Bigfoot meets family of bears in massive front yard cedar carving
Mary Everett would have loved to see the black bear family frolicking on her front lawn. “She loved bears. People called her ‘Mama Bear,’” said her husband, Jesse Everett, who ...
Nick’s Italian Café reopens this weekend
Nick’s Italian Café is back, nearly a year after its closure. The iconic Third Street restaurant opens for dinner Friday, July 19, and on Saturday and Sunday, co-owner and chef Thomas Ghinazzi ...
Duo nabbed in suspected ATM skimming scam
Two out-of-state men are suspected of targeting local ATMs with skimming devices. Adrian Levi, 48, and Luis Miguel Gonzalez Pena, 32, were arrested just after midnight on Saturday, July 13, after Newberg-Dundee ...
Photos: A Turkey Rama tradition returns
The McMinnville Fire Department and McMinnville City Club organized the dance and dinner, with plans to offer more Turkey Rama activities in 2025. “The community really showed up and the nostalgic ...
Water & Light considers increasing water rates
The McMinnville Water & Light commission will decide how much to raise water rates at its regular meeting Tuesday. The board will review a water cost analysis completed by consultant Utility Financial ...
Look down, when downtown: Artists create sidewalk canvasses
Art Alley between Davis and Evans streets near Third Street downtown got started last month and continues with new murals in progress. Meanwhile, other works of public art are on view downtown. Call them ...
'Legacy project' interest adds up to nearly $500,000
McMinnville’s Urban Renewal district will rack up nearly $500,000 in interest payments related to the city’s purchase of the former Ultimate RB property by the time it is flipped to a developer ...
Trial set, release denied in Mac gunshots case
On Thursday, a two-day, 12-person jury trial was set for July 31 and Aug. 1 in the weapons and mischief case involving Anthony Scott Cook, who is accused of firing a weapon multiple times in public near ...
Water & Light, city board positions open
McMinnville residents looking to volunteer their time have several current opportunities, with openings on city boards, the formation of a new advisory committee and a vacancy on the McMinnville Water ...
Johnny Limbo looks forward to rocking Firefighters' Dance
Back in the 1980s and ’90s, Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts rocked Elks Park every July for the annual Turkey Rama Firemen’s Dance. “That was a wild affair,” recalled Jerry Hofmann, ...
Council OKs $3.4M land purchase, delays trash rate increase
McMinnville City Council approved a $3.4 million property purchase and denied a rate increase for trash collection services Tuesday, citing a lack of progress with recycling and trash diversion programs. Contractor ...
Mac police report sharp decrease in camping reports
McMinnville police reported “considerably different” statistics related to public camping calls in June from previous months, after changes to city code resulted in a drop in camping related ...
Clackamas crash kills Mac man
A McMinnville man died Saturday, July 6, when his car collided with a pickup on Highway 211 near Molalla. William Ballew, 46, was transported to a hospital following the 11:30 a.m. crash. He was declared ...
Visit McMinnville seeking new director
Visit McMinnville is advertising for a new director following the departure of Jeff Knapp, who left to take a similar position in Bend. Courtney Cunningham of Glint Creative is serving as interim CEO ...
Doris Towery leaves MDA helm
The McMinnville Downtown Association Board plans to advertise for a new director following the departure of Doris Towery, who left the downtown group Friday. Towery, who took the job in June 2023, said ...
