Local Thunder Road in BOB semifinals
Thunder Road, which has its origins in McMinnville, has advanced to the semi-finals in the highly competitive Battle of the Bands at Jubitz Truck Stop in Donald, located east of Champoeg at I-5. The five-piece ...
Plans for new park revealed
The McMinnville Parks and Recreation staff revealed designs for a new park in Northwest McMinnville at a community meeting last Thursday. The four-acre site, which is bisected by the Shadden Claim ...
Commissioners approve Wildwood music festival permit
The Yamhill County commissioners unanimously approved Thursday a permit for the Wildwood Music Festival, allowing it to accommodate 1,000 attendees, up from 500 under previous terms. The popular West ...
Plane pull fundraiser rescheduled for September
The Oregon Plane Pull, a Special Olympics fundraiser associated with the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, has been rescheduled. Originally slated for May 2, it will instead be held Sept. 19. Several ...
Council talks homelessness
McMinnville City Council received a report Tuesday from outgoing Yamhill Community Action Partnership Director Lee Means on the community’s homeless problem. Means reported unofficial and ...
Christensen Mac woman of year
Jody Christensen learned she’d been named McMinnville’s woman of the year when last year’s winner, Consuelo Almeida Christianson, arrived at her office with a bouquet of flowers. “That’s ...
Tankersley man of year in Mac
After finishing the UCLA School of Law, Tom Tankersley spent a year clerking for Kenneth O’Connell, then chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Next, he faced a choice: Return to Southern California ...
Union Block goes on the market
The 125-year-old Union Block Building has been listed for sale at $1.3 million. The historic building sits on the north side of Northeast Third Street, at its intersection with Davis. It houses Union ...
Church pastors sued for defamation
The father and son pastors of McMinnville’s Abundant Life Pentecostal Church are being sued by a former parishoner, who claims he was slandered over his involvement in an Oregon Bureau of Labor and ...
Linfield Opera Theater to perform
Linfield College vocal students will present fully staged scenes from operas and musicals on Sunday, May 3. The free presentation will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium on campus. The ...
Terroir writing fest this weekend
Writers, hoping-to-be-published authors and other word lovers will gather Saturday, April 18, for the sixth-annual Terroir creative writing festival. Workshops, readings and presentations will run from ...
Yard of the Month: A Floral Transformation
Gardening is a joint endeavor for Craig and Linda Saunders, who won the McMinnville Garden Club’s April Yard of the Month award. Craig says Linda comes up with the plans and he implements them. Both ...
Linfield offers wine workshops
Linfield College will offer the public two wine workshops geared for beginning wine enthusiasts. The workshops, limited to 25 participants each, will meet from 1:30 to 5 p.m.on Saturdays in 201 Riley ...
Air Force quintet to play April 16 at Linfield
The U.S. Air Force Golden West Winds quintet will perform Thursday, April 16, at Linfield College. The free concert will start at 4 p.m. in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center on campus. The quintet will ...
