City seeks input on housing needs
McMinnville planners are hosting an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, to open a dialogue with residents about the city’s housing needs. The event will be held at Kent Taylor Civic Hall, ...
Letter to Readers: Making Viewpoints more visible while respecting readers’ routines
There’s a line of thinking that newspapers should get out of the opinion business. Journalistic bias is under the microscope more than ever. Views are increasingly polarized. Including commentary ...
Amity launches city administrator search
AMITY - The search for a new Amity City Administrator will begin in earnest Wednesday night. The city council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. at city hall to take public comment related to the ...
UPDATE: Bypass crash kills two truck drivers, one from Sheridan
(UPDATE: 6 p.m., 1-7): Oregon State Police have identified the drivers of the two tractor-trailer rigs as Andres Resendez, 52, of Sheridan, who was eastbound in a 2006 Freightliner pulling two empty tanker ...
Wheatland Ferry reopens
WHEATLAND - The Wheatland Ferry has reopened, according to the Marion County Public Works Department. It was closed due to an electrical issue.
Two package theft suspects charged
Two package theft suspects have been charged by the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office with theft. They were identified as Jeffrey Michael Blickenstaff, 49, of Lafayette, and Samuel Cloyd Ice, ...
Missing Yamhill woman killed in traffic crash
TILLAMOOK -- A Yamhill woman was killed Monday when she was hit by a vehicle on Highway 101 near Barview Jetty County Park. Carol Warner Christen, 79, had been reported missing from the park about 4:55 ...
Mac planners approve zone change, despite criticism
The McMinnville Planning Commission was presented with what appeared to be a simple request for zoning change, allowing MV Advancements to build its new offices on residential land adjacent to Linfield ...
Sheriff's office searches for hit-and-run motorist
AMITY - The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office is searching for a hit-and-run vehicle after a pedestrian was struck Monday, Dec. 10 while walking along Fifth Street across from Amity City Park. The sheriff's ...
Fraudulent, threatening emails sent
Numerous McMinnville businesses and schools received emails of a threatening nature Thursday morning with a demand for payment to a Bitcoin address, according to McMinnville police. Emails have ...
Christensen accepts state job; MEDP to seek new director
Jody Christensen, who has been the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership executive director since its founding, has accepting a state position as the Mid-Valley Regional Solutions Coordinator, covering ...
Might Oregon kill ‘kicker tax’ rebate to help education?
PORTLAND — Momentum is building to end the only-in-Oregon approach of issuing tax rebates in order to build reserves for schools. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that if Oregon economists’ ...
Amity turns to Olsen as interim administrator
AMITY - Chad Olsen took about a six-month break after retiring last May as the Carlton City Manager before deciding he was ready to return to work, albeit in a part-time capacity. The Amity City Council ...
Local firefighting effort aids California crews
Dundee Fire Chief John Stock is about 500 miles removed from the death and destruction that has swept through the community of Paradise in Northern California in recent days. It's a town of about ...
Report: Airport needs another $180,000
By TOM HENDERSON<br/>Of the News-Register McMinnville Finance Director Marcia Baragary said the McMinnville Municipal Airport’s maintenance fund needs an additional $180,000. In a memo to ...
