ODOT, city dedicate Three Mile Lane Bridge
City and county officials joined construction workers and representatives of the Oregon Department of Transportation Wednesday to dedicate the new Three Mile Lane Bridge. “The bridge is a vital ...
Halloween events planned
Numerous events are planned in Yamhill County for Halloween. They include: McMinnville - The city of McMinnville, Integrated Services Network and MV Advancements will host a Halloween dance Saturday, ...
Chenoweth vows to vote against any police chief candidate
McMinnville City Councilor Chris Chenoweth said he will vote against whomever is recommended as the new Chief of Police, claiming lack of council involvement in the selection process. “I want all ...
McMinnville to start leaf pick-up Oct. 21
City of McMinnville Public Works crews will begin the annual leaf pick-up program Oct. 21. The service runs through Jan. 5, 2025 and is free to residents every third week and begins each week on ...
Mac Mayorship: Incumbent Remy Drabkin cites successes as she seeks another term
McMinnville Mayor Remy Drabkin faces her first challenge in the November election after being appointed interim mayor and running unopposed in 2022. Drabkin points to her experience and track record as ...
Mac Mayorship: Kim Morris points to her political involvement, calls for accountability
Rising concerns over public safety in her hometown led an already busy Kim Morris into political involvement two years ago. Morris now seeks her first elected office, that of mayor of McMinnville. The ...
Mac enters third year of program to monitor mercury in waterways
The city of McMinnville recently completed the second year of a state-mandated program to monitor mercury levels in waterways. Engineering staff provided an update to City Council Wednesday on the plan, ...
Mac High to retain challenged book titles
The McMinnville School Board on Monday upheld the recommendation of the district’s challenged materials committee to keep seven challenged books at the Mac High school library. Vice Chair Abbie ...
Downtown streetscape comes back into focus
The Third Street Improvement Advisory Committee hammered out details of a revised “flexible” streetscape Monday and discussed various ways to handle stormwater on the now planned curbless street. The ...
Community honors, remembers Mikalynn Morris
Dozens of students and community members paid tribute last week to Mikalynn Morris in words and images written in chalk on the south wall of the McMinnville Youth Life building. Mikalynn, 15, a McMinnville ...
Truck crashes into Grocery Outlet
A truck drove through the front of Grocery Outlet in McMinnville Friday afternoon. One person suffered minor injuries, said Mike McGinty, owner of the grocery. The driver was attempting to park in the ...
Mac’s bower of lights must be replaced
The future of Third Street’s iconic twinkling lights now depends on a fundraising campaign to purchase new strands and remove and replace existing ones. McMinnville Downtown Association has announced ...
Transient faces burglary and theft charges
A local woman is being charged with a felony count of burglary and theft in the third degree, a misdemeanor, stemming from an arrest by McMinnville police on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Erin Esperanza Araiza, ...
Rent crisis lands Mac on state watch list
Housing prices in McMinnville continue to escalate, but high costs for renters have landed the city on a statewide watch list of “severely rent burdened” areas. 2018’s HB 4006 uses census ...
Residents raise concerns over off-leash dogs
A group of 43 McMinnville residents submitted comment to the city council Tuesday over safety concerns with unleashed dogs in city parks. Resident Erin Lawler addressed the dais, saying she has increasing ...