Palacios challenges incumbent Albright for Dayton School Board

Marty Palacios and incumbent Kraig Albright are vying for Position 1 on the Dayton School Board in the May 20 election. Also running are Roger Webb and incumbent Terri Paysinger for the Position 7 seat, ...

Paysinger, Webb seek Dayton School Board seat

Roger Webb is challenging incumbent Theresa “Terri” Paysinger for the Position 7 seat on the Dayton School Board in the May 20 election. Also running are incumbent Kraig Albright and Marty ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register## Superintendent Dorie Vickery and Operations and Facilities Manager Sean Vesper inspect a back door to the locker rooms and storage area of the old gym at Faulconer-Chapman School. The lime cement has eaten away at the steel door, which staff has chained shut to prevent trespassing. A grate has been welded to the bottom of the door to provide air flow to the damp, humid space.

'We need better': Sheridan school leaders detail repairs, updates that would come with bond passage

The detached gym at Sheridan’s Faulconer-Chapman School is so humid that cotton candy reportedly melted at one of the fall festivals, Superintendent Dorie Vickery said on a recent tour of the school ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Grayson Wolf savors a bite of kale Caesar salad that he and his second-grade classmates at Newby Elementary School helped to make. “This is definitely for me,” he said.

A test for the taste buds

‘Delicious!” said Abigail Park, taking a second helping of kale Caesar salad she and her second-grade classmates had just helped prepare. “Not for me,” Emerson Starr and some others ...

MSD budget work session Wednesday

McMinnville School District’s budget committee, comprised of the seven school board members and seven other citizens, will hold its initial meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, to prepare for ...

Candidates vie for Sheridan School Board

Sheridan School District has four candidates vying for Position 1 and 5, which will be on the May 20 ballot. Natalya Ables and Susan Looby are running for Position 1. Raymond Watkins and Gwen Fink filed ...

Russ, Byerley seek Newberg seat

Two candidates are competing for the Newberg-Dundee School District’s Zone 1 seat. Incumbent Andrew “Andy” Byerley and David Russ filed for the position. Also running are Celeste Jones ...

Sheridan School board candidate forum April 23

A candidate forum for the upcoming Sheridan School Board election is scheduled for 6 p.m. on April 23 at the Sheridan High School cafeteria. Natalya Ables and Susan Lobby are running for Position 1, as ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Erica (Desirae Weaver) kneels over the body of Inspector Fuller (Joel Sims) in “Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery,” which will play April 18-19 and 24-26 at Amity High School. Richard (Hezekiah Hernandez), standing, questions what’s going on in the mixed-up comedy.

Murder mystery with a twist is Amity High’s spring play

Amity High School students will perform “The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery” April 18 to 26, in the school theater/band room. Shows will be at 7 p.m. on April 18-19 and again April 24-26. ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Parents, other community members and school staff packed the McMinnville School District board room to hear board members discuss the employment status of Superintendent Debbie Brockett. Many people spoke, and almost everyone remained in place until the meeting ended at 9:38 p.m.

Updated: McMinnville School Board votes to part ways with superintendent

In a 5-2 vote following more than 30 minutes of public comments for and against the action, the McMinnville School Board chose Monday evening to sign a separation agreement with Superintendent Debbie Brockett.

 

##Randy Schekman shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 2013 for his work on the process by which cells transport molecules and other materials.

Linfield hosting 2013 Nobel Prize winner this week

Linfield University is hosting the annual Nobel Laureate Symposium April 10 and 11 featuring Randy Schekman, who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 2013 for his work on the process ...

Crab feed will benefit school

Tickets are available for the Friends of St. James School’s annual Crab Feed Fundraiser, which will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the Grand, the ballroom upstairs at 325 N.E. Third St., ...

Local Head Start 'in good shape' amid regional shake-up

Head Start of Yamhill County Executive Director Suey Linzmeier said their program remains stable despite a surprising shake-up at the regional level this week. “Head Start has been around for 60 ...

City of McMinnville, school district seek nonprofit to fund raise for after-school care

The city of McMinnville and the McMinnville School District find themselves in the same spot as nearly a year ago regarding scholarships for the after-school care program: seeking a nonprofit to raise ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Callie Cechovic shows off the hair styling stations in McMinnville High School’s new cosmetology classroom in the Adams campus building. Cechovic, who runs West Willow hair salon in Amity with partner Nikita Walker, will teach the school’s new cosmetology career pathway courses starting this fall.

Cosmetology classes added at Mac High

In a space that looks more like a sleek salon than a classroom, McMinnville High School students will be able to learn hair styling, barbering and manicuring skills they can carry on into careers. Mac ...

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