Aliens to parade through Mac on Saturday
Aliens of all varieties, from little green creatures to elegant Klingons, will parade through McMinnville during the annual UFO Festival costume parade. The parade will begin at 2 p.m. from the east end ...
KAOS opens rooftop restaurant
For about a week, the crew at the 1882 Grille, atop the new KAOS building in downtown McMinnville, has been rehearsing. It has been running drinks, burgers and pizza out to invitation-only, soft-opening ...
Arsonist ruled insane
Ralph Helmken told McMinnville police he didn’t like the staff at the apartment complex where he was residing, so he set his unit on fire. The 50-year-old Helmken pleaded guilty but for insanity ...
Wineries Assocation joins in landfill challenge
The Willamette Valley Wineries Association has joined the Stop the Dump Coalition and local farmer Ramsey McPhillips in filing notice of intent to appeal Yamhill County’s recent approval of a Riverbend ...
Community Connect Event links people with services
People looking for food, housing, employment and other programs can find local resources from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 15, at Yamhill County’s seventh-annual Community Connect Event. It will be ...
Mac Water and Light to meet Tuesday
The McMinnville Water & Light Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at utility headquarters as 855 N.E. Marsh Lane. The agenda includes presentation of the electric department budget for ...
Homeless ranks swell at co-op
The homeless population at McMinnville Cooperative Ministries has been running 8 to 12 of late — more than it was prior to removal of a tent encampment under order by the city. However, it’s ...
Mac committee approves budget
The budget committee approved the city of McMinnville’s proposed $101 million 2015-2016 budget during a three-hour meeting Wednesday night. It also approved a budget for the city’s urban renewal ...
Police respond to Grandhaven shooter threat; students fine
McMinnville police responded about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday to Grandhaven Elementary School after an adult female called the school and threatened to shoot students. "She said she was going ...
Tampering call allegedly placed from jail
The suspect in a sexual and physical assault case filed last month has been indicted by a Yamhill County Grand Jury on a new charge of tampering with a witness — his alleged victim in the original ...
Watching and listening to birds
Led by what would be described in birding terms as a Plaid-Shirted Professor, a flock of fledgling birdwatchers focused their eyes and ears on the trees and sky around Linfield College Friday morning. Robins ...
A day for her 106th
What do you give a woman who has everything she needs? How about a day of her own? “Oh my, how wonderful,” exclaimed Rose Randolph when McMinnville Mayor Rick Olson proclaimed Sunday, May ...
Band of Brothers honors World War II vets
More than 40 World War II veterans were recognized Thursday at a McMinnville Band of Brothers luncheon. Each received a personalized letter honoring their service. Letters were hand-delivered later to ...
Along the Street: Dairy farmer terms change in law a free speech victory
A bill revoking a state ban on the advertising of raw milk sailed easily through both the House and Senate earlier this month. All it needs now is the signature of Gov. Kate Brown. House Bill 2446 ...
DAR to honor local students
Three Yamhill County students will be honored at the 101st state conference of the Oregon State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, set for Thursday through Sunday, May 14-17. The students, ...
