Bank foreclosure suit targets Smith estate
The U.S. Bank National Association, acting as custodian and trustee for the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, has filed for foreclosure against the estate of Del Smith, the Ventures Acquisition ...
Along the Street: Dayton kicks off Friday Night Series
For the second year in a row, Dayton will kick off a summer menu of family-oriented Friday night fun. Centered on Dayton’s historic town square, the free events are slated to run 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. ...
Willamina teacher faces 3 felony counts
A Yamhill County grand jury has indicted Willamina coach and teacher Heather Hughes in connection with an alleged assault on her 6-year-old daughter, on one count each of first-degree criminal mistreatment, ...
Soup Kitchen gets a new manager
Robin Miguel served as the chef for two consecutive presidents at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company in Columbus, Ohio. Then she decided she would rather serve people in greater need. Miguel started ...
Handicapped dog needs special home
Cookie, a Staffordshire terrier mix, doesn’t realize she has a handicap. She’s happy and healthy, despite a birth defect that makes it hard for her to walk more than a few steps without toppling. She ...
Fourth-graders get glimpse of college
College is a place where you can learn things that will help you become what you want to be, said Quenburly Elias, a fourth-grader who visited the Linfield campus Thursday. “I thought it might be ...
County weighs e-cigarette ban
The Yamhill County commissioners are scheduled to begin consideration next week of a board order subjecting e-cigarettes to the same restrictions as conventional cigarettes, including a ban on use in county ...
Events to mark Memorial Day
Yamhill Valley residents will mark Memorial Day with numerous ceremonies and special events Monday. Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It was first celebrated in 1868 as a way of honoring ...
Car takes out utility pole
A McMinnville man who apparently fell asleep at the wheel crashed his car into a utility pole early Sunday on Southeast Davis Street, near its intersection with Aletha Way. Luis A. Osornio-Salinas, 20, ...
Henderson House unveils new kids play patio
The children convinced them, said Rachel Karl. Karl remembered how she and the other members of the McMinnville Chamber’s MAC Leadership Team were searching for a service project last fall. Members ...
MDA launches ambitious tourism campaign
McMinnville may have lost the cover story in Parade Magazine’s America’s Best Main Street contest to Collierville, Tennessee, but tourism advocates say just making the final round created a ...
Farmers Market Celebrates 15 Years
Yamhill County farmers say they’re ready with fresh produce for Thursday’s opening of the McMinnville Downtown Association’s Farmers Market. Actually, they were ready a few weeks ago, ...
Council learns about affordable housing
As the McMinnville City Council gathers additional information about the city’s homeless problem, it asked Elise Hui, director of Housing Authority of Yamhill County, to address the subject at its ...
Commission to make parking decision
The McMinnville Planning Commission will issue a final decision Thursday on the request for a reduction in the parking space requirement at an apartment complex proposed at 433 NE 17th St. It also plans ...
UFO fest out of this world
McMinnville’s downtown simmered with excitement most of the weekend, peaking Saturday afternoon, as the 16th annual UFO Festival made contact with planet Earth. The landing party Friday night ...
