Work toward 'Infinity and Beyond'
Determine your passions, set incremental goals and work hard to reach them, a NASA spokesman told Patton Middle School students Thursday in an often-humorous assembly about the space program, called “To ...
Fossils tell students about early life
Linfield College senior Addy Ahmasuk spent a productive day floating on the Yamhill River. She came home with a section of mammoth tusk more than a foot long and about 50 million years old. Dark brown ...
Koncert for Kids will benefit music programs
Tickets are available for the annual Koncert for Kids, a K-12 music program fundraiser set for Wednesday, Oct. 18. The music will start at 7 p.m. in the McMinnville High School auditorium. Pianist Michael ...
Choosing the challenge: AP classes at Mac High
McMinnville High School senior Natalia Rentsch chose to take advanced placement biology this year. The college-level course is rigorous, with homework expected every night. It takes up a quarter of her ...
Mac High students mark homecoming
McMinnville High School students dressed in red, black and white to celebrate homecoming week Thursday afternoon. Homecoming continues Friday night when the Grizzlies face off with South Salem on the ...
City considers dumping Riverbend
Trash collected within McMinnville city limits would no longer go to the local Riverbend Landfill, under a proposal being considered by the council. Recology Western Oregon, which holds the collection ...
Linfield to add marching band
Linfield College plans to add a marching band program next year. The marching band will be another performance opportunity for music majors and students from other disciplines, said Faun Tiedge, professor ...
Local veteran featured in documentary
McMinnville veteran Carol Brown, who served as a nurse in Vietnam, is among vets featured in a new Oregon Public Broadcasting documentary. The 90-minute Oregon Experience episode, called “The ...
Along the Street: Director sought to head MDA
The search is on to fill a McMinnville Downtown Association vacancy stemming from the pending departure of Executive Director Rebecca Quandt, who accepted a job in Salem. The MDA this week posted notices ...
Elks help Sue Buel students
A herd of McMinnville Elks visited Sue Buel Elementary School to award some special prizes last week — school uniform shirts. The Elks, a group of people who help others and perform community ...
Spay and neuter early, vet says
Dr. Candi Corriher, lead vet at Homeward Bound Pets’ new clinic, recommends spaying and neutering animals before they are 5 months old. Early surgery is easier and quicker, with a lower complication ...
Homeward Bound set to open spay/neuter clinic
To help fulfill a longtime goal of reducing the number of unwanted animals, Homeward Bound Pets plans to open a low-cost spay and neuter clinic at 723 N.E. Evans St. in McMinnville next month. The clinic ...
Study funded for Three Mile Lane
McMinnville has been awarded a $167,000 grant by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development to draft plans for development along the Three Mile Lane corridor. The Transportation and Growth ...
Trustee sale postponed
A trustee’s sale of the former Evergreen International Aviation headquarters building at 3800 S.E. Three Mile Lane, slated for Monday on the courthouse steps, failed to come off for the third time. The ...
Easing of rules is urged for accessory dwellings
The McMinnville Planning Commission is asking the city council to ease restrictions on secondary dwellings as a way to foster more affordable housing. Commissioners adopted the recommendation at their ...
