Life in the slow lane
Jennifer Rauch could be the Ferris Bueller of the digital age, suggesting we all take a day (or even more) off. After all, as the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” noted in 1986, “life ...
Paper Gardens entries due
Poetry and prose entries for the Paper Gardens Creative Writing Contest are due Friday, March 1. Writers of all ages may enter. Children can submit entries at no charge. Cost is $10 per entry for adults. Awards ...
Friends of Senior Center plan bingo fundraiser
Friends of the Senior Center will host an afternoon of bingo to raise money for interior improvement at the McMinnville facility. Bingo will run from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the McMinnville ...
Presentation looks at first African-American female pilot
Evergreen Aviation Museum will host free programs about the first African-American female pilot on Saturday, Feb. 23. Speaker Gigi Coleman is the great-niece of Bessie Coleman, who was born in 1892 and ...
Chemeketa schedules presidential candidate forums
SALEM — Chemeketa Community College has scheduled community forums to provide students, staff and constituents a chance to meet the five presidential finalists. Sessions are planned each day next ...
K-9 Tucker assists with McMinnville drug arrests
McMinnville police made two drug arrests Friday night thanks in part to the work of K-9 Tucker and partner Mike Maierhofer. Gary Alan Steele, 52, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled ...
Pursuit, crash land McMinnville man in jail
A McMinnville man with a history of arrests for driving while revoked or suspended, driving uninsured and other infractions allegedly led police on a pursuit through Southwest McMinnville Friday afternoon. Paul ...
Final Chegwyn Village phase goes before planning commission
Alan Ruden, a local housing developer and former McMinnville City Council member, wants to reduce the lot sizes near the northwest corner of Northwest McDonald and Northeast Peyton lanes so he can build ...
Former director to be new park's namesake
Zack Geary was elected to the McMinnville City Council last November just in time to make a motion to name a new park after former Parks and Recreation Director Jay Pearson. “It’s a great ...
Hearing set for solar facility denial
Yamhill County Commissioners are scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday, Feb. 28, on an appeal by ForeFront Power LLC. The County Planning Director’s denied the company’s permit for ...
Payless shoes closing all outlets
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Of The Associated Press Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys “R” ...
Commissioners to continue gate consideration
Yamhill County Commissioners this week are scheduled to continue their considerations on how to handle two gates across High Heaven Road that block access to portions running through sections of forest ...
Lafayette leaders ask students about park
Patton Middle School students from Lafayette told their city’s leaders they want trampolines, tether balls and tire swings in the city’s new park, located at 14th and Bridge streets. They suggested ...
Sheridan Education Foundation awards grants
SHERIDAN - The Sheridan Education Foundation has awarded $5,100 in 2018-19 grants to support innovation in classrooms and increased opportunities for students throughout the district. Applications are ...
