Stopping By: A long streak of good living
Linfield professor emeritus Stanton Towner does not claim credit for the university’s 69-year streak of winning football seasons. But can it be a simple coincidence the Wildcats’ record dates ...
Parks PAC, holding out hope, looks to the future
Members of the community group supporting the $98.5 million parks and rec bond measure are holding out hope for an unlikely turnaround at the polls. Otherwise, they would like to see city leadership take ...
Airport board reviews lease policy, project timelines
The McMinnville Airport Commission approved a new lease policy and discussed upcoming capital projects at its meeting Tuesday. Airport Administrator John Paskell said he recently completed a Federal Aviation ...
Holt Homes issued code violation for tree removal
West Hills developer Holt Homes has been issued a notice of code violation from the city of McMinnville stemming from the unauthorized removal of mature trees in June. On June 26, Holt workers cut down ...
Measure 114 case in state Supreme Court pits gun ownership tradition against public safety concerns
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday questioned whether the historical presence of guns in the state could usurp the public safety concerns justifying a voter-approved law that prevents sale or transfer of magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
McMinnville's Hope on the Hill serves growing demand
Nearly 40 people lined up at Hope on the Hill’s front door before the food pantry opened at 11 a.m. Tuesday. More kept arriving. By just after noon, halfway through the program’s open hours, ...
Salem man charged with attempted murder of law enforcement; Amity fugitive remains on the run
The Yamhill County District Attorney has charged a Salem man with three counts of attempted aggravated murder with a firearm after he allegedly shot at police vehicles during a chase Tuesday morning. A ...
Aldeguer trial starts Monday
Anthony Gray Aldeguer, 67, will stand trial next week in Yamhill County Circuit Court on three cases that will be tried simultaneously at the request of the state. In total, Aldeguer faces 27 charges ...
Former businesswoman, Sorptimist Frances Barnes dies
Longtime McMinnville businesswoman Frances Barnes died Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Greenville, Arizona, where she had lived in recent years. She was 89. She and her husband started Mac Auto Supplies in 1966. ...
Vintage N-R/ Memory Lane: Nov. 7, 2025
10 years ago -- The Sheridan City Council is in the process of amending city code on property damage caused by animals to cover dog waste that isn’t collected. The language drafted by staff ...
Sheridan man pleads guilty to violating protective order
On Nov. 4, Luke Jeffery Aldrich, 34, of Sheridan pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering a person protected by a restraining order and one count of fourth-degree assault stemming from a domestic abuse ...
Portland man who crashed into airport offices gets time served
After pleading no contest to first-degree criminal mischief, a Class C felony, and two counts of recklessly endangering another person, Class A misdemeanors, Jamar N. Bell, 27, of Portland was sentenced ...
Mac school board to meet Monday
McMinnville School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in the district office, 800 N.E. Lafayette Avenue. The board will review attendance data and hear reports from Interim Superintendent Kourtney ...
Arrests & Citations: Nov. 7, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Richard Lewis Tomlinson, 52, Sheridan, Oct. 30, second-degree criminal trespass/four counts; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $2,500 bail. Chance Patrick Orvin, ...
First Presbyterian Church hopes to refurbish 1897 windows
Large panels of colored glass spread a rainbow of light in the McMinnville First Presbyterian Church library and the Witherspoon meeting room. The church is hoping to refurbish the colorful windows, ...
