YMCA takes over after school care
The YMCA will take over operations of McMinnville after-school care programs from Camp Fire Columbia starting Jan. 1, but will retain current staff at the three area schools. “The YMCA is excited ...
Fast Friends: Gobi and her owner show off their books
The only one that didn’t say a word during Tuesday afternoon’s assembly was Gobi, who also was the reason everyone else was there. Gobi is the Chihuahua-Shih Tzu mix that followed author Dion ...
Mystery and wit on the Linfield stage
Audiences will put on their detective gumshoes to investigate the mysterious happenings at Cookham Manor in “Death by Design,” opening this week at Linfield Theater. According to director ...
Miss Oregon back in the classroom with a message
Miss Oregon Abigail Hoppe returned to McMinnville to teach last week. Hoppe taught third–grade at Grandhaven Elementary School before winning the state crown. This time, she presented a lesson that’s ...
Students create new metal murals for Mac High campus
A tractor rolls across farm fields. Wine grapes ripen on vines. A Grizzly bear prowls. These and other images grace three large metal panels at 15th and Evans streets, the southwest corner of ...
Mac High students perform 'Bye Bye Birdie'
McMinnville High School will present “Bye Bye Birdie,” a classic musical comedy, Nov. 15-22, in the school auditorium Shows will start at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16; 7 ...
School board adds Mac High graduation requirements
Starting with the Class of 2026, McMinnville High School students will need to complete a half credit of civics; the following year, they also will be required to take half a credit of personal ...
School assemblies honor veterans
Several schools are planning assemblies to honor local veterans. They include: - Dayton High School will host its annual Veterans Day assembly at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the gym, located in a separate ...
Linfield president candidates visit campus
Linfield University has narrowed its presidential search from 87 candidates to four finalists who will participate in upcoming forums with the Linfield community. Linfield organized a 16-member search ...
Mac High marching band to play Thursday
McMinnville High School’s marching band will perform for the public Thursday, Nov. 7, at Wortman Stadium on the school campus. The free performance will start at 7 p.m. If weather is inclement, ...
Changes to graduation requirements on Mac School Board agenda
McMinnville School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. The board will hear first reading of proposed changes to policies about graduation requirements, admission of foreign exchange students ...
Trippy mural design takes shape on Linfield campus
The community’s newest outdoor artwork seems to deal a kind of “Alice in Wonderland” hand but goes deeper than that. “Roots of the Heart,” is the title of the changeable ...
Mac school board will allow members to attend virtually
Oregon law requires school boards and other public bodies to offer the public a chance to participate in meetings remotely, via Zoom or other technology. In many cases, board or council members also can ...
For school board chair, fun is a welcome bonus
As Grandhaven Elementary School first-graders searched for the perfect pumpkin, McMinnville School Board Chairman Jason Bizon pointed out big squash here, little ones there and other appealing orange gourds. “I ...
Former Newberg deputy superintendent files suit
Former Newberg School District Deputy Superintendent Scott Linenberg filed a lawsuit this month against his former employer, seeking a judgment of $535,310.40. The lawsuit, filed by Portland attorney ...
