Stopping By: Treated like family
Food lured Larry Snider and his wife, Cheryl Nangeroni, to Greece. The people drew them back. "They treated us like family," said the McMinnville couple, who are encouraging other adventurous travelers ...
Tribal mailroom receives suspicious package
GRAND RONDE – A suspicious package discovered about 7 a.m. Friday at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde mailroom prompted closure of Grand Ronde Road and the arrival of the Salem ...
Yamhill County firefighters helping battle Grizzly Bear Complex
Yamhill County firefighters are joining other crews from around the state and region in fighting the Grizzly Bear Complex fire in Northeast Oregon. The fire jumped the border from Washington state and ...
Eagle Scout paints school walls
When Cole Stritzke was attending St. James School, he walked halls painted a muddy brown, sort of like a mud puddle. When students return next month, they’ll find walls painted light blue ...
Dayton man arrested following lengthy pursuit
WOODBURN - A Dayton man was arrested Monday afternoon following a pursuit that began in Newberg and ended at the Woodburn Premium Outlets Mall. Newberg-Dundee police identified him as Jack Dean ...
Stopping By: 'Those were interesting times to live in'
McMinnville's Class of 1942 recalls graduating in wartime
Portland man killed in Highway 18 crash
WILLAMINA - A Portland man was killed Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 18 in the area of the Wallace Bridge. The Oregon State Police identified the victim as Juan Bermudez Gutierrez. ...
Librarian shows off Mac art for TV crew
When the team at Oregon Public Broadcasting decided to focus on public art for an episode of “Oregon Art Beat,” it needed look no farther than McMinnville. And when the team needed a local ...
Stopping By: As the earth turns
When Glen Watts was a little boy, horses pulled the plows and cultivators on his family’s farm and most of the farms around them. But about 1935, when he was still in elementary school, an exciting ...
Yamhill County Fair offers something for all
“Summer’s Biggest Party,” the Yamhill County Fair and Rodeo, will open Wednesday, July 29, on the fairgrounds in northeast McMinnville. Animals, contests, carnival rides, rodeo action, ...
Ambassadors are fair's friendly faces
The Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo offers many things — something for everyone, really — according to this year’s trio of fair ambassadors, Liberty Greenlund of Yamhill, Austin ...
Abigail's artifacts
History of Oregon’s famous suffrage leader is told through museum relics.
Along the Street: State approves West Valley enterprise zone
A 1,856-acre West Valley Enterprise Zone, aimed at spurring job growth, has been approved by Business Oregon, the state agency charged with promoting business and economic development. Along The Street David ...
Pinot lovers will pour into Mac this week
Hundreds of wine enthusiasts will gather in McMinnville for the 29th International Pinot Noir Celebration, Friday through Sunday, July 24 to 26. They’ll spend the weekend at Linfield College ...
