In brief: Entries due for sci-fi film fest
Entries are due April 1 for the 13th annual McMinnville Sci-Fi Film Festival. The films will be shown during the event May 19 and 20, in conjunction with McMinnville’s annual UFO Festival. The nonprofit ...

Stopping By: Embracing freedom
Mac artist Ray Massini finds contentment in varied creations, interests

MDA honors Blue Moon, other businesses at annual dinner
The Blue Moon, which celebrated its centennial in 2022, was named McMinnville’s Business of the Year at the McMinnville Downtown Association awards banquet Thursday. The Blue Moon, at 310 N.E. Third ...
County commissioners deny neighbors’ winery appeal
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners has unanimously denied a recent appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of a new winery tasting room east of Amity. On Thursday March 23 the board ...
Arrests & Citations: March 28, 2023
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Brandon Dale Falkner, 33, McMinnville, March 23, failure to appear; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Stephany Loraine Hamel, 35, Newberg, March ...
Arrests made in crash that killed Sheridan resident
Hillsboro police have arrested two juveniles in connection with the Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, motor vehicle crash that killed Adriana Shelton of Sheridan and her cousin, Aaliyah Shelton of Beaverton. The ...
Mac reallocating ARPA funds to help shelter construction
A plan is coming together to fill a $1.3 million funding gap for construction of a new McMinnville homeless shelter. City Council is scheduled to vote tonight to reallocate $500,000 in American ...

Bloom town: Daffodil Festival makes a big splash in Amity
The Amity Daffodil Festival, as it turns out, was the perfect place for B.J. B-Hickerson to show and sell her wood work. The perfect place, too, for B-Hickerson to spend her Saturday. The one-day Downtown ...
Members of county parks board speak out
Two quit over claims commissioners packed the volunteer panel with unqualified appointees

Educational opportunities round out 'wine corner'
Crews are putting the final touches on NW Cru, a new wine bar and education center being opened by NW Food & Gifts owner James Tate. He hopes the shop at 325 N.E. Evans St., just around the ...
Court Records: March 24, 2023
Civil filings American Express National Bank vs. Donna J. Nelson: Seeks $16,492 allegedly owed. Jefferson Capital Systems vs. Christine Deshano: Seeks $1,611 allegedly owed. LVNV Funding vs. Angelica ...
Arrests & Citations: March 24, 2023
YAMHILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Corey Dean Elliott, 29, Sheridan, March 22, first-degree robbery, first-degree theft, unlawful use of a weapon; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $50,000 bail. Mychael ...
In brief: Kids hope to lead Lafayette; Legion honors Vietnam vets
Kids hope to lead Lafayette Lafayette fourth- and fifth-graders are considering how they would lead their city in the “If I Were Mayor” contest, sponsored by the Oregon Mayors Association. Twenty-one ...
School district, city council talk parks in joint meeting
Members of the McMinnville School Board and City Council held a mostly informational joint meeting Wednesday focused on the future of parks and recreation facilities and city growth. The work ...

Nostalgic comedy ‘Harvey’ opens March 31 at Gallery
Will audiences see the title character in “Harvey,” the nostalgic comedy that opens Friday, March 31, at Gallery Theater? Director Steve Cox won’t say. But he is betting theatergoers ...