Plea deal allows owner to keep two of four dogs
“It’s your fault; it is your fault why we’re here,” McMinnville resident Jonathan Jacoby sternly told wolfdog owner Sandra Atwood Wednesday in McMinnville Municipal Court. Emotional ...
New grant-funded PE program teaches kindergartners essential cycling skills
Kindergartners strapped on helmets and headed to the gym for a special type of P.E. class: learning and practicing riding bicycles. The children in Kelsey Davison’s class lined up across the Memorial ...
Sheridan paramedics to transfer to Mac
[UPDATED 5/2/25] Fire chief clarifies hiring process Despite a time exception for job posting requirements, McMinnville Fire District Chief Reed Godfrey clarified Tuesday that no special treatment ...
Mac, county to renew crisis team agreement
The city of McMinnville and Yamhill County will extend an agreement funding a behavioral health mobile crisis team focused on the city. The county’s Community Outreach Services staffs two-person ...
Wolfdog owner alleges targeting and harassment
Wolfdog owner Sandra Atwood alleged harassment by neighbors and McMinnville Code Compliance officers and the unfair impoundment of two of her four dogs in a letter to the city. Atwood is facing up to ...
Stratus Ave. rezoning for apartment development approved 4-2
McMinnville City Council approved the first reading of a zoning change for planned apartments on Stratus Avenue by a split 4-2 vote Tuesday. Dissenting councilors Jessica Payne and Dan Tucholsky cited ...
Stopping By: McMinnville, medicine good choices for co-winner Haddeland
Dr. Paul Haddeland said he felt “a little sheepish” when his friend Stan Primozich delivered the news that Haddeland had been named co-winner of this year’s McMinnville Man of the Year ...
Stopping By: Longtime arts advocate named Man of the Year co-winner
Steve Rupp, co-winner of the Distinguished Service Awards Man of the Year award, literally has changed McMinnville’s landscape. [See also: McMinnville, medicine good choices for co-winner ...
‘Catalytic’ Alpine Avenue proposal draws concerns from city council
McMinnville City Council delayed a vote to approve a development team for the former Ultimate RB property because of time constraints at Tuesday’s meeting. However, concerns over key elements ...
A test for the taste buds
‘Delicious!” said Abigail Park, taking a second helping of kale Caesar salad she and her second-grade classmates had just helped prepare. “Not for me,” Emerson Starr and some others ...
Major housing projects up for city council vote
McMinnville city councilors will vote on two projects Tuesday that combined propose to add nearly 220 affordable housing units to the city. On the agenda is a zoning change to pave the way for a planned ...
Stormwater utility recs presented to Mac council
McMinnville city staff made a final pitch to city councilors for a new stormwater utility at a work session Wednesday night, presenting recommendations from an advisory committee that would generate $4 ...
Owner of wolf dogs set for trial
A McMinnville woman whose escaped dogs killed three neighboring pets is facing $7,500 in fines at her Municipal Court trial set Wednesday for April 30. Sandra Atwood didn’t enter a plea on the 11 ...
Third Street committee discusses safety, design
Planning for a curbless streetscape, McMinnville’s Third Street committee spent much of its Monday meeting focused on ensuring pedestrians (especially those with vision challenges) will know where ...
Chewing up the scenery: Herd hired to clear land for plantings entertains Hillside residents
Residents of Hillside senior living community, their visitors and Yuki and other little dogs who live there are watching with interest as a herd of goats mows down grass and weeds to make room ...
