Quirk of the Week: Curiosities found in Gaston and north Yamhill County

One more north Yamhill County tour of Quirk, starting with a brief journey in and around Gaston (as promised): Checking these out might come with a visit to the 28th annual Wapato Car Showdown and related ...

 

Stephanie Baker: I lost my brother to our broken health care system

My brother, Tim, died a few weeks ago at the age of 69.

He’d been diagnosed with bile duct cancer that had metastasized to his liver. He was gone in less than two months, so quickly he didn’t even have the chance to try chemotherapy in hopes of buying him some more time

Jeb Bladine: Banks add fraud warnings to cash withdrawals

Banking customers, of course, can withdraw small or large amounts of cash from their accounts. However, in today’s world fraught with fraud, banks have adopted new communications seeking to warn ...

Investigating the Bible: Contentment in all circumstances

Chip and Joanna Gaines, of Waco, Texas, are founders of the home décor business, Magnolia Market. Joanna likes perfection. She explained in her book, “The Magnolia Story,” that when their four children were young, she plopped down to rest on their old sofa with the new white slipcover: “I made the mistake of looking down. My beautiful, brand-new, snowy-white slipcover was covered in little black fingerprints.”

 

Kirby Neumann-Rea: Is Mac truly trapped in time, or is it just the travel writer?

“McMinnville looks like something out of a Christmas card and its history dates back to the mid-1800s. McMinnville’s picture-perfect Third Street is lined with buildings built between the late 1800s and early 1900s.”

 

Garvin fits the mold as interim manager of the city

Before being named city manager in McMinnville in 2017, Jeff Towery had already served four tours in upper-level city management posts, dating back 30 years. He had also earned a master’s degree ...

 

Fair has come a long way to enjoy sustained success

In previewing this year’s edition of the Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo with the Board of Commissioners last week, Manager Gary Wertz said: “Oregon’s oldest fair is ready for you. Just ...

 

County takes first step in making parks a priority

Imagine, if you will, an alternative universe where the Yamhill County Parks system included: - The Stuart Grenfell Park County Campground, attracting RVers and others to West Valley for overnight ...

 

Airport finally taking flight in the skies over City Hall

The future has never looked brighter for the 650-acre, dual-runway airfield the city inherited from the military in 1943, at a time when World War II was still raging in both the European and Pacific theaters. Over ...

 

Massive mixed-use venture moving to forefront in Mac

Fasten your seat belts, McMinnville dwellers. You will soon be hearing and seeing a lot about another major local development project — one the city council got its first formal look at in conceptual ...

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Letters to the Editor: Aug. 8, 2025

Our Mad King Tyrants can’t handle the truth. They invent their own version, insist their subjects subscribe to it and punish those who refuse to go along. One of the first jobs of an up-and-coming ...

 

Letters to the Editor: Aug. 1, 2025

A special place I recently received literature from Henderson House indicating President Trump’s administration has proposed a 50% cut in assistance for domestic violence. My sister, Mary Henderson, ...

 

Letters to the Editor: July 25, 2025

Better with less Regarding the article from July 18 about the county parks situation, which raises some questions and need for comment. First, ask us if we want more parks and are willing to pay for ...

 

Letters to the Editor: July 18, 2025

Stuck with bill I watched the president talking about tariffs on TV. He said the United States had collected somewhere in the neighborhood of $65 billion from his tariffs so far. He said this was money ...