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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Tessa Riedman helps Buchanan Cellers customer Ken Dollinger with a purchase at about 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. Behind the counter, sleepy Ava plays with a notebook.

'24 Hours: 9 to 10 a.m. at the feed store

In 2024, we follow the county around the clock in ’24 Hours, a regular feature in the News-Register. Today’s piece covers 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., an hour of retail activity at Buchanan Cellers. ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Workers smooth concrete on a huge slab that will be the floor of the new Ether Form plant on Rivergate Street in the McMinnville Industrial Park. From left are Lance Cochran, Logan Wennerstrom and Brian Anderson of Haworth, Inc., of McMinnville. Ether Form plans a 10,090-square-foot, $1,25 million project.

Along the Street: Construction projects underway through winter months

- The foundation is shaping up for the new Ether Form plant on Rivergate Street in the McMinnville Industrial Park. The engineering company received a building permit for its 10,090-square-foot plant, ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Excell Fitness manager Brooke Meyer updates the gym’s turkey collection thermometer on Monday, Nov. 25, to show 1,500 pounds of frozen turkeys had been donated by that point. This is the 21st year the McMinnville gym has collected “A Ton of Turkey” to benefit the Yamhill County food bank, which will distribute the frozen birds on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Along the Street: Gym collecting ‘a ton of turkey’ through Nov. 30

Excell Fitness is collecting frozen turkeys for the Yamhill County food bank, which will distribute them to families in need at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Turkeys can be dropped off by Nov. 30 at the ...

As nice as ice: Skating rink, holiday market to open

No matter the temperature, McMinnville area residents will be able to ice skate this season at the new “Glide and Gather” holiday attraction hosted by the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Jessi Adrian, right, rents movies to Derek Peterson, left, and Stephanie Burris, center, who said they visit the Reel Hollywood Video at least every other week, if not weekly. They are impressed to be able to rent movies “like you used to,” Adrian said. This time, they also picked up some drinks from the walk-in cooler.

Still Playing: Array of events offered by longtime movie rental business

By diversifying its range of offerings and providing personalized customer service, The Reel Hollywood Video keeps surviving — even in an age of streaming services and a narrowing list of sources ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Electrician Kevin Simpson and his wife, Becky Simpson, own Simpson Electrical, which has just added fireplace and heating work to its list of services. The company also plans to offer a chore service to handle small jobs for homeowners, such as changing light bulbs or retrieving things from storage.

Simpson Electrical expands services

Simpson Electrical, which does residential and commercial electrical work, has added a new hearth and heating services. Owner Kevin Simpson, who has been an electrical contractor for 25 years, said the ...

Along The Street: Businesses collect items for Mac High resource room

Two McMinnville businesses are leading efforts to collect items for the McMinnville High School resource room, which supplies food and personal items to students. Ticor Title is collecting donations of ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Beto Reyes, one of the Chamber ambassadors, emcees the Oct. 25 Greeters event in the showroom at Lum’s GMC. About 80 people form a circle to share information about their companies and organizations from 8 to 9 a.m.

'24 Hours: 8 to 9 a.m. at Greeters

Enthusiastic chatter continues well past the official starting time for the Oct. 25 Greeters event, the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce’s weekly gathering of business people, representatives of nonprofit organizations and other community members.

Along the Street: Businesses and individuals honored in Chamber awards

Erin Stephenson of the Atticus Hotel, Third Street Flats and the project to revitalize the Mack Theater and Yamhill Hotel was named Business Leader of the Year on Friday at the McMinnville Area Chamber ...

News-Register file photo##The former site of Ultimate RB at Northeast Eighth Street and Alpine Avenue in McMinnville.

Mac chooses finalists for Ultimate RB redevelopment

The city of McMinnville is narrowing down its search for developers for the former Ultimate RB property and will host a three-way design charrette with the finalists in December. Community Development ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register## Construction crews begin site preparations at Second and Cowls streets for two new family dwelling units. Andrew Wilder is building the project at 218 N.E. Cowls St.

Along the Street: Downtown family dwelling units among current construction projects

- Excavation work has started on a new building that will hold two family dwelling units at 218 N.E. Cowls St., near the intersection of Second and Cowls. Andrew Wilder of Wilder Rentals of Newberg is ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Sakile Fraser shovels plant material into the top of a commercial grinder at Chapul Farms, where it will be pulverized into bite-size pieces for the black soldier fly larvae that create fertilizer.

Stopping by: Powered by insects

In terms of sheer numbers, Chapul Farms is the largest employer in Yamhill County. Its thousands upon thousands of workers don’t get rewarded with paychecks or 401K plans, though. But they do enjoy ...

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