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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
City sticks to code, requires sidewalks for MIP property
A disagreement with a long-time city of McMinnville partner led to a “tough night” for staff and planning commissioners last week.
McMinnville Industrial Promotions appealed the city’s ...
County to pick up bus fare, dog control talks
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will continue discussing transit fares and dog control and rule on a zone change application when it meets Thursday.
Yamhill County Transit has been without fares ...
Garvin contract goes to a vote
The McMinnville City Council will vote on a long-term contract for interim City Manager Adam Garvin and discuss what to do with $1.2 million in construction tax proceeds when it convenes Tuesday night ...
Board axes trail, urges residents to move on to other projects
The Yamhill Board of Commissioners officially removed the Yamhelas Westsider trail from future county plans Thursday. Two-thirds of the board advised the community to move on from the controversial planned ...
Stopping By: Movement for healing
... as well.
And every six weeks, Cascade hosts sound bath experiences. One of its instructors, Cassie Scott, is a certified sound facilitator.
Council agrees to fix storm line, buy barricades with ARPA funds
... barricades appeared headed to the list of potentials for next fiscal year until a late plea from Councilor Scott Cunningham.
Police Chief Cord Wood requested the purchase of 16 mobile barricades for $231,000 that ...
$2M in ARPA projects nearing completion
As part of the update on American Rescue Plan Act funds, Finance Director Katie Henry provided insights into ongoing projects that will mostly be completed by the end of the year.
The city has $2,068,929 ...
Mac lobbying efforts continue to pay off
The city of McMinnville is a signature away from receiving another $1.5 million from its lobbying efforts, which would bring the total received to $7.7 million since 2022.
“That’s a fairly ...
Dayton facility assessment firm selected
... pedigree, and they also seem like very real people that would be pleasant to deal with,” Councilor Scott Hover said.
The project will begin with a condition and needs assessment followed by the creation of ...
