Mac W&L OKs property sale for new rec center

The McMinnville Water & Light Commission unanimously agreed to a sale agreement for a 27-acre parcel off Riverside Drive to the city of McMinnville last month, establishing a home for a potential new ...

County to hear LUBA remand on The Ground's alcohol sales

Part of a county decision to allow food trucks and alcohol sales at The Ground wellness center in Carlton has been remanded by the Land Use Board of Appeals. A public hearing will be held Thursday by ...

Sheridan council decides to end water fluoridation

Citing a federal court’s ruling of child development issues related to fluoride, the Sheridan city council unanimously voted at the Nov. 18 regular meeting to remove fluoride from the city’s ...

Over and out(dated): ARPA funding to upgrade YCSO’s obsolete radio system

Communication issues have been a growing problem for Yamhill County Sheriff’s for several years, but a recent $650,000 allocation will fix some radio issues and the office is planning a long-term ...

Local warming shelters open

With the weather reaching sub-freezing temperatures, warming shelters will be open on nights this weekend in December. According to Weather.com, temperatures drop into the high 20s overnight for the next ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Revelers visit lighted booths at the Glide and Gather Holiday Market, which features several local vendors offering wreaths, gift items, food and beverages, including hot cocoa. Although the ice skating rink had not yet been assembled for use, the market was open for business over the weekend. Chamber of Commerce officials said the market and the rink will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays, noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 22 on the Oregon Mutual parking lot at Fourth and Baker streets.

Rink opening date skates by

McMinnville’s new holiday market opened Friday following the parade and tree lighting downtown, but the big attraction, an ice skating rink, is still to come. Literally still to come: the pieces ...

Private Investigator compelled by court to turnout document

Johnny Eugene Johnson, 54, formerly of Yamhill County, is serving a 59-year sentence at the Department of Correction for three counts on sexual abuse. In the 2017 trial Johnson was acquitted for six counts ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Workers smooth concrete on a huge slab that will be the floor of the new Ether Form plant on Rivergate Street in the McMinnville Industrial Park. From left are Lance Cochran, Logan Wennerstrom and Brian Anderson of Haworth, Inc., of McMinnville. Ether Form plans a 10,090-square-foot, $1,25 million project.

Along the Street: Construction projects underway through winter months

- The foundation is shaping up for the new Ether Form plant on Rivergate Street in the McMinnville Industrial Park. The engineering company received a building permit for its 10,090-square-foot plant, ...

Defense needs additional evidence for rape case

Jack Marion Matheny, 38, formerly of Willamina, has been indicted for an alleged rape of 5-year-old in 2014 at the Grand Ronde Reservation. The trial is set for Dec. 9, but on Nov. 22 at a status hearing, ...

Forest Grove man charged with third DUII

Andres Felipe Lucas, 28, of Forest Grove faces a variety of charges from a June 22 incident, including one count each of driving under the influence, driving while suspended, reckless driving, recklessly ...

Court Records: Dec. 2, 2024

CIVIL FILINGS Synchrony Bank vs. John McCarthy, Newberg: Seeks $2,434.64 allegedly owed. Synchrony Bank vs. Donna Follett, Sheridan: Seeks $2,862.26 allegedly owed. Discover Bank vs. Abigail Killion, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Santa Claus waves to parade watchers as he makes his first McMinnville appearance of the year Friday afternoon. As usual, Santa called on the McMinnville Fire Department for help, leaving his sleigh at the fire hall while he rode down Third Street in a ladder truck.

Santa kicks off holiday season

Santa arrived in McMinnville Friday afternoon during the annual holiday parade. Thousands of people lined downtown streets to watch the parade, which included colorful floats and marchers along with the ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Dan Gibson enjoys being in McMinnville and visiting sites such as Art Alley — which is between Third and Fourth streets, just behind his office at Visit McMinnville. Behind Gibson, new head of the tourism organization, is the large mural painted this summer by Colt Bowden and friends.

Stopping By: Telling McMinnville's story

Dan Gibson finds challenges as well as ample resources in his new role leading tourism organization

Grand Ronde man arrested as felon with weapons

Oregon State Police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Sunday, Nov 30, resulting in the arrest of a Grand Ronde man on a weapons charge. During the contact with Christopher Nolan Johnson, 53, ...

Arrests & Citations: December 2, 2024

Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Kenneth Lamar Reynolds, 50, McMinnville, Nov. 27, failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $10,000 bail. Mercedes Love O’Keefe, 25, Willamina, ...

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