Yamhill County Fair offers something for all
“Summer’s Biggest Party,” the Yamhill County Fair and Rodeo, will open Wednesday, July 29, on the fairgrounds in northeast McMinnville. Animals, contests, carnival rides, rodeo action, ...
Ambassadors are fair's friendly faces
The Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo offers many things — something for everyone, really — according to this year’s trio of fair ambassadors, Liberty Greenlund of Yamhill, Austin ...
Abigail's artifacts
History of Oregon’s famous suffrage leader is told through museum relics.
Along the Street: State approves West Valley enterprise zone
A 1,856-acre West Valley Enterprise Zone, aimed at spurring job growth, has been approved by Business Oregon, the state agency charged with promoting business and economic development. Along The Street David ...
Pinot lovers will pour into Mac this week
Hundreds of wine enthusiasts will gather in McMinnville for the 29th International Pinot Noir Celebration, Friday through Sunday, July 24 to 26. They’ll spend the weekend at Linfield College ...
For whom the bell tolls
The bell in the tower at Dundee United Methodist Church tolled on a Sunday in 1939 to herald the baptism of Joyce Colling. It later rang for her wedding. She took for it granted that it would ring for ...
Weekend heat wave expected
Temperatures are expected to return to the 90s over the weekend, before dropping back into the 80s next week. The National Weather Service said Saturday could bring temperatures in the mid to high 90s, ...
Stopping By: Where love lives
When Corvallis native Debbie Anvick first met fellow Oregon State University student Calvin Kearns, she saw a man who was kind and good, peaceful and stable. Perfect, in fact, except for one thing: He ...
Turkey Rama: Not fancy, just fun
McMinnville’s venerable Turkey Rama, now in its 55th year, is the largest of Yamhill County’s small-town summer festivals. The International Pinot Noir Celebration is probably McMinnville’s ...
Wine exhibit on view at Linfield
“Clink! A Taste of Oregon Wine,” a traveling exhibition on display at Linfield College, celebrates Oregon wine and the people who make it. The exhibit is curated by the Oregon Historical ...
Fireworks will light Mac skies
For the first time in five years, fireworks will light the skies over McMinnville on the Fourth of July. The free sky show will begin at dusk in the area of the Evergreen Aviation Museum. Booths ...
Drums of Fire: a musical crusade comes to town
Thursday night’s “Drums of Fire” event would probably be the hottest ticket in town even if it weren’t happening during the first heat wave of summer. The Oregon Crusaders, a Portland-based ...
They hear voices
Local ham radio club listens to the world, braces for disaster
School's out for summer
Most area students will be on vacation until early September, although some will be going to summer school or other educational programs during part of the summer. McMinnville schools let out Wednesday, ...
Ghosts of Spirit Mountain
Kathy Cole said a chunk of meteorite at the Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center in Grand Ronde has certain mystical qualities. But no, it does not speak to tribal members telepathically. The Weekly ...
