Cruising event wheels into Mac this weekend

Teens from McMinnville and surrounding cities once filled Third Street on Friday and Saturday nights, cruising to see and be seen. Driving slowly through downtown McMinnville will return Saturday, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Alexa Anderson of McMinnville, left, and German visitor Nova Boehler share a laugh following Alexa’s tennis match at the Cowls Street tennis courts. Alexa is one of about 16 McMinnville High School students who are hosting Nova and her classmates from Nueunburg, Germany, through the German American Partnership Program.

Stopping By: Willkommen to Mac GAPP program builds language, understand

Students at McMinnville High School and a German gymnasium, or high school that prepares students for higher education, are bridging the gap between their two countries. The German American Partnership ...

'If I Were Mayor' winners announced

The City of McMinnville announced winners of its “If I were Mayor” student contest Tuesday. Newby Elementary School fourth grader Lillian Goodman and Patton Middle School sixth grader Gisele ...

Council remains split over proposed utility

McMinnville City Council remains split over a proposed stormwater utility that would add $9.50 to monthly residential bills starting early next year. At a work session Wednesday, councilors discussed ...

Mac Fire district to receive $250k in equipment from Grand Ronde

The McMinnville Fire District may soon receive approximately $250,000 worth of breathing apparatus, thanks to a donation from Grand Ronde Tribal Emergency Services. The district has been looking to purchase ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Student Kai Wyller, left, deposits a wheelbarrow of concrete for the shed floor with help from Victor Hernandez of Parker Concrete. Kai and Malachi Fish, right rear, are among students in McMinnville High School’s construction internship class. Teacher Eric Alexander said hands-on projects like this teach job skills, including responsibility and attention to detail.

A solid lesson: Students experience construction work with concrete

Students in McMinnville High School construction internship class got a hard lesson last week — but extremely valuable, they said. They leveled and prepared a 16-by-8-foot site, fitted it with rebar, ...

Law enforcement responds to three accidents Tuesday

Local law enforcement responded to three separate vehicle collisions on Tuesday, April 16 — two in McMinnville and one near Dundee. In two of the crashes, three vehicles were involved. One of the ...

Distinguished Service Awards to go to Olson, Duerfeldt, others

Retired educator Emily Duerfeldt and former McMinnville mayor and Yamhill County commissioner Rick Olson have been chosen as woman and man of the year in the annual Distinguished Service Awards program. They ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##George (Elliott Weinreb) and Emily (Molly Swart) court each other in a scene from “Our Town,” which opens Friday at McMinnville High School. In the background, Simon (Ella Heupel) directs the choir of townspeople. In the play’s minimalist set, ladders represent the teenagers’ neighboring windows.

Mac High drama performs ‘Our Town’

McMinnville High School drama students will perform Thornton Wilder’s classic, “Our Town,” April 19 to 27. Shows will start at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20; 7 p.m. Thursday ...

Workforce development programs unveiled

Plans for McMinnville’s workforce development initiative were announced last week, with new training programs proposed for healthcare, skilled trades and hospitality. The city is using state American ...

City diversity committee begins equity assessment

A citywide equity assessment has kicked off, with McMinnville’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee holding the first of several meetings with contractor Talitha Consults last week. The ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Stephanie Shelton talks about her business, Brain + Body Collective, where she offers laser wrinkle removal, eyebrow and eyeliner tattooing and alternative therapies. Shelton opened the Baker Street business in 2021, saying she is passionate about helping people.

McMinnville business offers treatments for brain and body

At her business, Brain Body Collective Alternative Paths to Health, Stephanie Shelton helps clients with both physical and self-esteem needs. “At heart, I’m a care provider,” she said, ...

Shots fired on Third Street Thursday evening

A shooting incident in downtown McMinnville on the evening of Thursday, April 11, led to the arrest of one man, and police are following up on leads regarding a second subject involved.

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Laura and Steve Hall contrast their life in Los Angeles with their current time in Oregon, where they raise alpacas while continuing Steve’s audio mastering business. The alpacas’ humming sound combined with the recording work led to their farm’s name, Buzznhum.

Stopping by: Humming along - Mac couple find harmony in music and alpacas

Alpacas are known for their endearing “humming” vocalizations, rather than barks, whinnies, or meows. Their hum is similar to sounds Steve Hall deals with daily as a mastering engineer for ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Upper City Park’s “Recreation Station” is one of several play structures to be replaced in the first five years of the new parks plan. Built in 1996, it has surpassed its expected 10-20 year lifespan and will be replaced with a barrier-free structure, according to the plan. Engraved slats form a fence around the playground, listing those who donated to the original project.

McMinnville council discusses parks plan, funding options

McMinnville City Council weighed in on the final draft of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan in a work session Tuesday, discussing community needs and how to get the 20-year vision off on ...

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