bush, which grows in a half wine barrel, is usually covered with blooms all season — ...
Trial set, release denied in Mac gunshots case
On Thursday, a two-day, 12-person jury trial was set for July 31 and Aug. 1 in the weapons and mischief case involving Anthony Scott Cook, who is accused of firing a weapon multiple times in public near ...
Mac police report sharp decrease in camping reports
McMinnville police reported “considerably different” statistics related to public camping calls in June from previous months, after changes to city code resulted in a drop in camping related ...
Water & Light, city board positions open
McMinnville residents looking to volunteer their time have several current opportunities, with openings on city boards, the formation of a new advisory committee and a vacancy on the McMinnville Water ...
Lavender Festival features art, fragrance
The Chehalem Cultural Center will host the 19th annual Willamette Valley Lavender Festival & Plein Air Art Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14. Admission is free. The weekend ...
Arrests & Citations: July 12, 2024
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Jose Guadalupe Elias Luna, 23, McMinnville, July 8, failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Renee Elisabeth Belt, 20, Yamhill, July ...
Doris Towery leaves MDA helm
The McMinnville Downtown Association Board plans to advertise for a new director following the departure of Doris Towery, who left the downtown group Friday. Towery, who took the job in June 2023, said ...
