Linfield hosting 2013 Nobel Prize winner this week
Linfield University is hosting the annual Nobel Laureate Symposium April 10 and 11 featuring Randy Schekman, who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 2013 for his work on the process ...
Crab feed will benefit school
Tickets are available for the Friends of St. James School’s annual Crab Feed Fundraiser, which will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the Grand, the ballroom upstairs at 325 N.E. Third St., ...
Local Head Start 'in good shape' amid regional shake-up
Head Start of Yamhill County Executive Director Suey Linzmeier said their program remains stable despite a surprising shake-up at the regional level this week. “Head Start has been around for 60 ...
City of McMinnville, school district seek nonprofit to fund raise for after-school care
The city of McMinnville and the McMinnville School District find themselves in the same spot as nearly a year ago regarding scholarships for the after-school care program: seeking a nonprofit to raise ...
Cosmetology classes added at Mac High
In a space that looks more like a sleek salon than a classroom, McMinnville High School students will be able to learn hair styling, barbering and manicuring skills they can carry on into careers. Mac ...
Construction of Amity’s new high school gym and middle school nears completion
Inside and out, Amity school campus is a zone in transformation. The new high school gym is scheduled for completion by the end of April. The new middle school will be ready by late June or July, in ...
County board approves reallocations for Chemeketa pilot program
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved changes to a grant agreement with Chemeketa Community College. The board unanimously approved changes in funding distribution for the pilot ...
Council, school board hold joint meeting Monday
McMinnville City Council will hold a joint work session with the McMinnville School District Board of Directors Monday, March 31, to discuss emergency management and after-school care. The groups met ...
Local officers learn school resource skills
Law enforcement officers from 15 agencies spent a week in Carlton training to work with students in a course offered by the National Association of School Resource Officers. “If we’re trying ...
Students grow vegetables, and skills, in Duniway garden
The best thing about Duniway Middle School’s new gardening class is getting to plant vegetables, watch them grow and getting to eat them, eighth-grader Jayden Vargas said. He likes the classroom ...
Chemeketa makes case for bond measure
Chemeketa Community College leadership has made the rounds in an effort to promote its proposed $140 million bond issue on the May 20 ballot, addressing McMinnville City Council and the Yamhill Board of ...
Dayton culinary team third in state
Dayton’s first-ever ProStart culinary team took third place, competing against more seasoned schools, Monday in the statewide cooking competition. Ivan Duarte, Sydney Hall, Grace Goularte ...
Stopping By: Bard Influence
Mac’s state Shakespeare champion uses comic, musical talents to explore the new language of iambic pentameter
Board member’s school visits severely limited
McMinnville School Board member Larry Vollmer has been banned from visiting schools without a specific invitation. Superintendent Debbie Brockett sent an email Feb. 24 to Vollmer, a board member since ...
McMinnville schools to start ’25-’26 year after Labor Day
Classes for the 2025-26 school year will begin Sept. 2, the day after Labor Day, the McMinnville School Board decided Monday. The after-Labor Day start was the choice of about 76% of families and staff ...
