Shortfall expected as enrollment dips further

McMinnville School District’s declining enrollment continues to be a factor concerning district officials as they begin budgeting for the 2026-27 school year and beyond. Along with the nearly 5% ...

YCAP files suit against Fackler Construction

Yamhill Community Action Partnership has filed suit against former general contractor Fackler Construction in Circuit Court, seeking $200,000 for negligence and breach of warranty. The suit alleges Fackler ...

Tree programs inch closer to adoption

While finalizing rules for upcoming tree protection programs, the McMinnville Planning Commissioner last week agreed to a staff recommendation to remove criteria to justify the felling of a landmark or significant tree.

 

BLM to increase timber production

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will vote Thursday to update a natural resource plan that will likely lead to increased timber production on federal forest land. A Memorandum of Understanding ...

New report finds Oregon sports betting fails to protect residents

A national report released last week gives Oregon an F for how well it protects its residents from online gambling addiction.

 

Sheridan councilor charged with DUII

Sheridan City Councilor Ian Houston, 39, has been charged with misdemeanor DUII, reckless driving and unlawful possession of a firearm. On Monday, March 9, Houston allegedly drove a vehicle while under ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Bowl, stem and a wisp seen in the G at Gandalf’s

Quirk of the Week: The Gs stand alone

Initial reaction is that these genius fonts are a G force Ah … Gs. Lotta G-eography in this week’s atlas of Quirk. Places such as Geraldi’s, Grieving Ink and George Fox. In McMinnville, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Volunteer William Mackie demonstrates a Rubens tube, using propane flames along a perforated metal tube to show how sound waves create visible patterns of vibration. ScienceFest 26, held Saturday at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, featured family-friendly demonstrations and activities.

Photo Gallery: Igniting curiosity

Festival at Evergreen museum encourages families to explore science with hands-on activities

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The historic United Methodist Church at 544 N.E. Second St. may soon be demolished to make way for an affordable housing complex. The church building was constructed in 1941 following two others that occupied the property starting in the 1870s.

Church wants to raze Methodist building to make way for apartments

A historic Second Street church may soon be demolished to pave the way for construction of a 72-unit affordable housing apartment building. McMinnville Cooperative Ministries applied to demolish the United ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Wade Miller, who grew up using Allis-Chalmers tractors and helping sell them in his family’s farm equipment business, shows a D-19 model from the early 1960s on display in the Yamhill County History Museum.

When Yamhill County was ‘painted orange’

If you see an old, orange tractor in a field near McMinnville, it may have come from Miller Machinery and Farm Equipment. Formerly located at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Riverside Drive, ...

Court Records: March 11, 2026

CIVIL FILINGS U.S. Bank National Association vs. Amber L. Meier: Granted $8,506.84 judgment. Midland Credit Management, Inc. vs. Heather D. Christie: Granted $1,229.22 judgment. Citibank, N.A. vs. Mark ...

Willamina approves new council rules

The Willamina City Council approved updated council rules and code of conduct at the Tuesday, March 10, meeting. The new rules and procedures document was prepared in 2023, and council reviewed each chapter. ...

Mac PD photo##An Oregon State Police hazard device technician investigates a suspicious package that was left in front of Ross Dress for Less in McMinnville on Thursday, March 5.

McMinnville police, OSP respond to two suspicious items in four days

The Oregon State Police Explosives Unit was called to McMinnville on Thursday, March 5, and Sunday, March 8, to investigate suspicious items that were reported to the McMinnville Police Department. The ...

ODOT, city wrangle over standards

Different standards for designing roadways could affect the next phase of the Third Street Development Project. McMinnville City Council on Tuesday will vote on an intergovernmental agreement with the ...

Lafayette residents to vote on pump station expense

The city of Lafayette will be able to address the first of several repairs to its wastewater management system thanks to $1.4 million in lottery bond funding approved in SB 5701 for the Canyon View Pump ...

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