State, tribe weigh in on flag issue
UPDATE: Tuesday night's Willamina School board meeting, starting at 7, will be held in the cafeteria and not in the library. - - - WILLAMINA — A pair of state Department of Education officials ...
Sargent to lead the troops at YCAP
Jeff Sargent of McMinnville, acting executive director of the Oregon Federal Executive Board in Portland, has been hired to succeed Lee Means as the executive director of the Yamhill Community Action Partnership. Means ...
Pursuit ends at police station
A car chase ended Monday afternoon at one of the best places possible for McMinnville police — the parking lot of their downtown station. The driver was identified as Joe Kennes Hill Jr., 66, of ...
Downtown website a blast from the past
Ever since William T. Newby platted McMinnville in 1855, change has been a constant in its historic downtown core. A new website is being created to the local web development firm LVSYS, working ...
Evergreen Vintage settlement terms detailed
The Evergreen Aviation Museum will pay $50,000 a month in rent on its aviation and theater buildings, under terms of a settlement outlined in court documents, for a total of $600,000 a year. That represents ...
Along the Street: Culture group accepting grant applications
The Yamhill County Cultural Coalition is now accepting 2016 grant applications for projects and programs related to local arts, culture and history. Application forms were recently posted on the group’s ...
Linfield plans 'Music for 18 Musicians'
The Linfield College Department of Music will present Steve Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians” on Sunday, May 10. The program will start at 4 p.m. in the Delkin Recital Hall, located in ...
Students get primer on justice system
Judges need to balance the media’s right to report information and the public’s right to know with a defendant’s right to a fair trial, the Hon. John Collins told Linfield College students ...
Mac plans to cut grade school class sizes
McMinnville elementary schools will have smaller classes next year under a spending unveiled Wednesday night by Superintendent Maryalice Russell. She proposes using reserve funds to reduce average class ...
McMinnville unveils city 2015-16 budget
As the economy has begun to improve,both locally and nationally, the city of McMinnville is looking to loosen its belt just a bit. That is reflected in a proposed 2015-16 budget up for comment during a ...
Mac council to talk sewer rates
The McMinnville City Council is slated to discuss sewer rates at its upcoming Tuesday meeting. It also plans to hear a presentation from Elise Hui, executive director of the Yamhill County Housing Authority, ...
Pair win Gates scholarships
Juan Cortes Perez of McMinnville High and Shane Thomas of Willamina High have been awarded full-ride Gates Millennium Scholarships. They are among 28 Oregon winners in this year’s round of scholarships, ...
County OKs $1 million in budget changes
During meetings held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Yamhill County Budget Committee left unchaged the county’s property tax rate for the new fiscal year starting July 1 unchanged at $2.57 per ...
Lemonade Day helps kids make money and make a difference
Erin Taylor was amazed by the size of the cookies offered at the lemonade stand outside Serendipity Ice Cream, on the south side of Third and Evans streets in McMinnville. “They’re bigger than ...
Locals remember VE Day
When the news came on May 8, 1945, George Hudson’s Air Corps softball team was playing for the Italian championship. Suddenly, the airmen-turned-ballplayers heard the official announcement — ...
