Along The Street: Businesses collect items for Mac High resource room
Two McMinnville businesses are leading efforts to collect items for the McMinnville High School resource room, which supplies food and personal items to students. Ticor Title is collecting donations of ...
Mayor-elect sees need for transparency and fiscal clarity, questions rec plan, service fee
McMinnville Mayor-elect Kim Morris said the same concerns that encouraged her to run for office also got her elected, as residents didn’t feel issues of crime, transparency and taxation were being ...
Majority of remaining ARPA funds to sheriff
The Yamhill Board of Commissioners agreed last week to allocate the bulk of its remaining federal Covid relief dollars to the Sheriff’s Office for improvements to radios and dog licensing software. The ...
Municipal leaders provide updates on projects
The city of Lafayette hosted Yamhill county commissioners and other municipality leaders for a dinner on Nov. 6. Each municipality provided updates on projects. Lafayette continues to work on its transportation ...
Races still close for some council seats
A few city council races remain close and some will be filled by write-ins in the wake of the Nov. 5 election, which will be formally certified on Dec. 2. Bubba King will be the next Yamhill County Commissioner ...
Transient man charged with burglary, theft spree
A transient man was charged with a slew of burglaries and thefts across McMinnville, including a Dutch Bros, manufactured homes and Lutheran Community Services, between Nov. 2-7. Aspen Eli Whiffen, 21, ...
Committee to discuss Mac property tax rate
McMinnville’s Budget Committee will convene for a work session Wednesday to discuss the remaining property tax levy from the departure of the fire department from city tax rolls. When voters approved ...
Still Playing: Array of events offered by longtime movie rental business
By diversifying its range of offerings and providing personalized customer service, The Reel Hollywood Video keeps surviving — even in an age of streaming services and a narrowing list of sources ...
Simpson Electrical expands services
Simpson Electrical, which does residential and commercial electrical work, has added a new hearth and heating services. Owner Kevin Simpson, who has been an electrical contractor for 25 years, said the ...
Dundee man pleads guilty to two counts of encouraging sexual abuse
Austin Arthur Nunn of Dundee pleaded guilty on Nov. 7 to two counts of encouraging child sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. Nunn, 27, was originally charged with 10 counts of encouraging child ...
Salem man charged with bribery during DUI arrest
Robert Bruce Jackman, 58, of Salem, is charged with DUI and bribe-giving when he allegedly offered a Yamhill County Deputy a “donation to the cop fund” if he would let him go free, or drop ...
Court Records: Nov. 18, 2024
CIVIL FILINGS Capital One vs. Sandy S. Davis, Willamina: Granted $2,235.29 judgment. OneMain Financial Group vs. Jose A. Guerrero Pena and Jazmin R. Villa Reyes: Granted $8,678.90 judgment. CKS Prime ...
Arrests & Citations: Nov. 18, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Travis Douglas Mottram, 36, Salem, Nov. 15, Polk County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $10,000 bail. Laurel Leigh Bronnenberg, 39, McMinnville, Nov. ...
Willamina dreaming of downtown improvements
Residents and city staff gathered this month for a second “vision workshop” at Swan Hall to establish priorities for downtown Willamina improvements. “We had an amazing turnout last ...
Court dismisses 2022 manslaughter case
A manslaughter case was dismissed in court on Nov. 12 as the defendant’s mental capacity has not been restored after two years. On April 28, 2022, Erika Jaklen Sanchez Arias, then 22, of Dayton, ...
