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‘No one expects to lose everything’
Amity couple recovering after blaze; GoFundMe campaign continues to raise money
Missing McMinnville hiker found safe
Longtime McMinnville physician Dr. John Nelson is doing well after being lost for several days last week in the Breitenbush area west of Salem. Marion County Search and Rescue led the extensive ...
Utopia for bees: Volunteers create Carlton garden for pollinators
Bees hover over bright yellow and purple flowers in Carlton’s new pollinator garden, a tiny but busy space in the center of the community. Residents voted at the recent Fun Days festival ...
Contentious projects go before planning commission
Downtown housing proposal appealed, request for rezone near Grandhaven School up for vote
MEVLC to weigh in as parks fees move forward
Parks System Development Charges will come back to the forefront for McMinnville City Council later this summer, and the city’s economic development council has decided to weigh in. For ...
BOC continues trail code discussion
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners went back to the drawing board on transportation facilities and how they will fit into county code Thursday, pushing a decision up to three months while ...
What in the Yamhill: The Newby family
William Newby was the founder of McMinnville, naming it after his hometown in Tennessee. Newby was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, in 1820. He was orphaned at 6 years old. He married Sarah Jane ...
Along the Street: EMPWR merger positive for McMinnville plant
EMPWR, the nutrition bar manufacturer that is one of McMinnville’s largest employers, will merge with Vitamin Well Group, one of the largest nutrition and fitness companies in the world and the seller ...
Riveted by jewelry: Friends open Lafayette Avenue workshop
Two custom jewelry creators have joined forces to open Riveted, a place to buy, design and learn to make jewelry in McMinnville. Cindy Proctor of the Newberg Jewelry Workshop and Amber Joy Dutchuk, ...
Fees, rec center highlight council agenda
McMinnville City Council will continue its discussion on recreation center plans and vote on a 2.9% increase for building fees when it meets Tuesday night. Last month, council agreed to hold off ...
Sheridan starts TSP update
The city of Sheridan will be updating the city’s transportation system plan, which was last updated in 1999. The TSP update is a 20-year plan intended to guide the development of transportation ...
Newberg man indicted on additional domestic violence charges
A Newberg man was indicted on additional domestic violence charges on July 8 and faces eight felony and five misdemeanor charges alleged by his partner. A probable cause statement by McMinnville ...
Willamina to discuss DEQ compliance
The Willamina City Council will meet to discuss compliance with the Department of Environmental Quality at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 14. There will also be a presentation by DEQ earlier in the meeting. Also ...
Amity council to discuss Public Safety Fee
The Amity City Council will discuss the Public Safety Fee, which was first put into effect in 2019. The council will discuss public safety needs and if the fee should increase to maintain the ...
Amity days cleanup planned
Amity community members will be cleaning up the Amity Day Parade route at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 17. Fresh mulch will be added around landscaping, weeds from sidewalk cracks will be pulled and ...
Housing laws leave city in ‘reactive role’
State legislation aimed at cutting red tape for housing has already impacted local projects and has the city of McMinnville scrambling to determine what oversight it still has on residential development. Over ...
Stopping By/Yard of the Month: Where connections bloom
McMinnville gardener’s flower- and vegetable-filled front yard a way to engage with neighbors
Former Florida administrator takes interim post in Dayton
New Dayton Interim City Manager Gretchen Cassini spent more than 20 years as an administrator for a county of nearly 2 million people and is transitioning to a city of less than 3,000. The longtime Broward ...
McDougall Corner safety improvements to begin in '27
After years of discussions and planning, the Oregon Department of Transportation is scheduled to install a roundabout and other improvements at the intersection of Highways 99W and 18 — known locally ...
Summer lunch in the park
Families line up for the arrival of the McMinnville School District Nutrition Services van — or this week at Chegwyn Park, for the district’s nutrition bus, its yellow paint covered with images ...
