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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
City facilities to undergo maintenance work; library to close for a week
Activities will be disrupted at city facilities later this month due to planned maintenance projects at the library and community center. The library will be closed from April 29 to May 3 for duct cleaning ...
Bargaining begins between union and school district
The McMinnville School District and its teachers’ union, the McMinnville Education Association, or McEA, have started bargaining with the goal of reaching a new construct. The previous three-year ...
Mac council approves housing study contract, will find agency to do outreach to ‘underserved’
The city of McMinnville is moving forward with a state-mandated analysis on housing production. However, there are questions about how those most in need of housing will be part of the dialogue. City ...
Letter to Readers: Facing up to the piebald truth
They look to me like Jersey cows of the woods. With their spotty, random coat colorations, piebald deer make their appearance periodically around McMinnville. One such creature achieved some fame in ...
