Crash damages St. Vincent office
Manager Patricia Jensen was having a meeting with a client at the St. Vincent de Paul social services office just before 1 p.m. on Thursday when a Toyota Highlander rolled into building. Jensen was sitting ...
MURAC recommends First Street bungalow project get $50,000
The McMinnville Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (MURAC) recommended issuing a $50,000 forgivable loan Wednesday to help complete a First Street short-term rental business. Shannon Quimby, owner of Hoff’s ...
Sheridan stops advertising council vacancy
With zero applicants by the time they planned to interview candidates, Sheridan city councilors voted Monday, Feb. 2, to leave the vacant council position open but no longer pay to advertise the vacancy. In ...
$5.2 million in state funds headed to local projects
Three Yamhill County projects are anticipated to receive a combined $5.2 million in state funds after being included in a final list of projects in the Legislature’s capital construction package. The ...
County to pledge $200k for loan program
Yamhill County small business owners could soon have access to a $1 million revolving loan fund stemming from a 30-year-old county grant and the 2024 windstorm that qualified as a federal disaster. The ...
Terroir writing festival registration open
Registration is open for the Terroir Creative Writing Festival, which will be held Saturday, May 2, in the Experience Center at Stoller Family Estate near Dayton. Hosted by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill ...
Wine & Food Classic runs March 13-15
The annual McMinnville Wine & Food Classic, a fundraiser for St. James Catholic Elementary School, will be held Friday through Sunday, March 13 to 15, in both the aviation and space buildings on the ...
Carlton council greenlights pollinator garden
Carlton resident Robin Geck is spearheading a revived attempt to create a community pollinator garden to support the native bee population. Geck presented her plan during the city council’s Tuesday ...
Stopping By: Being heard, healing, helping others
Being heard means everything, said Amanda Farmer, one of dozens of sexual abuse victims who seek help, often from organizations such as Henderson House, the Yamhill County shelter and service program. In ...
Dayton water leak keeps crews busy
A water main line break at the Dayton footbridge forced public works staff to work overtime during Presidents’ Day weekend, but the situation had a happy ending for the city. Public Works crews ...
Vintage N-R/Memory Lane: March 6, 2026
10 Years Ago • The city of McMinnville has organized an open house to discuss Hill Road projects that will be funded by the 2014 street bond. Hill Road is currently a narrow, rural road. But after ...
N-R matriarch Meg Bladine dies at 105
Margaret “Meg” Bladine, who was active in the McMinnville community for decades, died Wednesday, March 4, in a McMinnville senior care center. She was 105. Bladine, who was named McMinnville’s ...
In Brief: Mac, Amity boards to meet; garden workshop; Navy breakfast; book sale
McMinnville board to meet The McMinnville School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 9, in the district office, 800 N.E. Lafayette Avenue. The meeting also will be on Zoom. Board members will ...
McMinnville robotics team wins, heads to national event
Chronobreak, one of two Grizzly robotics teams, won a Sustain Award at the 20th annual Oregon FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament over the weekend. The team will advance to a national tournament. Ursa ...
Willamina Public Library invites guests to roleplay a fantastical murder mystery in annual fundraiser
Over the weekend, a fantastical world landed in the Willamina Public Library, transforming the aisles of bookshelves into a land of mystery and grounds to hunt for a murderer. To raise funds for Love ...
