Hay Day features ‘big lap dog’ horses
Horses and mules will provide the muscle power for cutting and baling hay Saturday, June 17, at the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center. “Hay Day, Play Day” will be open to the public free ...
Lafayette retires city flag, inaugurates food pantry Sunday
Girl Scout Troop 10219 will help lead a retirement ceremony for the Lafayette Community flag at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 11, and at the same time the city will dedicate its new food pantry. Mayor Hilary Malcomson ...
Father's Day weekend activities focus on Blackbird
The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane will be the focus of events at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum over Father’s Day weekend. A retired Blackbird has been featured at the museum since 2003. ...
Blanchet building new dorm on recovery farm
Blanchet House & Farm near Carlton is building a new living facility for men who are recovering from addiction by supporting each other and working on the farm. The nonprofit organization ...
Students speak to Band of Brothers
Duniway Middle School sixth- through eighth-graders organize a program honoring people who’ve served in the military every November, near Veterans Day. “We don’t want to take ...
Flag Day program planned
The American Legion’s Carlton Memorial Post 173 will host a Flag Day ceremony at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 14. The event will honor the U.S. Flag with music, speeches and ceremony. Refreshments will ...
Mac school board to meet June 12
McMinnville School Board will hold a hearing on the proposed 2023-24 budget at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 12, followed by its regular business meeting. In addition, board members will meet in executive session ...
Third Street Pizza fire suspect charged
McMinnville Police arrested a suspect Friday, June 2, in connection with the May 24 fire that heavily damaged Third Street Pizza and the adjoining Moonlight Theater in downtown McMinnville. Meagan ...
Pursuit reaches speeds of more than 100 mph
A Salem man, who crashed his car during a Sunday, May 28 pursuit involving a Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office deputy, is being held without bail in local custody. The pursuit allegedly reached speeds ...
Highway 18 paving project begins
A 10-mile paving project on Highway 18 started Sunday between Oldsville and Ash Roads, mileposts 10 to 20, stretching from the Dayton area to west of McMinnville. Expect construction noise, lane closures, ...
County considers adopting new rules to increase housing stock
Nearly every day, county Planning Director Ken Friday told the planning commission this week, people call the county, asking if they can build a small second home on their property. They want to ...
No appeal filed for Gwendolyn
Developers of the Gwendolyn Hotel opted not to appeal McMinnville city council’s denial of applications with the state land use board, effectively ending the project. Project proponents ...
New event tempts downtown visitors with ‘Taste of Mac’
Locals and visitors alike can get a “Taste of Mac” at a new event by that name scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 10. The McMinnville Lions created and are hosting the event, ...
Mack Theater renovation project awarded grant
The Mack Theater and Yamhill Hotel remodeling project got a major boost last week when Oregon Main Street announced it would receive $200,000 to help with a seismic upgrade. McMinnville Downtown ...
