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Rachel Thompson/The News-Register##A couple strolls past the polished classics and patina-covered pickups lining Third Street.

Photo Gallery: Mac throwback

Chrome gleamed and engines rumbled to life as hundreds of vintage and classic cars took over downtown McMinnville on Saturday for Cruising McMinnville. An afternoon car show gave way to an evening cruise, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##New McMinnville Parks and Recreation Director Jeanne Sprague sits in her community center office. Sprague started in July and has spent her first month learning about the city from staff and residents. “I love to be at events, I’ve already been at a couple,” she said. “I like to help my parks and rec team, and I just enjoy being around people anyway.”

Mac Parks and Rec director getting accustomed to new role

New McMinnville Parks and Recreation Director Jeanne Sprague said she’s spent her first month on the job listening. She’s met staff, advocacy groups and community members to gain insight into ...

Work to close lane in Lafayette

Traffic on Bridge Street in Lafayette will be affected starting Wednesday, Aug. 26, for a waterline construction project. The street will be reduced to one lane, and the work is expected to take a few ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Chamber President John Olson, left, welcomes community members to the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce’s new building during an open house on Thursday. Nearly 100 people, many from businesses that belong to the Chamber, turned out for the event. The 1960 building, 1215 N.E. Baker St., once held Combs Market, then a funeral home, then title companies, including Ticor Title.

Along the Street: Chamber welcomes public to new building

McMinnville Chamber of Commerce officials and members cut the ribbon on the business support organization’s new building on Thursday, Aug. 20. The Chamber purchased the building at 12th and Baker ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Yamhill residents gather on the lawn behind the Larson House to listen to Thom Lyons and other performers Saturday during the first Jamhill festival. Jamhill was an effort to promote local music and businesses, Yamhill Downtown Association members said, along with supporting Yamhill Carlton school music programs.

Jamhill fills Yamhill with music

Community members tapped their toes and clapped their hands to tunes by a variety of musicians Saturday during “Jamhill,” a first-time festival in Yamhill. More than a dozen groups played ...

County commissioners OK grant for Juliette’s House on split vote

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners last Thursday approved a property tax exemption for a growing Newberg business and agreed on a split vote to support a nonprofit grant application. Sponsoring ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Specter’s Gate, the McMinnville chapter of the nonprofit live-action roleplaying organization Amtgard, hosted its first kingdom event on Aug. 9 with representatives of many “holdings” from throughout the Blackspire Kingdom. Above left: Michael Ball of Gresham, who plays as “Icelight,” holds up his padded weapons during the dual-wielding portion of the melee tournament. Ball is new to Amtgard this year and said he enjoys playing his character alongside new friends.

Let battle commence: Specter’s Gate hosts regional tournament for LARPers

For glory, for honor, for the experience points. Amtgard players flocked to McMinnville’s live-action roleplaying (LARP) holding, Specter’s Gate, on Sunday, Aug. 9, for a monthly kingdom tournament. Amtgard ...

Mac council to hold hearings on two controversial projects

The McMinnville City Council faces a long Tuesday night of consequential decisions.

Councilors will vote on two controversial land-use matters, adopt protection policies for tree groves and scenic views and discuss increased fees for new development.

Courtesy Salem Public Library##Once the depot was established, rail workers called the unnamed stop “Carl’s” for Wilson Carl, the man who petitioned for the train stop. It then became known as Carlton and the city took the name for its own. When this photo was taken in 1961, the depot was being used for storage.

What in the Yamhill: It was Carl’s town, but which Carl?

The city of Carlton was so named because of a request for a railroad stop. In 1872, a railroad was built from Portland to St. Joseph, but there were no stops between the two stations. It was nothing but ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Joseph Linahon of Willamina, who plays the Irish bouzouki, and stand-up bass player Jeremy Moldovan, aka Jimmy Sexton, perform Celtic music as The Glensiders. They will be a featured act at the Yamhill County History Museum’s Harvest Fest event Saturday, Aug. 29, at the museum on Durham Lane, southwest of McMinnville.

Stopping By: 'Every song tells a story'

Local Celtic duo to bring music both melancholy and merry to history museum’s Harvest Fest

Making thieves think twice: Police conduct retail theft blitzes

Retail theft prevention identifies thieves, but corporate policies often prohibit employees from engaging with suspects, making it difficult to stop and detain them. But when an undercover officer is ...

County commissioners talk data center prohibitions

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners opted not to pursue a resolution limiting where data centers could be built Thursday but agreed to continue researching the topic. Commissioner Bubba King introduced ...

Former YCSO deputy files tort claim, says he was bitten by Mac K-9

A former Yamhill County Sheriff’s deputy filed a tort claim notice against the city of McMinnville in May alleging he was bitten in the arm by a McMinnville police canine. Sgt. Travis High submitted ...

Grange Estate B&B remanded to county again

A five-year dispute over a Dundee luxury bed and breakfast has been remanded to Yamhill County by the Land Use Board of Appeals once again. The nine-bedroom Grange Estate Private Residence (owned by billionaire ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Ty Hurl of McMinnville, center, and his daughter, Marti, 12, tell 2-year-old Anatolian shepherd Klein that they are adopting him from Homeward Bound Pets and taking him to live on their acreage with their other dog, sheep and goats. “We were looking at Turkish boys’ names last night,” said Hurl, who was a boy when he adopted his first dog, a springer spaniel named Woody, from the nonprofit humane society back in 1982. Casey Shook, director of the shelter, right, prepares to say goodbye — always a bittersweet moment, since shelter staff will miss the animals they have gotten to know, but are overjoyed that they are going to forever homes.

Currently at capacity, Homeward Bound Pets to hold grand opening

A large mural welcomes people as they enter Homeward Bound Pets’ new animal shelter and office building — dogs, cats and a rabbit, all looking as happy as they would if they had just found ...

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