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Investigating the Bible: The foundation of joy

Author Lucie Winborne, in her column “Strange But True,” wrote about Margaret Dixon, a Scottish criminal hanged in 1753. Amazingly, just a few hours later she climbed out of her coffin quite alive. ...

Fields, Trails lead campaign fundraising

... in 2026, including $8,000 from Karen Johnson of Newberg and $5,000 from A-Dec Chairman of the Board Scott Parrish. Frank Foti, owner of The Ground food and hospitality business, was the PAC’s first donor, ...

Arrests & Citations: April 3, 2026

... methamphetamine, post-prison supervision sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Terrin Scott Fuller-Hempel, 33, McMinnville, March 24, Marion County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Jerome Blankenship stands next to the sign he will refurbish to be installed at the southern entrance of the city. The sign has been sitting near his Carlton workshop since it was removed from its former home on Highway 99W.

 
Long forgotten 14-foot, 500-pound "Welcome to McMinnville" sign to be refurbished

A forgotten “Welcome to McMinnville” sign is getting a second life, and the man restoring it is doing so in an act of love and legacy for his father. About 40 years ago, local craftsmen Joe ...

County Public Works ramping up for summer projects

Yamhill County Public Works crews are preparing for a summer of projects, including bridge improvements, paving work and roadway repair along Ribbon Ridge Road. Work will begin in July on four large sections ...

MIP appeals sidewalks requirement to city council

McMinnville Industrial Promotions has appealed a planning commission decision requiring the group to construct sidewalks or pay a bond to defer the work as part of a Miller Street property partition. MIP ...

Mac Fire employees to vote on Social Security enrollment

The McMinnville Fire District Board of Directors agreed to hold another staff-wide vote to participate in Social Security after it was voted down last year. State and local government positions covered ...

Dayton Fire addresses complaints against chief

... Dayton Fire District Board agreed Monday, during a special meeting, to schedule a meeting with Chief Scott Law to discuss recently submitted complaints, following an executive session. Before entering the closed ...
News-Register file photo##Jerry Trimble and his wife Alison Row have been operating a flight school out of McMinnville Municipal Airport since 2007. Trimble Aviation has been recommended to become the airport operator by the Airport Commission.

 
Trimble Aviation recommended as McMinnville airport operator

McMinnville’s Airport Advisory Commission opted to stay local with its choice for the facility’s next operator, unanimously recommending Trimble Aviation. Owners Jerry Trimble and Alison Row ...

 
Roy Allen "Pete" DeCrevel 1937 - 2026

... including riding his bike down the brand-new Portland Airport runway, and he camped up in the woods of Mount Scott. Pete attended Franklin High School in Portland. He marched and played drums in the band. He ran varsity ...

 
Laura Jean "jamma" Okorn 1948 - 2026

... father, Clifford; brother, Larry; and son, Darren. She leaves behind four daughters, Traci Herring (Scott), Shelli Wainwright (George), Cindi O'Brien, and Lesli Okorn; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. ...

County transit manager retiring, future funding cloudy

Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia Thompson is retiring this week after spending more than a decade growing and modernizing the county’s bus system. In her final update to the Yamhill County ...

Natural resources protections go to public hearing this week

Years of work identifying and discussing the protection of natural resources in McMinnville will culminate in a planning commission public hearing Thursday to adopt new standards. The city began natural ...

Sheriff’s office seeks to lease patrol cars

Patrol car costs have more than doubled since 2019, and the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is turning to leased vehicles to save funds. Sheriff Sam Elliott is asking the Board of Commissioners ...

Mac council makes Garvin permanent city manager

McMinnville City Council ironed out the final details of a full-time contract for City Manager Adam Garvin Tuesday. Garvin will make $198,120 annually as the city’s chief executive, where he has ...
Scott Unger/News-Register##A Recology truck navigates narrow Southwest Emily Drive Wednesday. The road is planned to be extended 75-feet into a cul-de-sac to provide an exit for several new plots. Neighbors say parking and traffic are already issues.

 
Neighbors say subdivision will add to traffic, parking woes

A decision on a subdivision plan for Southwest Cypress Lane was delayed at the request of neighbors, who cited issues with parking and traffic on the plan that would extend nearby Emily Drive. Applicant ...

Jonah Goldberg: Team Trump had to start war to learn how economy works

Early Monday morning, financial markets surged when President Donald Trump claimed there had been productive talks with Iran about ending the war. Therefore, he backed off a vow to bomb Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t reopened by Monday evening.

 

Mac council agrees to spend $1.2 million in CET revenues

McMinnville City Council agreed Tuesday to begin distributing $1.2 million in Construction Excise Tax revenues this fall; giving developers, builders and affordable housing providers a pool of money to ...
News-Register file photo/Rachel Thompson##Miller Woods’ native plant program is capable of growing 70,000 plants annually. However, a recent steep decline in federal plant purchases has left the conservation area scrambling to find more customers and additional funds to continue operations.

 
Feds leave Miller Woods in the lurch by dropping native plant orders

Staff at Miller Woods Conservation Area have been growing native plant species for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 12 years, and proceeds largely fund park operations. Federal plant requests have dwindled ...

County set to resume dog control program

Yamhill County will restore its dog control program later this year as it attempts to rebuild licensing revenues enough to fund ongoing operations. The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners agreed in ...
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