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Airport tenants request rent breaks
Members of the McMinnville Airport Commission debated the merits of maintaining existing relationships with land lease tenants or “rolling the dice” on new ones at their meeting Monday. The ...
The road ahead: Transportation plan update underway
A two-year project to identify McMinnville’s transportation needs through 2050 revved up Tuesday night in a joint meeting of city council and the planning commission. The city is embarking on an ...
Sheridan envisioning the return of a rodeo
During deliberations last month about Sheridan’s new parks master plan, City Manager Preston Polasek said there is a community-driven desire to bring back the Sheridan rodeo and pondered if the area ...
Board to hold last virtual meeting before move
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners will have a brief agenda focused on the Youth Services Center Thursday, when it meets virtually for the final time before debuting new chambers. The board hasn’t ...
Fresh from the past
The first Vintage in the Valley event, which featured more than 100 vendors of classic items on Third Street, was “beyond expectations,” organizer Katie Wennerstrom said. Saturday’s ...
Lafayette flagpole in limbo
The Lafayette City Council decided not to appeal a planning commission ruling on the proposed Veterans Park flagpole when it met for a special meeting on the issue Thursday, July 23. Councilors applied ...
Quirk of the Week: A flippin’ fertile foray
Things can get topsy-turvy when it comes to Quirk. It’s the spirit of this appreciation of the unusual, but sometimes it’s literal, as one stop in this roadside roundup will show. Recent ...
HLC to take over historic wall restoration
Members of McMinnville’s Historic Landmarks Committee will take the lead on a project repairing a historic wall that was struck by a vehicle last year. City staff will oversee the work, but HLC ...
OJP: The truancy mutinty
Oregon’s poorest county posts the state’s best attendance numbers after reinstating citation process
Garnica family seeks financial help for immigration battle
Ana Garnica, a Dayton High graduate, is raising funds to help bring her father home after he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 17 in McMinnville. “Never would I have ...
Flower power at the fair
Ten teens, all senior 4-H members, lined up Monday afternoon to arrange flowers in one of the Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo’s first competitions. They were among 80 total participants in several ...
P.E.O. to walk for women
P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Chapter FH of McMinnville will host a local version of PEO’s Walk Today for Women Tomorrow on Saturday, Aug. 1. The walk is part of the nonprofit’s ...
Court Records: June 29, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Atlas Financial Services vs. Sandra Gamel and Rodney M. Groleau: Renewal of $6,291.95 judgment. Barclays Bank Delaware vs. Lauren M. Wylie: Granted $1,724.26 judgment. PNC Bank, National ...
Over $11,000 in items recovered in theft operation
In June, the McMinnville Police Department conducted an organized retail theft operation working alongside retailer loss prevention staff, leading to 10 arrests and recovery of more than $11,000 in stolen ...
MW&L to vote on 4% water rate hike
The McMinnville Water & Light Commission will vote in September on a 4% overall increase to water rates, which would result in an estimated 75 cents more for the average customer’s monthly bill. Last ...
N-R wins numerous awards in annual newspaper contest
Every member of the News-Register’s news staff went home with a first-place award from the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Contest event, held Friday, July 24, at the Salem Convention Center. N-R staff ...
Along the Street: Acorn to Oak has new manager
Tiffany Morris has joined Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, Linfield University’s tasting room and learning lab at Third and Ford streets in downtown McMinnville. She is the new hospitality, tasting ...
Amity considers future of public safety funding
While most welcome the lowering of interest rates, it can negatively affect a city’s budget. Amity’s general budget has approximately $100,000 more expenses than revenues, which the city covers ...
Faces of the fair: Ambassadors represent beloved Yamhill County tradition
While most high school graduates from the Class of 2026 have spent the summer focused on entering college or starting a career, Abby Gilbey and Lilly Gonzalez of McMinnville, Kenzie Kauer of Amity and ...
State housing laws begin to supersede local control
New state housing laws have already impacted McMinnville projects after some went into effect at the beginning of the month. Changes from the three recent bills will continue to affect how developments ...
