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County transit manager retiring, future funding cloudy
Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia Thompson is retiring this week after spending more than a decade growing and modernizing the county’s bus system. In her final update to the Yamhill County ...
Local agencies support child abuse prevention
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and local nonprofits are making an extra effort to raise awareness. “Child abuse prevention starts with informed, connected communities, and every person has ...
McMinnville felon indicted on vehicle theft, drug charges
Charges of vehicle theft, drug possession and eluding police are the latest additions to a lengthy criminal record for Wyatt Jacob Duck, 30, of McMinnville. Duck was arraigned on indictments Monday afternoon ...
Sheriff’s office seeks to lease patrol cars
Patrol car costs have more than doubled since 2019, and the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is turning to leased vehicles to save funds. Sheriff Sam Elliott is asking the Board of Commissioners ...
Longtime educator Mark Hyder dies
Longtime educator and administrator Mark Hyder died of cancer Tuesday, March 24. He was 75. Arrangements are under the direction of Macy & Son. A public rosary and funeral Mass will be held at 10 ...
Natural resources protections go to public hearing this week
Years of work identifying and discussing the protection of natural resources in McMinnville will culminate in a planning commission public hearing Thursday to adopt new standards. The city began natural ...
Loft will help museum preserve artifacts
A new second story in its main building will help the Yamhill County History Museum better care for its collection of household items, clothing and other artifacts. In addition, “this will help ...
Along the Street: New Goodwill store will include retail, job training
Major earth moving is in process at the site of the new McMinnville Goodwill location, Highway 99W and Doran Drive at the north edge of town. Workers also removed some trees to clear space for the development, ...
Photo Gallery: Blocks of resistance
No Kings rally draws spirited crowd with themed stretches along Adams and Baker
Proposed McDonald's in Dundee raises community concern
Dundee residents within 100 feet of a property on 225 S.E. Highway 99W recently received a Notice of Land Use Application detailing a request from Gerald Koh of McDonald’s, LLC, to build a quick-serve restaurant with a drive-through on the 1.07-acre plot.
Photos: Wall of remembrance
The Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Award-winning author to speak
Author Omar El Akkad, who won the 2025 National Book Award for “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” will speak Wednesday, April 8, at Linfield University. The free program ...
Dems request more time for public comment on new O&C logging plans
Oregon’s congressional Democrats are asking federal officials to give the public more time to learn about and comment on new plans that would open up millions of acres of federal forests in Oregon to logging activity not seen since the 1960s.
Neighbors say subdivision will add to traffic, parking woes
A decision on a subdivision plan for Southwest Cypress Lane was delayed at the request of neighbors, who cited issues with parking and traffic on the plan that would extend nearby Emily Drive. Applicant ...
Stopping by: Business plans
Mac High senior Elsie Best stays active in community while working toward her future
Anti-law enforcement graffiti found at two Yamhill County parks
Graffiti reading “Keep moving off Yamho cop I’ll kill your wife’s” and “shoot cops with sniper rifle” were discovered at two county-owned parks the weekend of March ...
Easter egg hunts planned this weekend
The Easter bunny and its local helpers — members of service clubs, firefighters, churches, FFA members and others — will be busy Saturday, April 4.
Mac council makes Garvin permanent city manager
McMinnville City Council ironed out the final details of a full-time contract for City Manager Adam Garvin Tuesday. Garvin will make $198,120 annually as the city’s chief executive, where he has ...
County set to resume dog control program
Yamhill County will restore its dog control program later this year as it attempts to rebuild licensing revenues enough to fund ongoing operations. The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners agreed in ...
Feds leave Miller Woods in the lurch by dropping native plant orders
Staff at Miller Woods Conservation Area have been growing native plant species for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 12 years, and proceeds largely fund park operations. Federal plant requests have dwindled ...
