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Urban Renewal District fund growth continues

The growth of McMinnville’s Urban Renewal District continued last fiscal year with $702,000 collected in property taxes, up from $80,000 in 2015, when the district began generating revenue. City ...

Commissioners postpone changes to park use code

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners delayed changes to the parks code Thursday after discussing new rules that Commissioner Mary Starrett said bordered on “ridiculous.” The proposed ...

Mac parks director to retire along with aquatic center staff

McMinnville Parks and Recreation Director Susan Muir is retiring in June, following three other longtime aquatic center employees set to retire in April. “At the beginning of February, I was excited ...

School board filing deadline March 20

... has filed for position 4, now held by Woodward. - Sheridan: Michael Griffith, Larry Deibel and Scott Burke. No filings yet. - Willamina: Justine Flynn, Dan Rinke and Karley Strouse. Neil Gephart has filed ...

Rec plan discussion includes ‘tricky’ review of models, projects and timelines

... center. “That’s a pretty brutal location to be offering that type of service,” Geary said. After Councilor Scott Cunningham pushed back on the term brutal — saying people who use treatment facilities are trying ...

Sheridan delays hiring interim city manager

... but pushed the vote to the March meeting. Before the Feb. 18 meeting, city council was to meet with Scott Dadson, executive director of the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments to discuss interim applicants. ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The houses at 423, left, and 411 S.W. Baker St. were approved for demolition last week. Constructed between 1885 and 1901, both are listed on McMinnville’s historic resources inventory but have been in states of disrepair for years.

 
Two historic homes in Mac approved for demolition to make way for proposed affordable apartments

The McMinnville Historic Landmarks committee approved the demolition of two historic homes on Baker Street last week to pave the way for a potential 28-unit affordable housing apartment complex. Applicant ...

Bans proposed on smoking, fighting and unleashed pets in county parks

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will vote Thursday on changes to the parks code that will tighten prohibitions and allow for expulsions from parks for violating rules. The proposed amendments ...

City staff to answer park bond questions

Last month McMinnville City Council asked questions regarding the planned $152.5 million bond measure to build a new rec center and improve other facilities. On Tuesday, the dais will hear answers from ...

Court Records: Feb. 24, 2025

... Barker, Willamina. Gabriella Jaramillo Hough, Hillsboro, and Grehan William Dutton, Newberg. Myles Scott Mahurin, Willamina, and Sandra Marie Mahurin, Willamina. JoAnn Marie Platt, Sheridan, and Stephen Donald ...

 
Robert C. Wiro Jr. 1949 - 2025

... his children, Briane Smith (Patrick) of Naselle, Washington, Nathan Wiro (Susan) of Amity, Oregon, and Scott Wiro (Calla) of Spokane, Washington; and grandchildren, Zoe, MacKenzie, Jessie, Parker, and Liam. He ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Firefighter cadet Chelsea Boyer takes the lead in hosing down nearby evergreen trees to minimize damage from the heat. Lieutenant Jeff Phillips backed her up during the McMinnville Fire District’s open burn exercise on Brockwood Avenue.

 
The hotter, the better: ‘Free burn’ of McMinnville house wraps up hands-on fire training

‘Get it hot and up and out.” That’s McMinnville Fire District Assistant Chief of Training Scott Law’s plan for a controlled burn exercise for younger firefighters Wednesday night. MFD engines, ...

County approaches office moves to OMI building

The transition to new Yamhill County offices is underway following board of commissioner’s approval Thursday of a $146,000 contract with SERA architects to assist with moving departments. The county ...

City moves forward on stormwater utility plan

Set aside for more than six months, the city of McMinnville’s plan to implement a stormwater utility is back to the forefront of city business. A tiered rate structure based on property impervious ...

Quiet storm for Mac responders

... wasn’t too much of an impact for us operationally,” McMinnville Fire District Assistant Chief Scott Law told the News-Register. The district readied an additional apparatus with volunteers in case of ...

Sheridan to vote on interim manager

... Council of Governments is helping with the search. During a special meeting Feb. 3, Executive Director Scott Dadson informed the city council that the organization received at least seven candidates’ applications ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Windows remain boarded up next to the main entrance of the Yamhill County Democrats’ office on Southwest Adams Street in McMinnville.

 
County Democrats office repeatedly hit by vandalism

For the third time in the last several months, windows were broken last week at the Yamhill County Democrats office on Southwest Adams Street. YCD Fundraising Chair Teresa Safay said a meeting was being ...

County to look at radio upgrades, new shuttle

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will look to improve transportation and communication at its meeting Thursday, with decisions on grant transit funding and a public radio system. Yamhill County ...

Observatory show film about NASA scientist who beat the odds

... Space Museum campus. Dessert and beverages will be included. Woodrum and University of Oregon professor Scott Fischer, along with director Sandy Cummings will answer questions following the screening. Tickets ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##McMinnville will ask for $1.5 million in federal funding for pedestrian improvements to a railroad crossing on Booth Bend Road. The project will allow the city access to additional grant funding to create a safe route to school for nearby Sue Buel Elementary students.

 
Mac to ask for $8 million from state, feds for street, housing, safety needs

The city of McMinnville is focusing funding requests from state and federal lawmakers on housing, safety and continuing progress on current projects. Mayor Kim Morris discussed the city’s legislative ...
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