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Mac PD seeks info on reported gunshots
The McMinnville Police Department is seeking community assistance with any information regarding a report of multiple gunshots near Northeast Burnett Road and Evans Street at 9:51 p.m. on Feb. 18. Mac ...
McMinnville, Water & Light talk larger land deal
A proposed property deal could unlock additional recreation opportunities for the city of McMinnville, connecting its planned community and aquatic center location directly to Joe Dancer Park and the South ...
Parking for Alpine development meets city code, not residents’ expectations
With negotiations underway between the city and development team Guardian about the Alpine Avenue parcel set to become a large affordable housing development, the News-Register is examining contentious ...
Tensions rise among lawmakers over push to introduce bill limitations
It’s a common scene at the Oregon Legislature: Crowds filling committee rooms and hallways hoping to testify on legislation, only to miss their chance to speak, submit written testimony instead or face interruption by a committee chair with a reminder that they have two minutes or less to speak.
Stopping By: A little of everything
Landauers celebrate 50-year ownership of a true family business in Yamhill
Lafayette to round down fees, rates
With the federal government no longer producing pennies, the city of Lafayette has decided to round down bills and rates to the nearest 5 cents. Currently, about half of Lafayette’s utility users ...
Mac unveils new plan to pay for parks
McMinnville City Council is moving toward quadrupling a development charge for new homes and adding fees for commercial and industrial projects to pay for park upgrades over the next 15 years. System ...
Vintage N-R/Memory Lane: Feb. 20, 2026
10 Years Ago -- The McMinnville City Council has eliminated “ending homelessness” as a goal for the coming year, instead opting to focus on fostering more affordable housing, considering ...
Mac High actors to stage play about women Air Force pilots
McMinnville High School students will perform “Decision Height” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28, 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 5-6, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Shows will ...
Gallery features mixed media artist Holden Head
“Stay A While Longer,” an exhibit by artist Holden Head, will be featured through March 7 in the Linfield Gallery in the Miller Fine Arts Center on the university campus. The exhibition features ...
Wilkins again a book award finalist
Joe Wilkins of McMinnville, who teaches at Linfield University, is a third-time finalist for a 2026 Oregon Book Award in the poetry category. He was nominated for his most recent collection, “Pastoral ...
Shakespeare pieces take stage at Gallery
Gallery Theater will present “Shakespeare’s Auditoria,” a collection of scenes, monologues and sonnets performed by about 20 actors, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, in the ...
Festival to feature dozens of short films
Dozens of short films in various genres will be screened during the McMinnville Short Film Festival, Feb. 26 to March 1 in the McMinnville Cinema 10 and other locations. Local entries chosen for screening ...
Drug bust case dismissed; DA may refile
A case connected to a July 2025 drug bust was dismissed without prejudice on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Yamhill County Circuit Court, but the district attorney office plans to refile the charges should federal ...
Arrests & Citations: Feb. 20, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Brock Mason Speer, 37, McMinnville, Feb. 12, probation violation; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Sydney Marie White, 24, Keizer, Feb 12, failure ...
Two vehicle crash leads to DUII arrest
A drunk driver passed law enforcement on the shoulder before colliding with oncoming traffic on Highway 18 south of Willamina in the evening of Friday, Feb. 13. About 10:30 p.m., a Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...
Evergreen receive 30,000-pound ‘bunker buster’ bomb
A huge bomb was sitting on a flatbed truck that pulled up to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museums earlier this month — a GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator; the largest non-nuclear weapon ever ...
Oregon Senate Republicans end one-day walkout
Oregon Republicans ended a brief Senate walkout that threatened to derail Democrats’ plans to reschedule a referendum on controversial transportation tax and fee increases from November to May.
Dayton city hall relocates; Rucklos announces resignation
Dayton City Hall has relocated next door and the new office in the city annex building opened its doors Wednesday after staff moved over the holiday weekend. The relocation from the former city hall at ...
Response to illegal fire leads to drug bust in Mac
Charles Alfred Cook, 66, a transient, was arrested on felony drug charges after a McMinnville Police officer responded to a reported violation of fire and camping ordinances. On Tuesday, Feb. ...
