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City council responds to Capitol attack
On the night McMinnville’s councilors and mayor were sworn in, Tynan Pierce pointed to the oath they had just recited to uphold the Constitution in taking them to task for failing to formally condemn ...
Letter to Readers: No mention of siege?
... The story is never over, however, and there will always be room to rethink in future editions.
Dora Totoian
City government reporter
dtotoian@newsregister.com
503-687-1272
Possible rec center site raises questions
The executive committee of Linfield University’s board of trustees has drafted a memorandum of understanding about the potential partnership between it and the city of McMinnville for a future recreation ...
MURAC sweetens facade program during COVID
The McMinnville Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (MURAC) has approved 28 COVID recovery facade improvement grants in recent months as part of a program to make it more affordable for property ...
Burglary targets food truck pod
Andrew Wegman arrived at his Newberg food truck, Hunnybeez, last Tuesday to find the windows smashed, the truck’s contents strewn about the floor, and the empty cash register destroyed.
All six carts ...
Car camping program still providing shelter
In the spring, Candyce Banta had to move in with relatives after her Lincoln City apartment began to fill with mold. In June, she worried her pets were not safe in the household, she said. She had to move ...
Mac W&L owes city $800,000
A lengthy unremedied error at McMinnville Water & Light meant the public utility owes the city about $800,000. While frustrating to the utility, it’s a welcome surprise for the city as it enters ...
Beloved downtown homeless man dies
Betty Stepp was not expecting any more siblings. A doctor had told her mother she was unable to have more children. But in 1965, her mother gave birth to Michael.
Betty, age 11 at the time, said Mike ...
Mac city budget in relatively good shape
Budget estimates place McMinnville within regular projections for revenues and expenditures despite the COVID-19 pandemic, but the city should exercise caution as it further refines its estimates and designs ...
Champion Team secures some short-term funding
Champion Team has received enough funding in community donations to remain open through the beginning of February, with hopes of securing enough to operate at least through April.
Champion Team is a nonprofit ...
Recreation location? Linfield, city explore partnership for future facility
The city of McMinnville and Linfield University have agreed to explore siting the city’s future recreation facility on Linfield-owned land adjacent to its campus.
Linfield President Miles Davis ...
McMinnville, Linfield to pursue siting new rec center on university land
The city of McMinnville and Linfield University have agreed to pursue siting the city’s future recreation facility on Linfield-owned land next to its campus.
Linfield President Miles Davis and city manager Jeff Towery announced the potential partnership at Thursday's MacPac meeting, saying they have gotten only as far as being open to explore all opportunities.
Mac council reviews fire district consolidation feasibility study
At its Tuesday meeting, the McMinnville City Council reviewed an update to the fire district consolidation feasibility study, which explores eventually combining nine fire departments and districts, ...
City, county adopt UGB expansion
The McMinnville city council adopted an urban growth boundary expansion plan, which the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners also adopted after a public hearing Thursday.
Ordinance No. 5098, which ...
Mac UGB expansion heads to county after 4-2 council vote in favor
The McMinnville city council adopted an urban growth boundary expansion at its Tuesday meeting. The plan now moves to the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on Thursday for a public hearing. If ...
Mac council OKs first reading of UGB expansion
On Thursday, following a third night of public testimony that reflected many previously raised concerns, the McMinnville City Council voted 5-1 to approve a first reading of Ordinance 5098, which ...
Mix of concern, support expressed at UGB public hearings
The first two days of public hearings on McMinnville’s proposed urban growth boundary (UGB) expansion centered on concerns about housing affordability, frustrations from some farmers in the ...
Program helps families chase down fun activities
When the pandemic began in March, Eva Botelho and her 5-year-old daughter, Vivi, confronted the challenge many families experienced after the cancellation of in-person school and activities. With no in-person ...
After years of challenges, McMinnville City Council to vote on expansion of urban growth boundary
After working on an urban growth boundary expansion plan for 26 years and navigating a series of legal challenges, the city of McMinnville is close to voting on a plan that would add 662.4 buildable ...
