Decision expected in June in Sanai disbarment case
A trial panel of the Oregon State Bar had been expected to rule in early May whether to disbar former Yamhill County Counsel Rick Sanai for legal misconduct in Washington state. However, Sanai has now ...
Taking a Lemonade Day stand
More than 200 young people operated their own lemonade stands Saturday, declared Lemonade Day in McMinnville in what the chamber of commerce hopes will become an annual tradition. Chamber CEO Nathan Knottingham ...
Mac City Pastors mount downtown patrols
Hoping to help McMinnville cope with objectionable youth behavior downtown, a local church coalition has begun patrolling Third Street on Friday nights, which represent a particular problem time. Organized ...
Writing and getting paid for it
After completing this week’s Connections section feature on Mark “The Magician” Siegel, I reflected on the fact that this would be my final story as a full-time employee for Oregon Lithoprint ...
Local Thunder Road in BOB semifinals
Thunder Road, which has its origins in McMinnville, has advanced to the semi-finals in the highly competitive Battle of the Bands at Jubitz Truck Stop in Donald, located east of Champoeg at I-5. The five-piece ...
Plans for new park revealed
The McMinnville Parks and Recreation staff revealed designs for a new park in Northwest McMinnville at a community meeting last Thursday. The four-acre site, which is bisected by the Shadden Claim ...
Fellows to lead Mac girls soccer
In her four-year career with Linfield women’s soccer, Emily Fellows rewrote the Wildcats’ record book, ending her 2014 season as the program’s all-time leader in goals (84) and winning ...
Commissioners approve Wildwood music festival permit
The Yamhill County commissioners unanimously approved Thursday a permit for the Wildwood Music Festival, allowing it to accommodate 1,000 attendees, up from 500 under previous terms. The popular West ...
Plane pull fundraiser rescheduled for September
The Oregon Plane Pull, a Special Olympics fundraiser associated with the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, has been rescheduled. Originally slated for May 2, it will instead be held Sept. 19. Several ...
Council talks homelessness
McMinnville City Council received a report Tuesday from outgoing Yamhill Community Action Partnership Director Lee Means on the community’s homeless problem. Means reported unofficial and ...
Christensen Mac woman of year
Jody Christensen learned she’d been named McMinnville’s woman of the year when last year’s winner, Consuelo Almeida Christianson, arrived at her office with a bouquet of flowers. “That’s ...
Tankersley man of year in Mac
After finishing the UCLA School of Law, Tom Tankersley spent a year clerking for Kenneth O’Connell, then chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Next, he faced a choice: Return to Southern California ...
Union Block goes on the market
The 125-year-old Union Block Building has been listed for sale at $1.3 million. The historic building sits on the north side of Northeast Third Street, at its intersection with Davis. It houses Union ...
Church pastors sued for defamation
The father and son pastors of McMinnville’s Abundant Life Pentecostal Church are being sued by a former parishoner, who claims he was slandered over his involvement in an Oregon Bureau of Labor and ...
Linfield Opera Theater to perform
Linfield College vocal students will present fully staged scenes from operas and musicals on Sunday, May 3. The free presentation will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium on campus. The ...
