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Mac PD says 16 arrested, including shooter, connected to Joe Dancer Park incident
Sixteen males between the ages of 15 and 20 have been arrested in connection with a melee and shooting on Tuesday, April 28, at Joe Dancer Park, McMinnville Police reported over the weekend.
Along the Street: What’s going up: U-Haul expansion underway
Construction fences are up around a site in the 3100 block of Northeast Highway 99W, south of Kraemer’s Garden shop. A variety of construction equipment has been moved there, as well. The site will ...
County transit committee to meet Thursday
The Yamhill County Transit Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the Mt. Hood room of the Government Services Building, 400 N.E. Baker St., McMinnville. The meeting ...
Affordable housing committee discusses upcoming grant work
McMinnville’s Affordable Housing Committee last week discussed upcoming grant-funded endeavors and brainstormed ideas for a second meeting regarding the city’s rent burdened status. The city ...
County to settle over foreclosure proceeds
Commissioner Mary Starrett’s past concerns about Yamhill County keeping proceeds from tax foreclosed property sales have come to fruition, as the Board of Commissioners will vote Thursday to settle ...
What in the Yamhill: Vern Huddleston Memorial Pond
For this week’s What in the Yamhill, we turn to Timber Town, USA. Located next to the convergence of Willamina Creek and South Yamhill River is the Vern Huddleston Memorial Fishing Pond at Hampton ...
Four commissioner hopefuls share their visions for the county
Four commissioner hopefuls discuss their visions for Yamhill County as they vie for two seats in May 19 election POSITION 1 Johnston seeks to continue making connections Yamhill County Board of Commissioners ...
School budget committee to meet
McMinnville School Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua will deliver her budget message Wednesday, May 6, at the first formal meeting of the district’s budget committee. The public session will start ...
Flamingos support service trip
McMinnville Youth Collective, a Christian community service organization for young, is using flocks of flamingoes to raise money for its 2026 service learning trip. For $40, the group will plant plastic ...
Trial continued for sexual abuse case
The trial for Travis Michael Lake, 35, of Toledo was scheduled to open May 12 but is now set for August following a continuance request. Lake was indicted in February on two counts each of first-degree ...
Barbara Roberts center in Sheridan to offer vocational courses before construction
Rural Yamhill and Polk County school districts are joining forces to bring career technical education to students sooner rather than later. The Barbara Roberts Career Technical Education Center, a vocational ...
County approves status quo budget
Despite an approximately $10 million bigger budget, Yamhill County passed a “status quo” budget last week that kept property tax rates steady, retained all positions and slightly lowered fund ...
Amity working on master plan funding
The Amity City Council will discuss grant opportunities and councilor laptops during its 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6. The city previously received a Department of Land Conservation and Development grant for ...
Commissioners fire county counsel
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to terminate the contract of County Counsel Christian Boenisch Thursday, and staff and elected officials remained mum as to the reason. Boenisch was ...
New Linfield president to be formally inaugurated during ceremonial week
Mark Blegen, who became Linfield University’s president last summer, will be officially installed Friday, May 8, on the McMinnville campus. The investiture ceremony at 3 p.m. in Ted Wilson Gym will ...
School district approves RIF, saying budget shortfall may mean layoffs
McMinnville School Board members approved an action Monday they said they hope becomes unnecessary: a Reduction in Force notice. Under state law and agreements with its unions, the district can use RIF ...
Stopping By: Gardening together grows friendships
Gail Stolz and Tina Busskohl both found friendship, in addition to learning gardening skills, when they joined the Yamhill County Master Gardeners. Both women moved to McMinnville from places and lives ...
Council dismisses renovation discussion
McMinnville City Council abandoned notions of renovating recreation facilities Tuesday after estimates to improve the aquatic center were reported over $40 million. The city is discussing another municipal ...
Council praises EMPWR, but says it can’t make sign exception
McMinnville City Council lauded EMPWR Nutrition Group as an economic driver and large employer for the community Tuesday, but ruled that status doesn’t give the manufacturer leeway when it comes ...
