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County considers wastewater crackdown
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will vote on changes to the septic code Thursday in order to crack down on properties unlawfully discharging wastewater. Yamhill County Sanitation is requesting ...
Bernards to close popular farmstand in March
Bernards Farm, which recently marked the 100th anniversary of the eye-catching big white barn that holds its produce stand, will close as of March 9, owners Marvin and Georgia Bernards said. They took ...
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Gallery: Tones and topics of 2025 echo in classic play set in Czarist Russia
Starting Feb. 7, Gallery Theater will present “Fiddler on the Roof” — a classic musical with themes that echo some of the issues people are facing today, such as race, class, nationality, ...
Longtime dry cleaner closes doors
After 45 years in business, Alpine Dry Cleaners has closed. It was one of the last three dry cleaners in McMinnville, which had five when Jack and Doreen Wright opened the business in 1980. The number ...
County cities seek budget committee applicants
Cities across Yamhill County are accepting applications for budget committees, which will help determine city budgets for the next fiscal year. The committees participate in workshops in early spring, ...
Wrongful death suit filed after 2023 plane crash in Newberg
On Jan. 13 in Multnomah County a wrongful death suit was filed regarding a 20-year-old who died in a plan crash in Newberg in 2023. In October 2023, Barrett Bevacqua of Hillsboro, died in a plane crash ...
Along the Street: Yamhlil gas station and more 'What's Going Up'
- Yamhill’s new gas station and convenience store, Valley Market, will be opening soon at the corner of Maple and First streets in the center of downtown. Birpal “Paul” Johal has opened ...
Photo Gallery: Lunar New Year
The third-annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Sunday at the McMinnville Community Center, hosted by the Asian Heritage Association, welcomed the Year of the Snake.
Elmer discusses giving kids the ‘best chance’
As the Oregon Legislature begins its 2025 session, Rep. Lucetta Elmer, R-McMinnville, visited Carlton to explain what she does and listen to local concerns. Speaking to about three dozen Carlton residents ...
Court Records: Feb. 3, 2025
CIVIL FILINGS Discover Bank vs. Kelly Jackson, Newberg: Granted $8,919.92 judgment. Synchrony Bank vs. Torren Hudson, Springfield: Granted $4,898.82 judgment. Capital One N.A. vs. Brooke J. Croslin, ...
Arrests & Citations: Feb. 3, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Ashley Chantel Roeseler, 36, Lafayette, Jan. 31, Marion County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Austin Earl Galbreath, 45, Newberg, Jan. 30, ...
Shelter shut, First Baptist Church stays busy providing meals, other services
McMinnville First Baptist Church leaders called it a “dream” to see the new AnyDoor Place Navigation Center open last month, but the church remains busy with outreach efforts despite no longer ...
MFD board and union have tentative contract, move-in progressing
McMinnville Fire District Chief Reed Godfrey is out of town for three weeks at a series of classes and conferences, but business continues as the district moves administrative staff into its new Three ...
Schools aim to balance reassurance with reality in climate of deportation worries
Local educators say their students are worried about ICE officials coming to take their friends away. And staff and administrators are worried about how to respond if that were to happen – or if ...
City delays parks bond, councilors question rec plan fundamentals
The planned McMinnville parks and recreation bond has been pushed back until at least November. The long-standing proposal may also bring big changes, following a city council work session Tuesday where ...
Berschauer legal fees to be reimbursed
During a half-hour meeting Thursday, the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved two events applications for this summer and reimbursement of $8,000 in legal fees to former Commissioner Lindsay ...
Kotek’s gift to trade unions contradicts ODOT’s analysis
Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order last month that will make highway projects more expensive, reduce bidding competition, and benefit a relatively small number of workers-who happen to be strong supporters of hers-at the expense of many Oregonians.
New data shows Oregon has US’s second-tightest housing market
This month, the state began acting on the results of a long-awaited Oregon Housing Needs Analysis, hoping the trove of data will help policymakers solve Oregon’s housing shortage.
Katie Henry hired as Mac finance director
Katie Henry will start work Monday as the city of McMinnville’s new finance director. Henry comes to the city after working for the Community Services Consortium in Albany and has also worked in ...
Letter to Readers: Finding the bright side of the road can still be slippery
“Take a different way to work” is a friendly piece of advice I have long tried to follow, and to pass along to colleagues. A different way, that is, from the one you typically go. The happy ...
