Stopping By: Wedding of a lifetime
Fourth proposal is the charm for McMinnville couple who prefer to do things their way.
Patton puts on 'Chocolate Factory'
Patton Middle School will perform “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Friday through Sunday, May 29 to 31. The show, adapted by Richard George from Roald Dahl’s popular novel, features ...
Rite Aid to open at new site Thursday
Rite Aid is scheduled to open in its new, more compact digs Thursday morning. Manager John Jackson said there won’t be any down time. He said the store will close at its old location at 1201 Highway ...
Local pair snagged in drug raid
More than an ounce of methamphetamine was seized last week, along with cash, drug paraphernalia and illegal prescription narcotics, on the basis of a joint investigation by the Yamhill County Interagency ...
Kiwanis awards $18,500 in scholarships
The McMinnville Noon Kiwanis Club, larger and older of two in town, awarded $17,000 worth of scholarships to nine graduating Mac High seniors at a Thursday awards luncheon. The 70-member club, which recently ...
Park gets taste of Lemonade Day profits
A new McMinnville park featuring a playground for people of all abilities and disabilities moved $360.76 closer to reality this month, thanks to lemonade. Students in the transitions class at Mid-Valley ...
Alumna to deliver commencement address
Gale Castillo, founder and president of the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber in Portland, will deliver the commencement address to Linfield College's Class of 2015. The 1973 Linfield graduate will speak ...
Wyden to visit McMinnville
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold a town hall at 1 p.m. Friday at McMinnville High School. The senator holds at least one town hall in every county in Oregon every year. Wyden has been drawing national ...
Training sessions slated
The Oregon Community Foundation will hold two local training session Thursday for nonprofits interested in learning more about the OCF grant process. The sessions will run 9-11 a.m. at First Baptist Church ...
Bankruptcy settlement threatened by dispute
A proposed settlement in federal Evergreen Vintage Aircraft bankruptcy proceedings is being held up by one of the creditors, and the dispute could derail the deal. Neither side was willing to yield, despite ...
Rocket launch caps STEM project
Hypothesis: The J Dog rocket will fly higher and for a longer time if it weighs less. “We launched it yesterday, then we improved it,” McMinnville High School sophomore Ryan Terry explained ...
Along the Street: Volunteers clean up alien trash
Activists from Zero Waste were joined by volunteers from McMinnville High School and Linfield College in swooping behind aliens last weekend to steer as much of their trash as possible into recycling and ...
Children learn about public works
Kindergartners learned about water, electricity, sewers and parks, and the men and women who help make them available, during a “Touch a Truck” event staged Tuesday at Grandhaven Elementary ...
McMinnville streets to be paved this summer
A number of McMinnville streets will be waving goodbye to potholes this summer. The city has released a list of streets due for a new coat of pavement during the coming construction season, the ...
Meeting set for online school
The Oregon Connections Academy, a free online school open to students throughout the state, will hold an informational meeting Tuesday in McMinnville. The free session will start at 6:30 p.m. at the McMinnville ...
