Mac High robotics teams qualify for state

Both McMinnville High School robotics teams qualified Feb. 4 for the Oregon state FIRST Robotics championship tournament, which will be held March 9-10. Coach Dave Clauson said teams Ursa Mechanica and ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Brad Asher, who runs the House of Brassi’s food truck with fiancée Kassi Irwin, adds ricotta to a pizza before cooking it in the wood-fired oven. The “Forest Floor” pizza also includes spinach, sorrel, local mushrooms, béchamel and mozzarella.

Inspired by the NW and beyond

House of Brassi’s, a new food truck located in a pod at the Mac Plaza, 500 S.E. Adams St., McMinnville, offers Italian-inspired Northwest food and more.“We’re traveled a bit, and we want ...

Urban renewal fund on upward swing

A decade in, McMinnville’s Urban Renewal District is trending in the right direction with property tax revenues topping $600,000 and major projects underway. The district’s advisory committee ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Solid Form workers, from left, Ethan Parlette and Charlie Lewis and owner Keath Paolo guide the new steampunk grain thresher art into place on Alpine Avenue near Eighth Street Thursday morning. A crane was used to lift into place the heavy steel piece, created by Solid Form fabrication.

Steampunk sculpture

Historic elements used in ‘grain sorter’ art installed on Alpine

City, county to partner on behavioral health services

The city of McMinnville is hoping to enlist Yamhill County Behavioral Health to assist with education and enforcement efforts for those experiencing mental health or addiction crises. McMinnville City ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Tara Quincy, First Federal vice president and branch manager, hands an award to April Rodriguez, a McMinnville High School junior who was one of the top stock investors in her economics class. She and Amos McKee chose stocks with values that went up dramatically.

Mac High students learn by playing the markets

Back in September, McMinnville High School teacher Francesca Morrison asked her students to choose stocks to buy with pretend money. The juniors in her Economics and Personal Finance class picked a variety ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Justin Horgan of McMinnville Water & Light operates a backhoe as boulder installation work begins on Marsh Lane. Concrete blocks are in place to prevent parking during the project. The street and sidewalk remain closed from Riverside Drive to the Water & Light offices through about March 1.

Boulder project begins along Marsh Lane

Work has begun on the installation of $12,000 worth of boulders between the street and sidewalk along Marsh Lane. The month-long McMinnville Water & Light project began with street closure and cleaning ...

Homeless task force wants improved communication

Ahead of a multi-departmental city work session on public camping rules later this month, the McMinnville Community Task Force submitted a letter to the city clarifying the efforts of the citizen-led group ...

City seeking nominations for awards

Do you know someone making a positive impact in McMinnville? Or a student who could lead the city? The city of McMinnville is currently accepting nominations for its annual community awards and submissions ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Fast action and entrances and exits are featured in the show “See How They Run” at Gallery Theater. Actors include Erica Fox, lying on the floor, and Steve Cox at left, Daric Moore in foreground, Katrina Godderz in background, and Amanda Westphal on right.

Humor in hard times: Gallery to open farce 'See How They Run'

Gallery Theater will present “See How They Run,” a farce set in England during World War II, Friday, Feb. 9, through Sunday, March 3. Shows will start at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Sixth-graders strum to a Santana song in Duniway’s ukulele class. “It’s a really good song,” said Leo Gonzales, in red second from right.

Strumming fun: With ukuleles, Duniway students learn confidence, music basics

Island sounds drifted from the Duniway Middle School band room as sixth-graders tune up their soprano ukuleles. Teacher Marc Dana projected a song on the screen at the front of the classroom. “This ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Tilting concrete sidewalk slabs, combined with exposed gnarled tree roots, are trip hazards on this section of Third Street, between Adams and Baker streets. This stretch of pedestrian walkway is one of downtown’s most severe examples of root damage that will factor in removal of some downtown trees.

Third Street project ‘evolving’; tree removal criteria adjusted

As the scope of the Third Street Redevelopment project continues to expand, McMinnville city staff is warning it could be at least another five years before construction begins. “The puzzle’s ...

Linfield names co-chairs of president search committee

The expected year-long process of finding the next president of Linfield University has begun. The Linfield board announced that Board of Trustees members Kirby Dyess and Marvin Henberg will serve as ...

McMinnville Lions Club’s ‘Roaring Night’ postponed

McMinnville Lions Club has postponed its fundraiser, “A Roaring Night of Giving” originally scheduled for Feb. 3, until May 11. Organizers cited low ticket sales. The location for the dinner, ...

Along the Street: McMinnville Farmers Market seeks vendors

Vendors can sign up to sell produce, crafts, art and other items at the McMinnville Farmers Market, which will be held May 16 to Oct. 17 in the area of First and Cowls streets downtown. Heather Miller ...

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