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News-Register file photo/2022##Volunteers welcome anyone who needs food to sit down for a meal in the Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas, which is open from 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays at 822 S.W. Second St. Soup kitchen organizers expect to see more demand in November, when SNAP food benefits become unavailable.

 
Food assistance groups brace for SNAP freeze

... time for fixed-income seniors,” Pitts said. Many others who attend food banks work minimum-wage jobs — sometimes multiple jobs, she said. They may face the choice of paying rent or buying food. And ...

 
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 31, 2025

... — families that businesses current and future need for their operations to be successful long-term. Jobs of all types appear and stay in communities that continually invest in the amenities covered in this ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##“(Businesses) are being courted by other states, because other states know that we are on the wrong side of this,” Rep. Lucetta Elmer (R-McMinnville) said at a legislative forum hosted by the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce. Joined by Sen. Bruce Starr (R-Dundee) and Rep. Ann Scharf (R-Amity), she said recent legislation, taxes and costs are driving workers and businesses out of the state.

 
Lawmakers talk business, politics in Chamber forum

... state agency accountability and rulemaking. “Our state agencies have decided that they like our jobs more than we like our jobs, and they have taken to writing law in their rulemaking,” she said. ...

 
Shirley Sue (Stroud) Wilson 1935 - 2025

... first settling in Myrtle Creek, and in 1966 to our final destination in Willamina. Mom worked at various jobs, including Boise Cascade Mill, but her longest employment was with Coyote Joe’s restaurant. After ...

County board updates policies, projects

... newsletter. Starrett complimented the program that finds employment for women in recovery. “Those jobs are so precious for folks coming out of either incarceration or newly in recovery,” she said. ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Caden Stephens decided to call his tree service company “Mac & Trees” after his hometown. He became a licensed contractor who specializes in tree removal soon after graduating from McMinnville High School.

 
Serving Mac – and trees

... and fine-tuning his website, as well as on attracting clients. He said he always gives estimates on jobs and keeps customers updated as work progresses, so customers won’t find any surprise charges at ...
##Consultant Saumya Kini presented a series of conceptual illustrations showing how McMinnville Landing could be built out. “(The illustrations are) our best shot at showing the aspirations from the (project advisory committee) and community about what development should achieve to be consistent with community values,” she said. Here, The view from the north highlights a large landscape buffer from the highway and the multi-use path that will continue around the parcel. The landscape could potentially include grapevines similar to the nearby Evergreen campus to create a “cohesive experience of entering the city along that corridor,” Kini said.

 
‘Big box’ square footage capped in McMinnville Landing plan

... through lowered infrastructure costs and an increase in two areas the city is lacking: high density jobs and general merchandise retail, Richards said. City staff and consultants discussed the master plan, ...
Morgan Hein/Oregon Journalism Project##Bill Van Nostran, a retired pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Astoria, first conceived of converting this empty building into housing.

 
State officials continue to make subsidized housing more costly

The decisions undercut pledges to address Oregon’s ongoing ‘humanitarian crisis’

Table nearly set for McMinnville Landing

... and research and development businesses and the master plan estimates the area could provide 2,100 new jobs. The commercial land will largely be devoted to two to three “big box” stores at a minimum ...
Rusty Rae/The News-Register##Caron Benner, right, owner of Cellar Ridge Construction, talks with McMinnville Mayor Kim Morris after Benner received the MEDP s Leader of the Year honor.

 
MEDP honors go to Benner, other business leaders

... “a meaningful impact on the workforce” through school programs that prepare students for jobs. She works with businesses to give students real-world experiences, such as internships. “She ...

Governor delay in signing transportation bill limits GOP time for referendum, experts say

Within hours of the Oregon Senate passing a transportation bill on Sept. 29 meant to keep transportation workers employed and maintain funding for cities and counties to fix their roads, Gov. Tina Kotek directed the Oregon Department of Transportation to stop layoffs and begin hiring for the winter season.

 

Emily Bonsant/News-Register##Rita Baller and Michael Alger are sworn in to the Willamina City Council by Mayor Vicki Hernandez on Tuesday. Baller was re-elected as council president.

 
Willamina council appoints Alger and Baller

... because “I really hate going out and asking for signatures to be on the ballot, one of the worst jobs I ever had. And if I can put that off for a couple of years, that’s great, and if not that’s ...

 
Erik Lukens: Business climate rankings give Oregon falling scores

... instead, to help address them. Like any other state, Oregon needs a healthy private sector to provide good jobs, to support philanthropic activity and — not least — to generate the tax revenue upon which ...

Dayton City Council reviews transportation system plan

... at the growth inside your (Urban Growth Boundary) and potential growth of residential housing, also jobs and employment, and that data is used to evaluate the next 20 years of your transportation system,” ...

 
John Olson: Parks and recreation bond an investment in community

Imagine a McMinnville where families, young professionals and businesses all thrive — a city with modern recreational facilities, vibrant community connections and strong economic growth. That vision is within reach, but it requires action.

 

Jeb Bladine: Shutdown crisis reports spawn more questions

... are calling in sick, allegedly to avoid having to work without pay in their “essential” jobs. My question: Are they already facing financial disaster, with jobs reportedly earning a median income ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##LaRue Stoller talks about the vision her late husband, Bill Stoller, in photo on podium, had for the Evergreen campus and about how he wanted to benefit the community’s economy. She is speaking at the groundbreaking for the Evergreen Hotel, which will rise beside the vineyard and between the air museum and the water park. Beside Stoller are, from left, Patrick Nofield of Escape Lodging, which will run the Marriott AC hotel; Kraig O’Connor, president of R&H Construction; Stoller Group Chairman Wayne Marshall; and Sen. Bruce Starr, who also spoke at the groundbreaking.

 
Groundbreaking marks milestone for long-awaited Evergreen campus hotel

... “an awesome investment” in the local economy. It will bring both short-term and long-term jobs, he said, and will have “a lasting impact on the community.” “Investments like this ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Work continues on the new Tractor Supply buildings, a $2.5 million project on Highway 99W at Booth Bend Road. The store sells items for farming and home gardens, pet care and other uses.

 
Along the Street: What's going up; $4.5 million project at Chemeketa campus gets underway

... government employees have been furloughed or deemed essential and required to work without pay. Some jobs have been cut. In addition, some non-federal employees who work for agencies that receive federal funding ...

 
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 3, 2025

... their work. There’s no process for these professors to contest their inclusion. Many have lost jobs and received hateful e-mails threatening rape or death — the opposite of free speech. His sentiments ...

Oregon Senate passes $4.3 billion transportation package

The Oregon Senate on Monday in a party-line 18-11 vote passed a long-awaited transportation bill that would update the state’s funding sources for road maintenance and operations.

 

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