Along the Street: Lum’s names new general manager
Michele Hoagland has been named general manager at Lum’s GMC. Hoagland has worked for the Lum’s company for many years. She spent 14 years at the Astoria dealership, then moved to the McMinnville ...
Willamette Valley Medical Center CEO leaving Mac hospital
Michael Mulkey, who has been CEO of Willamette Valley Medical Center since October 2022, will leave at the beginning of November to “relocate to be closer to family” in another state. Mulkey ...
Along the Street: Shari’s Restaurant in Mac shuts doors
Shari’s Restaurant in McMinnville has apparently ceased operations. Employees and customers posted on social media on the night of Sunday, Oct. 20, that they had been informed that day of the closure ...
Along the Street : La Bella Casa marks 25 years this week
La Bella Casa is holding a 25th anniversary celebration Oct. 17-19 at the store, 406 N.E. Third St, McMinnville. From 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, R. Stuart & Co. sparkling wine and Miss Hannah’s ...
Get a loaf of this: Local resident launches online baked goods store
Lafayette native Nickole Lee, who now lives in Newberg, is selling baked goods online through her company, Emerald Goods. Lee’s sandwich breads and flavored loaves, such as fall spice, can be ordered ...
Along the Street: Bad Dog Bakery prepares to open storefront in Mac
Bad Dog Bakery is planning to open this fall in the building that once held Jake’s Deli and most recently was Mezcal Sabores de Mexico. The Mexican restaurant closed in June and the owners opened ...
Harvest Fresh marks 30 years in McMinnville, 25 in downtown
Back in 1994, when Susan Sanford and Kristen Schofield bought Harvest Fresh, shoppers were just starting to embrace buying natural, organic and local produce and other products. Now it’s a given ...
Crush Hour: Harvest creates 'Super Bowl' time for growers, wineries
The agricultural process that serves to define so much of Yamhill County culture – grape harvest and crush – is fully underway, though its stages vary by location. The annual crush season ...
Economic Development Partnership presents annual awards
McMinnville Economic Development Partnership honored longtime business owner and community supporter Harold Washington and former state legislator Ron Noble, along with several businesses at their annual ...
Along the Street: Pink lights remind of fight against breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With Courage, the local nonprofit that helps breast cancer patients and survivors, is marking the month with a “Pink Lights” awareness campaign. Pink ...
Celebration planned for century-old barn at popular farmstand on Highway 18
The Bernards’ huge, white barn is a landmark, visible for miles to travelers on Highway 18 west of McMinnville. It’s been there for 100 years, since what’s now one of the most heavily ...
Along the Street: Hospital unveils 120th anniversary history wall
Willamette Valley Medical Center dedicated its new history wall, a timeline of the history of medical care in McMinnville, on Thursday, Sept. 12. The wall can be seen in the dining room of the hospital’s ...
Stopping By: Mettle in metal
McMinnville company is young and growing, always seeking to be Cutting Edge
Chamber plans to install skating rink for the holidays
McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce is planning to bring a touch of holiday magic to downtown McMinnville for the Christmas season. “Starting the night of the annual Santa parade, Friday, Nov. ...
Along the Street: What's going up this month
- According to a city building permit, El Torito Market – also known as El Rancho at its current McMinnville location at 532 S.E. Baker St., will move into the former Sears Hometown Store. The ...
