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The commencement season commenced Saturday at Willamina, and continues over the first two weeks in June as Yamhill County schools honor the Class of 2021 in a ...

Marcus Larson/News-RegisterMother Sauce food truck owner Andrew Jensen prepares fresh fusilli pasta shortly after opening for the day. The food truck is located on Davis Street between First and Second. The Mac High grad said he and his partner, Allie Bisset, are happy to be serving people in his hometown. Rusty Rae/News-Register ## Construction is progressing on a new urgent care clinic at 1755 S.W. Baker St. It is one of several commercial projects underway in McMinnville. Rusty Rae/News-Register ## Danny Roberts and Jennifer Fisher will sell their Alchemist’s Jam and other products in th...

February 26, 2021 For McMinnville science teacher, extra training worthwhile Rusty Rae/News-Register## Laura Syring said she would like her science students to be able to conduct their own experiments in the classroom, rather than watching labs online. While they can use data from other labs in their calculations, she said, doing experiments themselves would help maintain their interest. Science teacher Laura Syring is one of several McMinnville High School educators to have taken additional training to teach the rigorous, college-level courses in the Advance Placement and dual credit program...

February 26, 2021 Challenges, career programs encourage students to continue Submitted photos##Logan Shurts, Dane Foster and Cyrus Scarboro-Ford work on the robot their teacher designed for a recent competition. Robotics teams have been meeting in small groups at Mac High since fall. Cancellation of activities and in-person classes at McMinnville High School last year led to a decrease in students continuing to college after their socially-distanced graduation. Educators don’t want that to happen again. “It’s really a challenge to keep interest high” without seeing students face-to-fa...