Rusty Rae/News-Register##Ribbons of car lights stretch the length of Three Mile Lane Bridge Sunday night in this extended exposure looking southeast. ODOT and city officials dedicated the new span, completed this summer and featuring wider vehicle lanes and pedestrian access on both sides.

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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##During last year s trick-or-treating on THird Street, Kyle Kratzer as Hagrid reads a book with son Kayden as Hedwig the Owl from Harry Potter. Yamhill Community Care early childhood programs gave out hundreds of books on Third Street.

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 ...

Image: SERA Architects##(Top) A design concept drawing shows planned elements for a redeveloped and curbless Third Street. Some components, such as benches, tree wells and bollards, are used to differentiate the street and sidewalk areas. Trees have been faded in the image to highlight other design features. (Bottom) A concept design for one block of the Third Street Development Project shows planned tree locations and other elements. Recent revisions provide more spacing between trees for more effective street lighting.

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 ...

Submitted photo##East wall of the Young Life building, 14th and Ford streets, bears the heartfelt messages of support from friends of Mikalynn Morris, who died from suicide last week.

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 ...

Submitted photo##A vehicle rests in the middle of the checkout area after last week’s crash at Grocery Outlet on Highway 99W in McMinnville. A cashier received minor injuries; no one else was hurt.

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 ...

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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 ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Dogs cavort in Joe Dancer Park, where some residents have complained of problems with dogs allowed to run off-leash.

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 ...

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