BALLOTS DUE TODAY: Voters to decide school board seats, McMinnville fire district merger
Updated 5/16/23 Ballots for the May election are due by 8 p.m. today, May 16. If mailed, they must be postmarked by today's date, and must arrive at the Yamhill County Elections Division within seven ...
Sewer main breaks in Carlton
Carlton Public Works staff are working to stop the flow of sewage from a main line that broke today on East Main Street near the 600 block. The break has allowed sewage to spill. The city is asking people ...
Killgore out as Linfield A.D.
Linfield Athletic Director Garry Killgore has been reassigned to an administrative role following three months leave, the university announced Friday. Since August, Senior Associate Athletic Director ...

Yamhill County workers go on strike
Yamhill County Employee Association workers and the county could not come to a labor agreement during a mediation session on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 2, and as a result, an estimated 150 union workers ...
School board to consider construction excise tax
McMinnville School Board will discuss the construction excise tax rate when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, in the district office, 800 N.E. Lafayette Avenue. The district considers raising ...
Lafayette working on replacement water bills
Lafayette city staff members are recalculating water bills for city residents following the city council’s Sept. 14 decision to roll back a recent increase and add two surcharges. “This ...
Board changes psilocybin ordinance; requires centers to grow annual crop
People operating psilocybin service centers must produce at least one crop of the mushrooms a year, under amended rules approved unanimously by the county board of commissioners on Thursday. The ...
Mac remains eligible for rural loan program
McMinnville received some good news for a change on the subject of affordable housing, as the city will remain eligible to participate in a federal home loan program after review by the U.S. Department ...
Third Street Pizza fire suspect denied release
Megan Ray, arrested Friday, June 2, in connection with a May 24 fire in downtown McMinnville, was denied a request for release from the Yamhill County Jail by Presiding Circuit Court Judge Ladd Wiles at ...
City moves for tougher penalties, faster enforcement of nuisance properties
McMinnville is cracking down on habitual nuisance properties. City council approved four liens on trouble properties Tuesday and approved code changes that will allow the code compliance department ...

Rock of Ages sees change and growth over 75 years
The rural setting drew Louise Savage to Valley View/Rock of Ages retirement community in 1994. She and her husband, Kenneth, moved to their new home southwest of McMinnville from the Yamhill farm ...

Along the Street: Market sees double the SNAP
Food purchases are up at the McMinnville Farmers Market, especially those connected to two programs that help low-income families buy more fresh fruits and vegetables. “It’s a win-win for ...

Amity event features young entrepreneurs
Amity will celebrate not only Lemonade Day, with youngsters’ offering refreshing drinks, but also encourage all creative young people to sell their wares on Saturday, Aug. 19. A “Youth Vendor ...

The summer groove: Young students learn new skills from Mac High mentors
As they cut copper pipe, pounded it flat, heated it and formed artistic bracelets, summer school students as well as instructors were learning new skills. The middle schoolers in a fabrication ...