Graduates of specialty court programs aim to help others overcome
“I would have never gone sober without this program,” Alex Mason, a 2022 graduate of the Court Coordination Service, told the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The CJC ...
Linfield sets its sights on property development
Linfield University has contracted brokerage firm Apex Partners to assist with the development of 73 acres and is exploring a variety of options for the land zoned for commercial and residential. Linfield ...
Food assistance groups brace for SNAP freeze
With the federal government shutdown and the possibility of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) going unfunded in November, local food programs are concerned about how they will feed an increasing ...
Stopping By: Spreading the love through volunteering
One of the main reasons Heather Acker became a Realtor was to have a flexible schedule. It gives her time to pursue something as important to her as her career: community service. Acker has slightly limited ...
New Mac PD patrol captain still driven to serve as he enters next stage of 30-year career
McMinnville Police Department’s new Captain Dan O’Loughlin arrived to the city by way of Gresham, Sherwood, Hillsboro and Canada, where he got his start and remains a dual citizen. O’Loughlin ...
Ballots due Tuesday
McMinnville city residents and Amity Fire District voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, to return their ballots. Voters should drop ballots into a voting box at Amity City Hall, the clerk’s ...
Hunting for a winner: Judges walk Amity for pumpkin contest
Amity city councilors, staff and volunteers scoured the city while hunting for winners in the city’s pumpkin carving and decorating contest. For the contest, the city was divided into six sections, ...
Vintage N-R/Memory Lane: Oct. 31, 2025
10 years ago -- Carlton resident Jessica Whiting won’t deny that she infected her family and friends with zombie-ism. “It used to be just me, and they went along,” she said of her ...
Kotek frees up $5 million in emergency aid for food banks
On Wednesday evening, two days before the looming federal food stamps cutoff, Gov. Tina Kotek declared a 60-day food security emergency and directed the Oregon Department of Human Services to provide $5 million to food banks around the state.
Oregon reducing public pension investments in private equity
The proportion of Oregon’s public employee retirement fund invested in private equity funds is shrinking after mounting criticism that it ballooned in recent years.
Annual Coastal Hills tour features art, quilts
Almost 20 artists and crafters will participate in Willamina’s annual Coastal Hills Art Tour and Quilt Show Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8. The annual event features makers showing in storefronts ...
Dayton district files suit over grade school construction
The Dayton School District in July filed a nearly $1.8 million lawsuit against three companies that oversaw construction work on the grade school. The district alleges negligence on the part of general ...
County to raze two buildings, construct HHS housing facility
Yamhill County Health and Human Services is using state allocations to build a new eight-unit apartment building in downtown McMinnville to serve its community restoration program. Community restoration ...
Arrests & Citations: Oct. 31, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office James Ellsworth Maley, 55, Sheridan, Oct. 23, second-degree disorderly conduct, menacing; booked and released. Timothy Robert Linn, 41, McMinnville, Oct. 23, probation ...
McMinnville City Council talks budget, development processes
McMinnville City Council discussed topics Tuesday that will shape the budget and development process and members of the police department’s facial hair. In a budget committee work session prior ...
