Along the Street: Lori Lum honored by national car dealers

Lori Lum, principal dealer for the Lum’s auto dealerships owned by she and her sisters in McMinnville, Warrenton and Walla Walla, Washington, has been named the 2025 TIME Dealer of the Year. The ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Alan Markowitz prepares to work on an Amity High School concert tuba, which he recently buffed out and relacquered in his Horn Doctor repair shop. “Restoring it has been a labor of love,” he said.

Musician opens instrument repair shop in McMinnville; grand opening planned Saturday

Alan Markowitz started out playing piano and clarinet, then learned all the instruments as a music education major in college. Now he puts his musical skills to use repairing instruments — he calls ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Lucas Malone of Carlton skates confidently across the center of the McMinnville ice rink Friday, Dec. 13.

Along the Street: We own a skating rink, Mac Chamber director announces

“Guess what? We now have an ice skating rink,” said John Olson, Chamber of Commerce executive director. The chamber rented the artificial surface rink in December and set it up at the Oregon ...

Economic council delays setting goals

McMinnville’s economic think tank committee discussed project goals for the year Wednesday, but opted to postpone a decision on priorities. McMinnville Economic Vitality Leadership Council members ...

Along the Street: Safe Route program looks at immigrants’ rights

“Know Your Rights: Building Community, Creating Safety,” an informational program, will be offered Tuesday, Jan. 21, at St. James Church, 1145 N.E. First St., McMinnville. Safe Route Immigrant, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Mark Troxell and Rama Merrill, owners of McMinnville’s newest bar, 1109 Lafayette, stand before the Hunter S. Thompson-inspired mural by Audrey Darling that graces one wall of the interior of the establishment, scheduled to open Jan. 24.

A place for all: Owners want 1109 Lafayette to exude welcoming spirit of the old Deluxe

The new 1109 Lafayette Bar — named for its address on Lafayette Avenue in McMinnville — will be a place where everyone can hang out and get along, its owners said. “It’s like a ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Workers begin covering the roof of MV Advancements’ new headquarters on Southeast Baker Street near Linfield University. MVA will serve clients with disabilities from offices in the 7,000-square-foot building.

Along the Street: Dewane Pace named new CEO at hospital

Willamette Valley Medical Center (WVMC) announced Jan. 6 that Dewane A. Pace has been named its new chief executive officer. His first day on the job will be Monday, Feb. 17. “Dewane’s strong ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Erin Bowman arranges cheese samples at her new retail shop, Mack & Cheese, 410 N.E. Third St. Bowman, also a yoga teacher, started the business as a subscription service in which members of the “Culture Club” receive an allotment of hard-to-find cheese each month. The new retail shop does not yet have set hours, but is open whenever the sandwich board sign is out on Third Street.

New business poses the blend of cheese and yoga

When Erin Bowman was trying to think of a name for her new business offering a wide variety of cheese not usually found in McMinnville stores, she considered and rejected a variety of words. Then ...

No ordinary hole in the wall: 'Humble' restaurants will meet in in downtown McMinnville

A crew cut through two 16-inch brick walls in the venerable Union Block building this week in order to connect what was previously known as The Oak bar to the Humble Spirit restaurant. The new ...

It was a year of openings, accolades, evolving plans and changing leadership

The business landscape in Yamhill County saw plenty of changes in 2024, as places opened, closed and expanded. Some businesses and organizations saw new leaders, as well, and three organizations ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##A fanciful forest scene with giant mushrooms, stuffed animals and a lava lamp adorns Hopscotch Toys, one of the Third Street businesses in the best window display contest.

Along the Street: Window display voting continues until Jan. 1

Community members have until Jan. 1 to vote on the best window displays on Third Street. Nine businesses are participating in the McMinnville Downtown Association’s Christmas decorating contest. ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Lindsay Singharaj, Linda Ramer and Chloey Ramer serve customers at the counter of Bad Dog Bakery on Saturday, the new location’s second day in business. Kelsey Ramer, sister of Lindsay and Chloey and daughter of Linda, opened the bakery after selling her pastries and breads out of a food truck. Summon Coffee also is located in the building at 1208 S. Baker St.

Along the Street: Bad Dog, Summon Coffee open in Southwest Mac

Bad Dog Bakery and Summon Coffee have opened at 1903 S.W. Baker St./Highway 99, McMinnville. It’s the first brick-and-mortar location for Bad Dog, which previously operated a popular bakery cart ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Inside Bailey Nurseries’ Warehouse A, Jose Juarez Chavez, Juan Escobar, Carlos Maldonado, Salvador Martinez Martinez, David Espinoza and other crew members inspect and prune hydrangea trees before winter storage. They will be replanted in the spring.

24 Hours: 10 to 11 a.m. at the nursery

At Bailey’s in Yamhill, pruners, propagators and growers are working for the future

Along the Street: Downtown Mac invites ‘Locals Only’ Thursday

Correction: Third Street Books will offer 20% off socks during the Locals Only event, not 20% off storewide as printed earlier. Third Street businesses will host a “Locals Only” night from ...

File photo##Yamhill County is purchasing the Oregon Mutual Insurance campus bordered by Baker and Davis streets and Fourth and Fifth. The imposing structure facing Baker was built in 2006.

County to purchase OMI campus

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $19 million purchase of the Oregon Mutual Insurance McMinnville campus Thursday, with plans to vacate up to eight current county buildings ...

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