Former Yamhill County deputy DA sentenced
Former Yamhill County Deputy District Attorney Amanda Dresen has pleaded no contest in Curry County Circuit Court to one count of fourth-degree assault related to an incident last May in which she assaulted ...
Cordie's mother appears on misdemeanor charges
Jennifer Weathers was arraigned on one count each of driving under the influence of intoxicants and recklessly endangering another person Wednesday afternoon in Yamhill County Circuit Court in connection ...
Work begins on new apartments, although grumblings persist
Neighbors still concerned about increased traffic on Cumulus Avenue
Suspicious device secured at Baker Street Square
McMinnville police responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a reported suspicious device at Baker Street Square, between Mac Nails and Dollar Tree. A citizen reported the device was located near ...
Enhanced traffic patrols planned for "cruising" weekend
The Yamhill County Multi-Agency Traffic Team will conduct enhanced traffic safety enforcement patrols the afternoon and evening hours of Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24 and 25. These dates coincide with ...
Reward posted in unsolved assault case
Rick Weidner learned through an Instagram post that a fundraiser to assist McMinnville assault victim Traci Spurgeon was planned. The downtown McMinnville Harvest Fresh Grocery & Deli, where ...
Firefighters respond to Davis Street blaze
McMinnville firefighters responded about 6:35 p.m. Monday to a reported residential structure fire in the 800 block of Southeast Davis Street. Flames were contained to a porch, according to Yamhill Communications ...
Owls to be released at local vineyards
In late March, a baby great horned owl fell out of its nest. A passerby found it unresponsive along the Yamhill River. After months of rehabilitation at Salem’s Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center, the ...
McMinnville receives another grant for after school program
The state Department of Education has awarded McMinnville a $2.4 million, five-year grant for after school programs. About 87 Oregon districts applied for the federally-funded 21st Century Community Learning ...
Cougar sighting reported at Miller Woods
A cougar sighting was reported about 11 a.m. Tuesday northwest of McMinnville at the Miller Woods Conservatory Area, according to the Oregon State Police. Krista Gentry of Lafayette told a trooper she ...
Sex abuser draws 30-year sentence
David Alberto Zuniga’s victim told her mother she “did not stand a chance” of getting him to stop sexually abusing her. “You broke my daughter,” her mother told the 30-year-old ...
Neighborhood Watch meeting set
The McMinnville Police Department is hosting an informational meeting to educate residents on Neighborhood Watch and how to start a program. The meeting will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June ...
Pedestrian struck by vehicle
Police and medical personnel responded about 8:40 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle at Northeast Fifth and Baker streets. The victim was transported by McMinnville ...
Mother of infant charged in death
[Updated 9 a.m. 1/23/18] Clely Arely Flores-Ramirez consumed seven or eight double shots of rum the night before she and David Arias called 911 to report her three-month-old daughter was not breathing, ...
McMinnville police car struck
A McMinnville police officer sustained a bruised leg when his patrol vehicle was struck by another car Thursday night. Capt. Tim Symons gave this account: Shortly after 10 p.m., the officer, ...
