McMinnville man arrested in gun incident

A McMinnville man accused of discharging a gun in the area of Southwest Filbert and Tamarack streets was arrested Thursday, but isn’t being jailed. Officers responded about 1:30 p.m. on the report ...

Water & Light increases fund for customer aid

The McMinnville Water & Light board of commissioners on Friday agreed to double the amount of money the utility contributes to a fund for customers unable to pay their bills, and to refund fees normally ...

Submitted photo ##Homeward Bound is caring for dogs and cats during the crisis. Dog adoptions are available by appointment.

Homeward Bound Pets continuing to care for animals

Nonprofit resumes offering dogs for adoption

Third Street business reels from effect of pandemic

Shay McClean was a bookseller. Being a bookseller was more than what she did for a career. It was woven into the fabric of who she was as a person. Perhaps McClean will return to Third Street Books to ...

City of McMinnville responds to pandemic

While firefighters, medical personnel and other frontline responders around the globe grapple with a shortage of personal protective equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, McMinnville Fire Chief ...

Community leaders hold second COVID-19 meeting

Several more community leaders joined in a second online meeting about responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, and agreed to hold the meetings twice a week for the foreseeable future. County ...

It (virtually) takes a village

Nonprofit still reaches out to families in a time of social distancing

Homeward Bound resumes dog adoptions

Homeward Bound Pets has resumed dog adoptions, but only by appointment. McMinnville's non-profit, no-kill shelter had closed to the public and stopped both feline and canine adoption programs earlier ...

News-Register battling through trying times

Oregon Lithoprint, Inc., which operates the News-Register Publishing Co. and publishes the News-Register, has joined scores of local and hundreds of thousands of American businesses trying to avoid becoming ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register##Third Street in McMinnville devoid of people and cars Thursday afternoon.

The perspective ... from a distance

Community unifies while staying apart

Council approves plans for subdivision

The McMinnville City Council approved plans March 24 for the 280-home Baker Creek North subdivision, despite the continued objections of councilors Adam Garvin and Zack Geary over the amount of traffic ...

Marcus Larson ##A transit bus leaves the station on Second Street in downtown McMinnville.

Yamhill County transit still operating

Bus ridership is down about 50%, but Yamhill County Transit is still operating, and plans to do so for as long as possible during the coronavirus pandemic. “We want to keep people working as long ...

Northwest senior services still providing meals

More than 56,000 senior citizens in Yamhill County received meals from NorthWest Senior and Disability Services food programs last year, so when the COVID-19 response closed its communal meal sites, the ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register##At the Memorial Elementary School pickup site, volunteer Michelle Morain hands parent Breeayn Ardianto a Chromebook for checkout.  Students can keep the devices as long as schools remain closed.

Mac teachers go online to reach students

Teachers in the McMinnville School District will resume contact with about 6,700 students April 1, using technology to bridge the coronavirus gap. They will reach out to students and families over the ...

Linfield students react to closure

By ANNA FRAZIER<br/>and STARLA POINTER<br/>Of the News-Register Many Linfield College students are disappointed about having to finish the school year online, rather than living in dorms with ...

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