Highway 22 will be closed for about four hours between Red Prairie and Mill Creek Road.  head on with a fatality.  detours are Harmony road and Red prairie.  Pickup and SUV.

Wednesday and Thursday, December 30th and 31st at the First Prebyterian Church, McMinnville 390 NE Second Street.  8pm to 8am.

MAC C-WISH SHELTERSFirst Presbyterian: Tuesday, December 29th - Thursday, December 31st (3 days)True Vine Christian Fellowship: Friday, January 1st - Sunday, January 3rd (3 days)Cooperative Ministries: Monday, January 4th - Wednesday, January 6th (3 days)First Baptist: Thursday, January 7th and Friday, January 8th (2 days)

This is the last day for the blue Kiwanis trailer at the U.S. Bank Plaza downtown McMinnville until 5pm today.  Today is the last scheduled day for the trailer.  They are selling hazelnuts, fudge, cheesse, and sausage.  All proceeds go to the local Kiwanis Club.

CWISH - Opening Winter Shelter at:Church on the HillThursday, December 24th (Christmas Eve)Friday, December 25th (Christmas Day)andSaturday, December 26th, 20153 Nights of Shelter Free Bus Rides:First Baptist Church (Courtyard) 7:45pmCooperative Ministries 7:50pmCourthouse (Bus Stop) 7:55pmLibrary (Drive-Up) 8:00pm

In a joint session, the McMinnville city council and the city's planning commission have opened the door for the former Jake's diner to be turned into a medical marijuana dispensary.   The council following the lead of the planning commmission and voting unanimously to removed a proposed one thousand feet exemption around Linfield College.  The college's attorney told the council that thousands of underage visitors come to Linfield every year, and they did not think it was appropriate to have a marijuana dispensary near the college.    They also believed it was in keeping with the intent of other buffer exemptions around libraries and community schools.  AFter hearing from several residents of McMinnville, most oppossing a Linfield buffer, the commission and council agreed that young people frequent many locations in McMinnville and you have to draw the line somewhere.   The two governming bodies also agreed with many oppossing the Linfield buffer that if a Linfield buffer was enacted, one should be placed around Chemeketa Community College as well.   in the end the vote was unanimous.   There will not be a buffer around Linfield College and that clears the way for the former Jake's Diner to become a medical marijuana dispensary with a community learning center to teach people about the positive aspects of Cannabis.

Interview with Captain Dewayne Willis of the McMinnville Police Department