Fitness to proceed questioned in child pornography case
The attorney for a McMinnville man charged with multiple child pornography counts has questioned his client’s fitness to assist with his defense. Jose Manuel Estrada, 24, faces a total of 29 felony ...
First week of testimony wraps up in Monagon trial
The Vaughn Monagon trial carried into its second week on Monday after witnesses for both sides took the stand in week one. Monagon, 47, formerly a McMinnville mortgage broker and church youth leader, ...
Agencies point to growing need for transitional housing in Mac
The city of McMinnville hosted an open house on proposed rules for transitional housing projects Tuesday that included area service providers on hand to support the regulations. Transitional housing is ...
Sexual abuse case gets retrial because of non-unanimous decision in 2019
Vaughn Leslie Monagon, 47, formerly a McMinnville mortgage broker and church youth leader, is being re-tried for eight counts of sexual abuse stemming from 2006 and 2007 alleged incidents. In the December ...
Rink arrives; skating to start Friday
Thursday morning dawned clear and cold, with temperatures in the upper 20s — fitting weather for the arrival of a truck full of “ice” for McMinnville’s new Christmas attraction, ...
Holiday Traditions: Notes from France
When Gilbert Henry was growing up in the Alsace region of France, he loved two things: music and cooking.
Discoveries in a bottle: Wine lovers find friends at holiday event
Twelve wineries were pouring and dozens of people were sipping Saturday at the annual “Friendsgiving” event, held in the Stillwater event center in McMinnville. Owners of the small, local ...
County to purchase OMI campus
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $19 million purchase of the Oregon Mutual Insurance McMinnville campus Thursday, with plans to vacate up to eight current county buildings ...
Cities continue holiday season celebrations
Several Yamhill County cities will light their Christmas trees this weekend, and other holiday events are continuing as the holiday season gets into full swing. - Yamhill Mayor Yvette Potter will ...
Comedic version of ‘Beowulf’ opens this week at Amity High
Amity High School students will perform a comedic retelling of the classic tale of Beowulf, called “Beowulf (and the Bard),” Dec. 5 to 14. AHS alum Emma Connor is directing the parody, which ...
Community-based Cantata group begins another season of performances
When she retired to Yamhill County in 2017 after 30 years living elsewhere, Cami (Nye) Godwin-Austen wanted to find a way to continue her musical interests. She had played piano for many years and sung ...
Mac school board meets Monday to discuss policy updates, budget calendar
McMinnville School Board members will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, to discuss policy updates and the 2025-26 budget calendar. The board also will consider an out-of-state travel request from the ...
Arrests & Citations: Dec. 6, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Cassia Lynette Collier, 54, Otis, Dec. 2, Lincoln County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $30,000 bail. Eddie DeLarosa, 52, Lafayette, Dec. 2, fleeing ...
Along the Street: Construction projects underway through winter months
- The foundation is shaping up for the new Ether Form plant on Rivergate Street in the McMinnville Industrial Park. The engineering company received a building permit for its 10,090-square-foot plant, ...
Rink opening date skates by
McMinnville’s new holiday market opened Friday following the parade and tree lighting downtown, but the big attraction, an ice skating rink, is still to come. Literally still to come: the pieces ...
