Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Arthur Knapp, dressed as a gumball machine, and fellow 6-year-old Henry McEachern, as Shadow the Hedgehog, pick out bubbles from Gail Craven outside Vintage on Third.

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Third Street was packed of costumed locals for Halloween. Also see: Sweet ride: Dealership event draws two- and four-legged characters on Halloween

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The 3rd Street Pizza building, seen during the trick-or-treating event on Halloween, is for sale for $950,000. The space has been empty since a May 2023 fire, but extensive renovation work has been completed.

3rd St. Pizza building for sale

The former 3rd St. Pizza and Moonlight Theater building is up for sale. Mike Morris, a real estate broker with Miller Consulting Group, said sellers are looking for someone who not only can pay the $950,000 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##New McMinnville Police Captain Dan O’Loughlin will oversee patrol starting Monday following several weeks of training and introductions.

New Mac PD patrol captain still driven to serve as he enters next stage of 30-year career

McMinnville Police Department’s new Captain Dan O’Loughlin arrived to the city by way of Gresham, Sherwood, Hillsboro and Canada, where he got his start and remains a dual citizen. O’Loughlin ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register#Approximately 40 acres of undeveloped Linfield University land along Keck Circle will be advertised to developers in the coming months, with construction expected to begin in the next two years.

Linfield sets its sights on property development

Linfield University has contracted brokerage firm Apex Partners to assist with the development of 73 acres and is exploring a variety of options for the land zoned for commercial and residential. Linfield ...

Mac man loses foot race to law enforcement, again

A McMinnville police officer alleges Jason David Olson, 44, of McMinnville tried to make a run for it — but he didn’t get far. Mac PD Officer Jared Hansen was working patrol on Northeast Baker ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Yamhill County plans to demolish two houses currently used as offices to construct an eight-unit studio apartment building. The Northeast Seventh Street facility will assist those deemed unfit for court in regaining their competence through counseling and treatment.

County to raze two buildings, construct HHS housing facility

Yamhill County Health and Human Services is using state allocations to build a new eight-unit apartment building in downtown McMinnville to serve its community restoration program. Community restoration ...

McMinnville City Council talks budget, development processes

McMinnville City Council discussed topics Tuesday that will shape the budget and development process and members of the police department’s facial hair. In a budget committee work session prior ...

Council to vote on contracts, discuss city budget process

McMinnville City Council will consider grant applications and local improvement contracts and discuss how new software will affect the budget process during two meetings Tuesday. Prior to its regular ...

Chamber launches health insurance program

The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce is offering local businesses an option for employee insurance. Companies with at least one employee in addition to the owners can join the new McMinnville Area ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Rachel Godfrey, who started the Traveling Light Foundation in honor of her late son, Ronan, shows off the Sensory Room to Elizabeth Hinchcliff of Cruising McMinnville, left. The room is equipped with low lighting, comfortable seating and a canoe that hugs a child. All can be removed and replaced with other sensory equipment, as needed.

Sense of calm: New room gives students a comfortable place to reset

Students at Willamette Elementary can spend time in a “Sensory Room” to calm down or center themselves. The small room, equipped with special toys and items to help with the calming, is a ...

##Consultant Saumya Kini presented a series of conceptual illustrations showing how McMinnville Landing could be built out. “(The illustrations are) our best shot at showing the aspirations from the (project advisory committee) and community about what development should achieve to be consistent with community values,” she said. Here, The view from the north highlights a large landscape buffer from the highway and the multi-use path that will continue around the parcel. The landscape could potentially include grapevines similar to the nearby Evergreen campus to create a “cohesive experience of entering the city along that corridor,” Kini said.

‘Big box’ square footage capped in McMinnville Landing plan

Planned big box retail stores at McMinnville Landing will be capped at 150,000 square feet under design guidelines, city council and the planning commission agreed at a work session Wednesday. The decision ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The city’s 1,153 fire hydrants are at the center of a debate between McMinnville Water & Light and McMinnville Fire District over charges for their use and maintenance.

MW&L seeks solution to hydrant question

The McMinnville Water & Light Commission discussed hydrants and who should pay for them at a work session Monday. The meeting followed complaints from McMinnville Fire District that it’s being ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Set designer Alexis Yelonek created a wooden creation that lets passersby “Choose-Your-Own-Scarecrow.” It is located in front of Serendipity Ice Cream.

Choose your own scarecrow

Whether you prefer your scarecrow to resemble a pumpkinhead, a ghost or another Halloween character, Alexis Yelonek’s entry in the downtown Scarecrows on a Lamp Post contest will fill the bill. Yelonek, ...

Rec bond town hall on Saturday

The community group supporting a $98.5 million bond measure to build a new rec center and update city facilities will hold its second informational town hall on the measure at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 ...

Mac School Board meets Tuesday

McMinnville School Board members will discuss district properties and programs when they meet for a work session Monday, Oct. 27. The public meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the district office, 800 ...

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