Third Street project cost estimates in $30M range
Cost estimates for the planned nine-block renovation of Third Street increased by $7 million from this time last year. The most recent projections place the project between $28.5 and $31 million to complete. The ...
Mac High to perform ‘Fools’
McMinnville High School students will perform a Neil Simon comedy, “Fools,” May 9 through 17. Shows in the school auditorium will start at 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, and Thursday, ...
UFO Fest invades McMinnville May 16-18
McMinnville will be filled with thousands of visitors Saturday, May 17, for the parade and other activities associated with the 25th annual UFO Festival. McMenamins Hotel Oregon launched the festival ...
Firm hired for Mac superintendent search
The McMinnville School Board on Wednesday hired McPherson & Jacobsen, LLC, Consultants to help it find an interim superintendent to lead McMinnville schools in the 2025-26 school year. Representatives ...
Mac school budget proposal manages shortfall without cutting teachers
McMinnville schools, like those across the state and nation, will be short of funding to retain current services next year, district officials told the budget committee Wednesday. But they said they are ...
PAC seeks Mac council commitment on rec bond
A group of McMinnville residents will ask the city council on Tuesday to commit to working toward placing a bond measure for a new recreation center on the November ballot. The Culture, Parks and Recreation ...
Steffanie Frost to leave McMinnville School District
Steffanie Frost, human resources director and current acting superintendent of the McMinnville School District, plans to leave the district at the end of the school year. She has accepted a job as chief ...
School board considering search firms
McMinnville School Board members on Friday confirmed that they will do an open search for an interim superintendent, in addition to a similar search for someone to fill the position permanently. Members ...
Longtime McMinnville City Manager Kent Taylor dies
Longtime McMinnville city manager Kent Taylor died Friday, May 2, in his home. He was 75.
Club hosting first U.S. Chess Federation-rated tournament
One of the perks of McMinnville Chess Club membership is the weekly meetup location. “It’s the best-smelling chess club ever,” said Christefano Reyes, one of the local club’s founders, ...
School board to meet Friday, Wednesday
McMinnville School Board members will meet in special session at 3 p.m. Friday to discuss criteria in their search for an interim superintendent, as well as which search firm they will hire to help find ...
Airport committee wrapping up master plan
A subcommittee charged with developing a 20-year master plan for the McMinnville Airport is concluding its work and discussed preferred layout plans and capital projects for the future facility Wednesday. The ...
School board to choose firm to help with interim search
The McMinnville School Board will hold two special meetings to select a firm to help it hire an interim superintendent for the 2025-26 school year. The board fired former leader Debbie Brockett without ...
Gardening, plant events planned around county
With plenty of sunshine warming Yamhill County, between less-frequent rain showers, numerous gardening organizations are planning garden events and plant sales. The Native Plant Society, for instance, ...
