
Currents Gallery marks 20 years
Twenty years ago, several local artists collaborated on a new creation: a gallery that would show their work and that of others, while also allowing them to participate in the process of displaying and ...

Along the Street: Car wash, Tractor Supply, Jersey Mike’s and more in the works
- The Merri Artist has relocated from its longtime Third Street location to 895 N.E. Highway 99W, where it reopened today. The new building includes more space and a new sign by ES&A Sign Corp. ...

Banker Jon Johnson retires after enjoyable career
Citizens Bank Vice President and McMinnville Branch Manager Jon Johnson has enjoyed his career in banking and the opportunities he’s had while working in McMinnville. Johnson retired at the end ...

Along the Street: New bakery, other changes at Mac Market
Mac Market, 11th and Alpine, is changing its layout to reflect a new collection of businesses. An interior partition has been removed, making it possible to see everything from the central seating area, ...

Vintage bank building turned into boutique lodging
A large photo of the late Bill Stoller, standing in a vineyard and looking happy, was on display Wednesday at the grand opening of the Inn at Dayton, one of his pet projects. “This is his home, ...
Along the Street: Amity chef wins James Beard Award
The 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northwest and Pacific region went to Timothy Wastell of Antica Terra Winery in Amity. Wastell was honored last week at the James Beard Association’s ...

Grant will support expansion of Yamhill couple’s roasting business
The Yamhill Downtown Association has received a $161,548 Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant on behalf of Table Top Coffee Roasters, a local business that plans to build a coffee shop in Yamhill. With ...

Willamette Valley Vineyards tasting room to close
Willamette Valley Vineyards will close its McMinnville tasting room, one of the longest-tenured wine attractions on Third Street. Spence Fogarty, estate general manager with the Turner-based winery, said ...

Along the Street: MacFresco returns with Make Music
Third Street will welcome summer this weekend as MacFresco gets underway. To accommodate dining and shopping outside, the street will be closed to vehicles from 3 p.m. Fridays through Sunday nights. Instead ...

Popular coast restaurant moves to Dayton location
The Bay House, long a destination restaurant on the Oregon Coast, has reopened in Dayton. Owners Steve Wilson and Maureen OCallaghan expect to draw many longtime customers to its new city, in addition ...
Stoller Wine acquires Elouan
Stoller Wine Group, founded by the late Bill Stoller, a Dayton native, has acquired the Elouan brand from California-based Copper Cane Wines & Provisions. Company officials said the acquisition will ...
Rite-Aid store closing
Rite Aid will close its entire McMinnville store at the end of June, in addition to closing its pharmacy Monday, June 16. Last week, the store manager said only the pharmacy would close at this ...
Along the Street: WVMC designated trauma center
Willamette Valley Medical Center has been designated a Level III Trauma Center by the Oregon Health Authority Emergency Medical Services Program. It is the only hospital with this designation in Yamhill, ...

Rite Aid pharmacy closing June 16
The Rite Aid store in McMinnville is closing its pharmacy as of June 16. Prescription holders have until then to transfer their information to another pharmacy of their choice. If they don’t come ...

Evergreen opens new event center; hotel is next
The new Evergreen Event Center is unassuming in front, which faces Highway 18 from its position west of the museum buildings and beside the log cabin called The Lodge. The one-story structure is faced ...