Meeting about school safety planned
McMinnville School District will host a “Student Safety Summit” next week to inform parents and other community members about what’s being done to keep students safe, signs of trouble ...
McMinnville author charged with domestic violence
McMinnville author Peter Malae faces domestic violence-related charges that allegedly spanned different timeframes after he was indicted by a Yamhill County Grand Jury and arraigned this week. Malae is ...
Homelessness by the numbers
Volunteers and staff members of Yamhill Community Action Partnership tallied 1,433 homeless people in Yamhill County in a January 2019 count. A new count from Jan. 29 this year has not yet been released. Here ...
Linfield offers funds to Concordia transfers
Linfield College, soon to be Linfield University, is offering free applications and financial aid awards of at least $16,500 to students from Concordia University, which is closing at the end of the semester. Linfield ...
Convicted child sex abuser wants new trial
Former McMinnville mortgage broker and church youth leader Vaughn Monagon is seeking to overturn the jury verdict in his case, arguing that irregularities throughout the process prevented him from receiving ...
Linfield will become a university
Board of trustees votes to change school’s name, add graduate classes
'You are our sweethearts'
Members of the McMinnville American Legion Auxiliary thanked some of the area’s military veterans last week with certificates and Valentine’s Day gifts. “You veterans are our sweethearts,” ...
School board looking at calendar options
Should McMinnville schools start the 2020-21 academic year on Sept. 8, the day after Labor Day, as they traditionally do? Or, since Labor Day happens late this year, should they begin a week earlier, on ...
School board hears about threat assessments
McMinnville’s schools take problems involving bullying, harassment or threats of violence seriously and deal with them quickly, a school threat assessment team told the McMinnville School Board members. “Safety ...
Council looks at affordable housing for 2020
More than half of the renters in McMinnville have homes they can’t afford. Planning Director Heather Richards told the city council Tuesday, Feb. 11, that 54% of renters pay more than 30% of their ...
Along the Street: Carlton Bakery opens at new location
Carlton Bakery to open Tuesday in new location The Carlton Bakery will open in its new quarters Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Kutch and Main streets, across the street from its original location. It will continue ...
Monagon seeking new trial
Convicted sex abuser Vaugh Monagon is seeking a new trial, arguing the previous one was unfair. Monagon complained that broad, vague timelines alleged by the state made it nearly impossible to present ...
McMinnville woman hit by vehicle
A McMinnville woman was critically injured when she was struck by a vehicle Monday night at the intersection of Northeast 19th and Evans streets, according to McMinnville police. Capt. Rhonda Jaasko identified ...
