Muni court sees success with specialty programs
McMinnville Municipal Court has seen improvements to staffing and inmate access and introduced specialty courts in the last year, but staff needs more time for trials than the current four days per year, ...
School board position open as Towery announces resignation
The McMinnville School Board is accepting applications for a new member that will open following the resignation of Doris Towery on Sept. 30. Towery, who was elected in 2023, announced Monday night she ...
Council realigns priorities at goal-setting meeting
McMinnville City Council settled on five top annual priorities following a nearly five-hour conversation on the city’s strategic plan on Thursday, Aug. 28. Council held a special meeting to revisit ...
Mac scheduled for long-range planning, department updates
McMinnville City Council’s meeting Tuesday will be heavy on discussion and light on votes, with updates scheduled from Mac Water & Light and the municipal court and a work session on long range ...
Mac school board to meet Monday
McMinnville School Board will discuss policies Monday night, including a draft of the new policy on cell phones and other electronic devices. The public board meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the school ...
Design workshop scheduled for Southwest Area Plan
McMinnville residents are being asked for input on the city’s next new neighborhood. Staff will host a community design workshop on the Southwest Area Plan 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 13 ...
YCAP wants city to help fix shoddy construction
AnyDoor Place navigation center owner Yamhill Community Action Partnership recently contacted the city of McMinnville seeking assistance with approximately $300,000 in incurred costs related to shoddy ...
Change is in the air at MMV
The McMinnville Airport Commission continued discussions over updated lease and fee rates Tuesday and bid farewell to airport administrator Willy Williamson, who is retiring after the hiring of full-time ...
Alpine negotiators talk parking, purchase price
Parking requirements and a fair return on investment for the Alpine Avenue property have been two major considerations during ongoing discussions between the city of McMinnville and development team Palindrome, ...
Student phones must be 'away all day'
Crowds rushed out of McMinnville High School as the lunch period began Wednesday, the first day for upperclassmen and second day for freshmen. Free from the building after four hours of classes, many ...
Stopping B/Yard of the Month: A tapestry of color
Former Linfield groundskeeper keeps McMinnville garden fresh with rotation of plants, flowers
Mac schools honor longtime employees at welcome back program
McMinnville School District honored long-term teachers and other employees Aug. 27 at the district-wide welcome back program, an event that always kicks off the school year. Eleven employees reached the ...
MSD personnel director leaves
Brian Turner, who was hired in June to be the McMinnville School District’s human resources director, has departed for another job. Turner joined the district from Salem-Keizer, where he had been ...
Mac fire district to get funding to build new fire station
The McMinnville Fire District will receive its $3 million in state funding for a new fire station in the spring of 2027, Chief Reed Godfrey announced last week. The district will get $3,041,482 from the ...
City launches its online financial transparency too
McMinnville residents now can analyze city spending through a recently launched transparency portal, where they can analyze the budget in myriad ways and eventually assess daily updates on city finances. Finance ...
