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Along the Street: Construction projects underway through winter months

- The foundation is shaping up for the new Ether Form plant on Rivergate Street in the McMinnville Industrial Park. The engineering company received a building permit for its 10,090-square-foot plant, ...

 
Rink opening date skates by

McMinnville’s new holiday market opened Friday following the parade and tree lighting downtown, but the big attraction, an ice skating rink, is still to come. Literally still to come: the pieces ...

Defense needs additional evidence for rape case

Jack Marion Matheny, 38, formerly of Willamina, has been indicted for an alleged rape of 5-year-old in 2014 at the Grand Ronde Reservation. The trial is set for Dec. 9, but on Nov. 22 at a status hearing, ...

Mac W&L OKs property sale for new rec center

The McMinnville Water & Light Commission unanimously agreed to a sale agreement for a 27-acre parcel off Riverside Drive to the city of McMinnville last month, establishing a home for a potential new ...

Over and out(dated): ARPA funding to upgrade YCSO’s obsolete radio system

Communication issues have been a growing problem for Yamhill County Sheriff’s for several years, but a recent $650,000 allocation will fix some radio issues and the office is planning a long-term ...

Local warming shelters open

With the weather reaching sub-freezing temperatures, warming shelters will be open on nights this weekend in December. According to Weather.com, temperatures drop into the high 20s overnight for the next ...

 
Santa kicks off holiday season

Santa arrived in McMinnville Friday afternoon during the annual holiday parade. Thousands of people lined downtown streets to watch the parade, which included colorful floats and marchers along with the ...

Private Investigator compelled by court to turnout document

Johnny Eugene Johnson, 54, formerly of Yamhill County, is serving a 59-year sentence at the Department of Correction for three counts on sexual abuse. In the 2017 trial Johnson was acquitted for six counts ...

Sheridan council decides to end water fluoridation

Citing a federal court’s ruling of child development issues related to fluoride, the Sheridan city council unanimously voted at the Nov. 18 regular meeting to remove fluoride from the city’s ...

 
Stopping By: Telling McMinnville's story

Dan Gibson finds challenges as well as ample resources in his new role leading tourism organization

Forest Grove man charged with third DUII

Andres Felipe Lucas, 28, of Forest Grove faces a variety of charges from a June 22 incident, including one count each of driving under the influence, driving while suspended, reckless driving, recklessly ...

Court Records: Dec. 2, 2024

CIVIL FILINGS Synchrony Bank vs. John McCarthy, Newberg: Seeks $2,434.64 allegedly owed. Synchrony Bank vs. Donna Follett, Sheridan: Seeks $2,862.26 allegedly owed. Discover Bank vs. Abigail Killion, ...

Grand Ronde man arrested as felon with weapons

Oregon State Police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Sunday, Nov 30, resulting in the arrest of a Grand Ronde man on a weapons charge. During the contact with Christopher Nolan Johnson, 53, ...

Arrests & Citations: December 2, 2024

Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Kenneth Lamar Reynolds, 50, McMinnville, Nov. 27, failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $10,000 bail. Mercedes Love O’Keefe, 25, Willamina, ...

 
City settles over Navigation Center delays

The McMinnville City Council approved a settlement agreement with Fackler Construction over delays with Any Door Place Navigation Center Tuesday, although councilors made evident their dissatisfaction ...

Newberg man dies in fatal crash on Sunday

The News-Register staff At 9:41 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway18, near the intersection with Highway 99 at McDougall Road. The preliminary investigation ...

 
Mac Fire District to purchase $4M former Evergreen property

The McMinnville Fire District is delivering on one of its founding promises sooner than expected, with the approval last week of a $4 million building purchase on Three Mile Lane that will serve as a future ...

Third Street forum will be first of three public events

The city of McMinnville is hosting three opportunities for public input in the next two weeks; all three events will be at Kent Taylor Civic Hall, Second and Baker streets. The first event is a forum ...

 
Seeing Creativity: Sisters make crafts for annual Kids Fair at Mac library

Siblings Ellie and Aubrey Stoven have been painting, cutting, gluing and tying in preparation for the McMinnville Public Library’s annual Kids Craft Fair, which will take place Thursday, Dec. 5. Admission ...

Communities host holiday events

The holiday season officially begins Friday, Nov. 29, with McMinnville’s Santa parade, followed by a weekend of activities. Santa himself will arrive in the parade, which will form near the courthouse ...

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