Trail decision delayed another week
Yamhill County residents on both sides of the Yamhelas-Westsider trail debate must wait another week to learn if the project will be removed from future county plans. Following approximately two hours ...
YCSO deputy honored with Valor Award for going ‘above and beyond the call’
Yamhill County Sheriff Deputy Alex Grant was recognized last month for his actions in the line of duty when he responded alone to an active knifing at the Valley’s Edge RV Park outside Sheridan on ...
Middle-schoolers will look for answers in low gravity
A team of Patton Middle School students is one of 60 in the nation selected to build and send an experiment high into the upper atmosphere, where gravity, air pressure and temperature are lower. The “Space ...
Lum’s purchases Chevrolet dealership
Lum’s GMC finalized a deal this week to purchase Armstrong Chevrolet and announced plans to expand its operations at 830 Highway 99W in McMinnville. The company announced the deal Tuesday and said ...
Chamber to move to its own building
The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce will move into its own building at 12th and Baker streets this spring — the first time in the organization’s 111 year history it has owned, rather than ...
John Linder plans run for commissioner seat
McMinnville financial professional John Linder announced Thursday his intension to run for Yamhill County Commissioner Position 1. Linder has filed a candidate committee with the Oregon Secretary of State’s ...
Merkley addresses McMinnville constituents
During a town hall in McMinnville Thursday, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) said he is worried about the potential loss of our democratic republic to authoritarian control — something he never ...
Love in a small town: ‘Almost, Maine’
Gallery Theater will present “Almost, Maine,” a play about a magical night in a small town, Jan. 30 to Feb. 15. Shows will start at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. An opening ...
Mac city council meetings will move to Wednesdays starting in March
McMinnville City Council plans to move its regular meetings to Wednesdays starting March 1. Interim City Manager Adam Garvin recommended the change last week as part of continuing operational changes. ...
Kotek eyes McMinnville project
Gov. Tina Kotek’s office has offered support and potential funding for McMinnville’s major projects through its Regional Solutions program. Program Coordinator Beth Wytoski, who lives in Dayton, ...
Residents can weigh in on SW Area Plan
The city of McMinnville is hosting a community open house on the Southwest Area Plan from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Kent Taylor Civic Hall, 200 N.E. Second St. The city is developing an ...
Ski & Ride to benefit cancer service nonprofits
Winter sports enthusiasts can spend two days on the mountain while helping two local nonprofits during the Ski & Ride events, March 7 and 8. “Our goal with Ski & Ride is to create an event ...
Arrests & Citations: Jan. 23, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Joseph Lee Ebensteiner, 51, Willamina, Jan. 15, parole violation; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Michael Charles Zweigart, 52, Newberg, Jan. 17, ...
Fundraiser will help school programs
Tickets are still available for the third-annual “A Work of Heart” wine pairing dinner and auction to benefit McMinnville school programs. The nonprofit McMinnville Education Foundation sponsors ...
