'24 Hours: 5 to 6 p.m. at 'the local hang'
Happy Hour is well underway when the clock strikes 5 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Carlton Corners, a restaurant popular with mostly locals, many of whom come there on a daily basis or even more often. Often ...
Mayor questions homeless survey numbers
The number of homeless in McMinnville is declining, but many living on the streets have mental or behavioral health problems that make helping a challenge, according to initial figures from January’s ...
Mac planning board picks top priorities
The McMinnville Planning Commission last week discussed long-range planning work, which will focus on a mix of state-mandated projects and local strategic goals. The commission and Community Development ...
‘Make it your own’: Visiting authors encourage Willamette student writers
It’s likely that many Willamette Elementary School students are spending part of their spring break putting pencil to paper as they write their own stories. Children’s authors visited the ...
Calendar of Quirk: Quirk blend of duplicate business names and a hearse, dumpster and mystery cairns
A series of similarities start off this week’s Calendar of Quirk – and other examples of oddities that are: set firmly in the ground, roll around on four wheels; and come and go according to ...
Commissioners to discuss plan for communications
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday will discuss creating a plan for county communications. The subject will be part of the work session, convening at 10 a.m. During the regular session immediately ...
Vietnam memorial visits Mac this month
A replica of part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., showing names of local and Oregon vets killed in the conflict, will visit McMinnville March 29-31. Viewing is free. The American ...
Hampton donates $1M for tech center
Hampton Lumber has announced a $1 million donation to the Sheridan School District to assist in development of the Barbara Roberts Career Technical Education (CTE) Center. The planned 24,000 square-foot ...
Councilor: Tax limit initiative inspired by voters
A “sense from constituents” has motivated McMinnville City Councilor Chris Chenoweth to try taking his taxation case to the voters. Chenoweth said his attempt at sending a property tax rate ...
Floral arrangements: Amity prepares for annual Daffodil Festival
Amity’s annual Daffodil Festival will feature all kinds of plants as well as the bright yellow blooms themselves. The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 30, in the Amity Community ...
Council to vote on repealing rules on campaign finance
McMinnville City Council will vote on repealing local campaign finance disclosure rules implemented four years ago when it meets Tuesday night. City staff is recommending scrapping the rules due to redundancy ...
McDougall Junction safer than before
Highway 18 has a history of being a dangerous road, and many longtime county residents recall the heavy toll of deaths it has cost, both in the West Valley and at McDougall Junction, where Highway 18 merges ...
Along the Street: Amity wood and ceramics gallery debuts new studio
Earth & Wood’s new studio building will get its debut Saturday, March 30, during Amity Daffodil Festival. Earth & Wood is located at 412 S. Trade St. Gallery co-owner Bill Willis said the ...
‘Granny Lambe’ stitches together sewing classes
Dorothy Lambe, a retired special education teacher, gained lifelong benefits when she learned to sew as a teen. The knowledge enabled her to make her own clothes and clothing from others, from simple tops ...
Parkway Committee gives ODOT an earful
Members of the county Parkway Committee got straightforward over a roundabout. The committee gave an earful to attending officials from Oregon Department of Transportation on Thursday. The committee was ...