Students show off schools
Wascher Elementary School looks much different than it did when Lorin Jones was a sixth-grader back in 1980. The Lafayette school’s single wing of classrooms had just been completed. In fact, Jones ...
Fire sweeps duplex, injuring one occupant
A two-alarm fire Saturday afternoon injured one resident and displaced 12 — 10 adults and two children — at the Rhoda Anne Apartments, 2302 N.E. Evans St. McMinnville firefighters responded ...
Fire heavily damages McMinnville duplex, one injured
A two-alarm fire Saturday afternoon at the Rhoda Anne Apartments, 2302 N.E. Evans St., injured one resident and displaced 10 adults and two children. McMinnville firefighters responded to the complex ...
No one testifies at rate hearing
No one testified Tuesday at a public hearing called by McMinnville Water & Light on a rake hike for electrical service slated to take effect Oct. 1. Water & Light raises its retail rates most ...
Council gives manager glowing review
“Everyone loves Jeff.” That was not only the overarching theme of McMinnville City Manager Jeff Towery’s six-month performance evaluation, delivered by the city council Monday. It was ...
County signs contract for stray pet boarding
Yamhill County is set to begin kenneling lost, stray and seized dogs with Homeward Bound Pets, beginning Oct. 1. The nonprofit no-kill shelter will replace the commercial Pets Stop Inn kennel as the county’s ...
Trustee's sale put off again
For the second time, a trustee’s sale of the former Evergreen International Aviation headquarters site, next to the airport at 3800 S.E. Three Mile Lane, has been postponed. The sprawling office ...
Downtown ponders improvements, faces challenges
The McMinnville Downtown Association’s annual “State of the Downtown” gathering, held Wednesday, touted opportunities for renovation and expansion while also acknowledging growing pains ...
Council to create task force to look at homelessness
In response to concerns raised in July about homeless people hanging out downtown, the McMinnville City Council is scheduled to create a Downtown Safety Task Force at its next meeting, set for 7 p.m. next ...
Motorcyclist dies in crash
AMITY — A McMinnville motorcyclist died early Wednesday in a crash occurring just north of Amity on Highway 99W. The Oregon State Police identified him as Lamont Radell Jarvis, 52. They said he ...
Linfield plans homecoming activities
Alumni will join students for Linfield College's homecoming week, Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. The annual Linfield Charm competition, previously known as Mr. and Mrs. Linfield, will start off the week at 8 p.m. ...
Juliette's House lands two grants
McMinnville’s Juliette’s House Child Abuse Intervention Center has received a three-year grant totaling $211,000 from the Ford Family Foundation. The money is designated for the agency’s ...
