Mac looks for bearings on rec bond plan
The path ahead will be clearer for a municipal bond request and potential recreation center after Tuesday’s McMinnville City Council meeting, where councilors will give input on the $152.5 million ...
Security guard paying dividends for library
At a Library Foundation of McMinnville board meeting last week, a crowd of people “with no library business” were making a ruckus in the hallway outside the Carnegie Room. Library Director ...
Connecting the ‘lifelines’: Mac city council hears of emergency operations plan
If a disaster strikes McMinnville, an Emergency Operations Center will be established at the police station and city staff will coordinate a response. City council discussed preparedness at a work session ...
Local warming shelters open
Freezing or below-freezing overnight temperatures are expected in Yamhill County for another week, according to Weather.com. Days will be sunny through Jan. 29, but highs won’t rise much above the ...
Executive order may punch hole in airport fence funding
A fencing replacement project at the McMinnville Municipal Airport may need a new funding source following an executive order from President Donald Trump. Airport Administrator Willy Williamson updated ...
City collects over $1m for affordable projects
McMinnville’s Affordable Housing Committee discussed rules and criteria Wednesday to disburse over $1 million in funds collected through the city’s construction excise tax. The state ...
Neighbors object to proposed apartments
A zoning change vote for a planned 96-unit apartment on Three Mile Lane will face opposition from neighboring business owners when a hearing continues Feb. 6. The hearing was delayed by the McMinnville ...
McMinnville’s new slate of city leadership takes office
A standing-room-only celebration confirming new McMinnville leadership quickly turned to split votes on the dais as issues from last year crept into 2025. The swearing-in ceremonies for returning councilor ...
Duniway students return to theater with UFO-themed interactive comic play
Theater is back at Duniway Middle School. “The Day the Aliens Attacked Fairfield,” by Stephen Frankenfield, runs for two nights, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, and Friday, Jan. 17, in the commons ...
Newly elected Mac leaders to take oaths Tuesday
City of McMinnville leadership will have many new faces after Tuesday’s city council meeting that will feature the swearing-in of a new police chief, mayor and three council members and a vote to ...
Mayor-elect emphasizes city’s need to rebuild trust
Safety, housing and transparency as well as some disagreement on how the city can be more open with its finances, were themes highlighting Saturday’s special session of the McMinnville City Council. Newly ...
King joins first meeting as commissioners formalize purchase of OMI buildings
The first meeting for newly elected Yamhill County Commissioner David “Bubba” King was a brief one, as the board approved continuances for two scheduled docket items and finalized business ...
City council holds goal-setting retreat
The new McMinnville City Council will hold a goal-setting retreat Saturday to discuss roles, get acquainted with city staff and set targets to accomplish for the year. The council — which ...
A safe, sober space: Provoking Hope’s move means more room to help more people
Provoking Hope, which helps people in recovery from alcohol and other drugs, is marking its 15th anniversary by showing off its new quarters. The nonprofit program, long a fixture at 10th and Baker ...
Salem woman faces multiple charges after eluding officers
A Wednesday morning call for a law enforcement welfare check turned into a vehicle chase in the Walmart parking lot and Highway 99W. Dispatch received a report of a person who appeared slumped over the ...
