Submitted photo##Great-granddaughter Whitney Rich holds photos of Ada Rich up to the window during a social distancing birthday party March 31 at Vineyard Heights in McMinnville. Ada’s son and daughter, grandchildren and great-grandkids gathered outside to celebrate the family matriarch’s centennial.

Happy birthday from outside the windows

Ada Grace Rich’s family went ahead with her 100th birthday party on Tuesday — through the windows — since her children, grandchildren and great-grands couldn’t hug her due to the ...

News-Register file photo/Rusty Rae##The people s choice, a Killa Philla from Mac Daddy Donuts.

Melt Down: 13,532 sandwiches sold

Organizer says fundraiser helps food bank, restaurants

Friends offer scholarship

Friends of McMinnville Senior Center is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from a local public school or home-schooler. This is the fifth time the Friends have offered a scholarship. Applicants ...

COVID-19 causes record jobless benefits claims in Oregon

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As the COVID-19 pandemic claims more jobs, a record number of people in Oregon filed for unemployment insurance benefits last week, the ...

Outbreak causes record jobless benefits claims in Oregon

By ANDREW SELSKY Of The Associated Press SALEM — As the COVID-19 pandemic claims a record number of jobs, Oregon’s health officer shared good news Thursday: Modeling shows the state ...

Oregon cases jump by 90

Cases of COVID-19 in Oregon jumped by 90 on Thursday, from 689 to 826, and two more deaths were announced, bringing the state toll to 21. Yamhill County has 18 confirmed cases of the disease, placing ...

McKeegan will leave Linfield to become college president

John McKeegan, vice president for institutional advancement at Linfield College, has been named president of Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania. McKeegan, who also is Linfield’s general ...

Resources for businesses

Resources for business The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce provides a list of resources for struggling businesses at www.mcminnville.org. The U.S. Small Business Administration offers Economic ...

Golden Dozen award goes to N-R journalist

For the fourth time in six years, Steve Bagwell, editorial page editor at the News-Register, has been named an international Golden Dozen winner in editorial writing. This year’s entry was headlined, ...

Area schools offer meals

Yamhill County school districts are continuing to distribute free “grab-and-go” meals to students who are out of their classrooms through at least April 28. Districts will offer breakfasts ...

News-Register file photo##Yamhill County Transit Area buses will continue running, although ridership is down. The county is considering a temporary fare decrease.

County transit to seek route decrease, free fares

With ridership down 60% and staffing levels at 75%, Yamhill County Transit manager Cynthia Thompson is planning to ask the county transit board to consider service and fare reductions in response to the ...

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Great Harvest Bread Company owner Kendal Williams places fresh loaves of country white bread on a cooling rack after taking them out of the oven.

Bakery offers free loaves to those in need

Great Harvest Bread Co. in McMinnville is continuing to bake bread and giving some away. “We want to help people in need, since a lot of them have reduced income,” said Kendal Williams, who ...

McMinnville man arrested in gun incident

A McMinnville man accused of discharging a gun in the area of Southwest Filbert and Tamarack streets was arrested Thursday, but isn’t being jailed. Officers responded about 1:30 p.m. on the report ...

Water & Light increases fund for customer aid

The McMinnville Water & Light board of commissioners on Friday agreed to double the amount of money the utility contributes to a fund for customers unable to pay their bills, and to refund fees normally ...

Submitted photo ##Homeward Bound is caring for dogs and cats during the crisis. Dog adoptions are available by appointment.

Homeward Bound Pets continuing to care for animals

Nonprofit resumes offering dogs for adoption

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