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High winds snap utility pole
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More than 500 customers were without power Thursday morning after strong winds snapped a utility pole on Sparta Street at approximately 9:45 a.m. Employees of McMinnville Electric System worked diligently to restore power as McMinnville Police Department blocked onlookers from the scene. - photo by Lisa Hobbs
High winds are being blamed for a utility pole that snapped in front of Three Star Mall on Thursday morning.
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Pacesetters building inches closer to surplus
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The location formerly known as the Pacesetters building is one successful read away from being declared surplus by the City of McMinnville. During Tuesday evening’s regularly scheduled Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, the matter was brought forth after it had been recommended by the Building and Grounds Committee in the last February meeting. The committee determined, through data collected by a void analysis, the property was best used as retail or commercial real estate rather than repurposed by the city.
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