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Special Delivery: BC Harleys group rolls Christmas joy into hospital
Members of the BC Harleys drag-racing group roared up to the Willamette Valley Medical Center wearing Santa hats, their parade accompanied by the lights from McMinnville Police Department and Yamhill County ...
PAC awaits ruling on trail ballot petition
Yamhill County trail advocates will find out Christmas Eve if they are getting what they want — petitions designed to preserve the Yamhelas Westsider trail approved by County Clerk Keri Hinton. Trails ...
Heavy rains lead to sewer overflows
High rain levels caused sewer overflows and mechanical failures in several cities across Yamhill County including McMinnville, Amity and Willamina. McMinnville had a sewer overflow from 3:10 a.m. to 10:10 ...
Stopping By: Enjoying the experiences
A native of Tunisia, Raghad Ben Ameur, known as Rae, is experiencing her first Christmas celebrations this year as an exchange student at McMinnville High School.
Planners give green light to McMinnville Landing overlay
The table is set for development on 190 acres of land off Highway 18, following the Planning Commission’s unanimous adoption of a development overlay for the planned McMinnville Landing. “This ...
Along the Street: Park & Main changing owners
Park & Main founders Dustin and Maryfrances Wyant are selling their restaurant in downtown Carlton to The Ground, which operates The Pub and Grounded Table in McMinnville, along with Stillwater Event ...
About one-tenth of total McMinnville UGB represented in study area
McMinnville City Council and Planning Commission gave feedback last week on three concept plans for a 640-acre area of unincorporated land that could be annexed into the city in the coming years. The ...
Local pizza chain adds another slice with Mandie's in Lafayette
After 27 years in the pizza business, it is no wonder Mike Howard sees slices of savory pie everywhere he looks. When he and his wife, Mandie, were painting the century-old building to become the latest ...
Mac Fire battles blazes
The McMinnville Fire District battled two structure fires this week, including a three-alarm blaze at UFP Industries on Highway 18. Firefighters were dispatched to 1726 OR-18 at 11:30 p.m. Friday, and ...
Amity man drowns in flood waters, body recovered
Hector Ramirez Aldaco, 52, of Amity drowned the morning of Friday, Dec. 19 near Ballston. At 7:40 a.m., Yamhill Communications received a 911 call from an individual stating they saw a vehicle drive around ...
Lafayette to accept bids for wastewater screens
Lafayette City Administrator Branden Dross expects new screens to the city’s wastewater plant headworks and engineering will use most of the city sewer budget for the year. “We’re probably ...
Vintage N-R/Memory Land: Dec. 24, 2025
10 Years Ago -- While locals are nestled all snug in their beds this Christmas, the cadets of McMinnville’s Civil Air Patrol squadron will be watching the skies. Lt. Cathe Frederic, the squadron’s ...
Newberg man accused of stabbing father
A Newberg man was taken into custody during the early morning of Monday, Dec. 22, by Newberg-Dundee Police Department. NDPD responded to the Newberg residents for a report of an assault with a knife. “Officers ...
Cards, crafts, cooking equate to holiday cheer for Rotunno family
One way Nancy Rotunno makes Christmas special is by creating her own holiday cards. Rotunno, a former educator, thinks about the design for months. In September, she starts making the cards — it ...
Photo Gallery: The Joys of Giving
A few scenes of locals volunteering their time and talents to help others during the holiday season.
Quirk of the Week: Wall full of mail in waffle haven of Amity
In Amity, waffles get a wall full of mail. Common Cup cafe upholds the old-school mail tradition of postcards. Owner Jeannie Coelho and staff encourage the community to keep in touch via postcard with ...
Offbeat Oregon: Portland was shanghaiing capital of the world in 1890s
As of the time of this writing, there is some disagreement over the status of Oregon’s largest city. It all came to a head last month when the President of the United States referred to it as “war-ravaged ...
Mac agrees to $98k settlement with YCAP
McMinnville City Council agreed to a $98,000 settlement payment Wednesday to close the door on the AnyDoor Place Navigation Center project that was fraught with delays and construction issues. In exchange ...
Stopping By: Christmas in a cold climate
Christmas meant snow, ice and traditional foods when Mark Björnson of rural Amity was growing up in North Dakota. His great-grandparents had settled there after they emigrated from Iceland in the ...
