Rusty Rae/News-Register##Customers at Two Dogs Taphouse eat, drink and socialize under the scoreboard used in The Furnace, the gym at McMinnville High School, for almost 40 years. The scoreboard has three digits for recording basketball points — legendary Grizzly player Charlie Sitton led scoring that topped 100 points, making an older two-digit scoreboard obsolete.

Along the Street: Items from The Furnace on display at Two Dogs

The scoreboard that recorded McMinnville High School two-pointers and foul shots for decades now hangs at Two Dogs Taphouse, a conversation piece for former Grizzlies and other sports’ fans who visit ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##In the shadow of the 747 that sits atop the Wings & Waves Waterpark, the new Marriott AC Retreat hotel is under construction on the Evergreen museum campus. Stoller Group’s McMinnville Properties is building the 118-room hotel, which is due to open in spring 2027.

Along the Street: Hotel on schedule for May ’27 opening

The new Marriott AC Retreat hotel is starting to take shape on the Evergreen museum campus, owned by the Stoller Group’s McMinnville Properties. Ground was broken in October between the aviation ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Anthony Dinsmore spins a prize wheel with his children, Grayson, 7, and Piper, 4, as Tom Baker looks on during the grand opening of the 7 Star Convenience Store in Carlton. The store sells snacks, groceries, produce and numerous beverages, along with “Krispy Krunchy Chicken.”

Along the Street: Market holds grand opening in Carlton

The 7 Star Convenience Store held its grand opening in Carlton Friday, Jan. 23, with a bounce house, a wheel spin for prizes and other activities for the community. The market at 320 N. Yamhill St./Highway ...

Along the Street: Blue Angels will be featured at air show

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be featured at the Oregon International Air Show’s McMinnville performances, scheduled Aug. 14 to 16 at the McMinnville Airport. Blue Angels pilots visited Oregon ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The new Tractor Supply store is taking shape at Booth Bend Road and Highway 99W in south McMinnville. The store will
sell items for livestock, agriculture, home improvement, pet
care and other projects. The $2.5 million project includes
two one-story buildings covering 21,930 square feet.

Along the Street: What’s going up at the start of 2026

-- Work continues on the new Tractor Supply structure at Highway 99W and Booth Bend Road in south McMinnville. The building, agricultural, pet and home and garden store will open this year. The company ...

Along the Street: New El Torito market opening soon in Mac

Work continues on the new El Torito market on Highway 99W near the Baker Street Y. Manager Ricardo Lopez said he’s hoping the Mexican supermarket will open around Christmas, but that depends on completing ...

Along the Street: Changes coming to MacFresco

Still outside, but with different format, MacFresco, which started in 2020 as Dine Out(side) to help restaurants serve patrons during the Covid pandemic, will return in 2026 with some changes. There will ...

Along the Street: What's Going Up - Permit filed for Rite Aid building

-- A developer took out a building permit for a “natural grocers” in the former Rite Aid building at 448 N.E. Highway 99W, at 99W and Evans streets. The tenant improvement project on the 17,185-square-foot ...

##Angel Aguiar

Along the Street: Aguiar named manager of local Embold branches

Angel A. Aguiar Jr., has been named branch manager for Embold Credit Union’s Newberg and McMinnville locations. Aguiar has more than 30 years experience in financial services. He was previously ...

Along the Street: County Public Health wants businesses to become ‘Safe Zones’

Yamhill County Public Health is seeking to expand participation in its Mental Health Safe Zone program, which provides local businesses and organizations with the opportunity to support and participate ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Taylor Esgate and Seth Dorman of Corvallis listen as tasting room associate Sam Dupuis discusses Ghost Hill Cellars’ 2021 Bayliss-Bower Pinot Noir on Sunday, Sept. 7. Ghost Hill is one of seven wineries east of Carlton that are collaborating on the “Road Less Traveled” marketing campaign in an effort to attract more visitors to the area. All seven are located on Hendricks Road or Oak Springs Farm Road.

Along the Street: Rural Carlton wineries encourage visitors

Seven wineries located just east of Carlton are launching a new marketing campaign, “The Road Less Traveled,” to encourage more visitors. They hope people who visit Carlton will continue on ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Downtown visitors dine outdoors at Pizza Capo during MacFresco on Sunday. The sixth-annual summertime series — originally called Dine Out(Side) — wrapped up for the season over the Labor Day weekend. The McMinnville Downtown Association, which organizes the program, said it will return next year.

Along the Street: Outdoor weekend called ‘an awesome’ success

MacFresco, one of the two biggest summer activities downtown, was “an awesome way to bring people to Third Street,” according to Emily Matsuda of the McMinnville Downtown Association. Restaurants ...

Along the Street: Clinical manager tops in state

Yamhill Community Care has announced that Tracie Koepplin, clinical manager at Physicians Medical Center, is the winner of Oregon’s 2025 Immunization Champion Award. The award is presented by the ...

Along the Street: Nominations open for MEDP’s McMinnovation awards

McMinnville Economic Development Partnership is calling for nominations for its 2025 McMinnovation Awards. The honors recognize innovation, collaboration and manufacturing excellence. The deadline for ...

Along the Street: Conservatory Bar sells

Kelley and Isaac Mabbitt, founders of The Farmer’s Lunchbox and Conservatory Bar, announced Friday, Aug. 1 a transfer in ownership of their bar and restaurant at 830 S.E. First St., McMinnville, ...

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