McMinnville joins data collection effort for COVID-19
McMinnville is joining other cities across the United States to collect data officials hope will lead to more information about the prevalence, spread and nature of COVID-19. Along with 100 other cities ...
State takes custody of Vineyard for next seven years
Kimberly Forness’ grieving ex-husband, Brian Forness, asked the court to observe a moment of silence. It lasted 37 seconds, equal to the number of months that had elapsed after Andrew Vineyard used ...
Rx delivery service offered countywide
A McMinnville code compliance officer recently arrived at Brad and Linda Peterson’s Olde Stone Village residence, but she wasn’t checking for typical problems like weeds, noise or abandoned ...
Veteran, Coast Guard Auxiliary leader Glenn Smith dies
Former McMinnville resident Glenn Smith, the driving force behind local Coast Guard Auxiliary programs, died March 28 of COVID-19 at Providence Newberg Medical Center. He was 91. Smith was the 14th Oregonian ...
Soup kitchen reopens for takeout
The Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas has reopened for take-out meals. Anyone who needs food can come by the soup kitchen located in the basement of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 822 S.W. Second St. Hours ...
Linfield offers master's degree in nursing
Linfield College will start an online master’s degree program in the fall. The Master of Science in Nursing in Leadership in Healthcare Ecosystems will draw from ecology, environmental, social ...
Oregon remains better off than neighbors, but testing still behind
Oregon remains in better shape than neighbors, but testing still low Oregon’s COVID-19 case load and death rate remain relatively low toward the end of the first month of a statewide lockdown, with ...
Ding Dong! It's the library
McMinnville Public Library may be closed to the public during the coronavirus pandemic, but staff members are still getting books, movies and board games to library patrons. Readers can sign up for home ...
Earth Day sparks thinking about the planet
What can you do for the Earth? About 20 million Americans answered that question on April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day celebration, by picking up litter, planting trees, building compost and recycling ...
Virus is crimping budgets in both Newberg and Mac
Because of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Newberg’s proposed city budget for 2020-21 is down $4 million or 3.5% from this year’s approved budget. And officials say the decrease a harbinger ...
District hands out technology, begins distance learning
McMinnville School District has distributed more than 3,570 Chromebooks and about 400 Wi-Fi hot spots, in an effort to ensure every student has access to distance education. About 46 percent of the district’s ...
Blue pinwheels send message about child abuse
Stress, isolation may lead to more cases, but fewer reports
Pandemic shakes up festival season
Aliens are going to have their big day in McMinnville, but they’re arrival will be delayed this year, as the 21st annual McMenamin’s UFO Festival has been moved from mid-May to September because ...
Mac school budget group to meet
McMinnville’s school budget committee will hold a work session at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. Finance Director Susan Escure will give an update on enrollment projections and expected funding. Curriculum ...
