Dundee bypassed? Commissioners listen to city's concerns
DUNDEE -- With the Newberg-Dundee Bypass in operation, some Dundee officials are feeling bypassed. City Councilor Kristen Svicarovich said she worries about new bus routes taking the bypass without making ...
Inmate charged with courtroom attack
A Yamhill County Jail inmate has been charged in connection with allegedly assaulting another inmate while they were waiting in a courtroom to have their cases heard by Judge Cynthia Easterday. Antonio ...
Along the Street Strategic Economic Development
Yamhill County has in the past relied on the Strategic Economic Development Corporation, a Salem-based agency that assists governments and companies, and now SEDCOR has a staffer based in McMinnville in ...
Community loses Eleanor Macy
Eleanor Macy, a dynamic force in the McMinnville community since 1945, died Tuesday in her home. McMinnville’s 1975 Woman of the Year, she was 95. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April ...
Lawrence not deterred by previous election defeat
Defense attorney Mark Lawrence and Yamhill County Deputy District Attorney Lisl Miller stepped into the jury room in Judge Ronald Stone’s courtroom to confer. When they were finished, Lawrence sat ...
Sheridan residents decry lack of code enforcement
SHERIDAN — Tkeisha Wydro used the Communities of the West Valley Facebook page to inform locals about Monday night’s city council meeting. The agenda included a discussion with the Sheridan ...
Jeb Bladine: Bag charge seems like gentle reminder
An editorial today urges the city of McMinnville to stand firm with the 5-cent charge on paper bags at retail locations. It’s a “ho-hum” issue for some people, but others maintain it’s ...
Revisions to sign, bag laws on council agenda
The McMinnville City Council could revise two of the more controversial laws it has passed in recent months — restrictions on local signs and a ban on plastic bags. Both laws will be re-examined ...
Zero Waste celebrates Earth Day with Earth Night
Members of Zero Waste McMinnville will host a Earth Night party from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Grain Station Brew Works, 755 N.E. Alpine Ave. Ramsey McPhillips, one of the leaders of Zero Waste, ...
School board to discuss nutrition, PERS
McMinnville School Board members will hear updates on the school nutrition program, PERS and other topics when they meet in a work session Monday, April 23. The session will be open to the public starting ...
Mac school board sets transfers, looks at fees
McMinnville will accept up to 120 interdistrict transfers this year, the school board decided Monday night. Students from other districts can apply starting May 15. Stephanie Legard, curriculum director, ...
Carlton council looks at vacation
CARLTON — City council members set a public hearing for May 15 on a request to vacate 150 feet of alley just west of Highway 47. Councilors will consider granting the vacation after the hearing, ...
Foreclosure declared on property on museum campus
Once again, a discouraged creditor has declared foreclosure for part of the land on the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, although, as usual, the issue is with the landlords, not the museum. A legal ...
Ordinance makes RV living illegal in Mac
Limited 72-hour permits to be issued to property owners only
Council considers dropping nickel charge on paper bags
McMinnville residents may no longer have to pay 5 cents for paper bags if the McMinnville City Council adopts a proposed amendment to the city’s ban on plastic bags at its Tuesday, April 26, meeting. Councilor ...
