Garvin to become full-time city manager
Adam Garvin may soon be shedding his interim title, as a majority of the McMinnville City Council Tuesday favored hiring him as full-time city manager. Although no official votes were held, Mayor Kim ...
Mac school district to seek bond in November ’27
McMinnville School District officials will seek a bond for facility improvements and safety in November 2027. The school board discussed the timeline during its Monday night work session. The amount and ...
Amity starts to plan for capital improvements
The Amity City Council was presented with a draft Capital Improvement Plan during a work session Wednesday, Jan. 21, which details long-term projects and priorities for city infrastructure from wastewater ...
Amity to demolish city owned house
The Amity City Council was in favor of demolishing the city-owned house at 407 Trade Street, next to city hall, at a Wednesday, Jan. 21, special session. The city was renting out the home, but the tenants ...
Rules on city’s natural features move forward
After a lull to work on details, the city of McMinnville is proceeding with new protection plans for natural resources and limits on development within high-risk natural hazard areas. The city has been ...
City, MFD at odds over station staffing
McMinnville Fire Chief Reed Godfrey called it “unfortunate” that the city won’t allow temporary occupancy for crews to operate out of Station 15 on Highway 18. Speaking to the District’s ...
In Amity, hiccups in move to new water system
This month, Amity water users were informed of a boil notice and warned about increased copper levels and unstable chlorine measurements, as the city slowly transitions to the new water treatment plant. “We’re ...
Town hall topics range from shutdown to Social Security
Democrats had already signed off on half the 12 spending bills when U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, visited McMinnville last week, which led him to predict there will be no government shutdown at the ...
Court Records: Jan, 28, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Roto-Rooter vs. Steven Ozbun and Ozine Design and Development Inc.: Granted $88,933.65 judgment. Capital One, N.A. vs. Alex R. Flores: Granted $7,057.48 judgment. Bank Of America, N.A. ...
Oregon’s crashing pot prices put drug treatment at risk
Since 2022, the state’s cannabis taxes have paid for free behavioral health and addiction treatment for more than 35,000 Oregonians all across the state, a first-of-its-kind program.
OSP releases details of fatal Jan. 15 crash
A Dayton man died in a three-vehicle crash Jan. 15 at the intersection of Highway 18 and Lafayette Highway, Oregon State Police reported last Thursday. Isaac Andres Cisneros, 32, a 2012 Dayton High School ...
County commissioners to reconvene on trail, hear Newberg church appeal
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to issue a ruling on the future of the Yamhelas Westsider trail Thursday and hold an appeal hearing over a request to open a church in rural Newberg. The ...
Historian seeks support for city sesquicentennial celebration
McMinnville City Council will address the past, present and future Tuesday, when it meets to discuss the city’s upcoming 150th birthday, this year’s budget and long-range growth planning through ...
Chris Dudley says he will run for governor, growing GOP field
Chris Dudley, the ex-Portland Trail Blazer who came closer than any Republican in decades to winning an Oregon governor’s race, said Monday that he will run for the position once again, entering an increasingly crowded field for the upcoming May primary.
Photos: No guts, no glory
Burns Supper satisfies that hankering for haggis in a celebration honoring the Scottish poet
