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The music that celebrated love and human connection received superb performances by a trio of top-tier artists at the beautiful LaJoie Theatre inside the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg on April 17. Soprano Katharine Dain, violist Caitlin Lynch, and pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute delivered an intimate program entitled This Love Between Us, which was sponsored by Project Chamber Music: Willamette Valley, a non-profit...

Sometimes it takes a while for the governmental paperwork to catch up with events on the ground. Take, for instance, the case of the Plant Warehouse in Albany. The seasonal garden center was being set up in a parking lot off Pacific Boulevard the week of April 6 and opened for business that Saturday. This week, on Monday, April 20, the city’s planning division...

Having lived in this community for many years and served as a volunteer with the Woodburn Fire District, I’ve seen firsthand how much the district has grown, along with the communities it serves. Today, the district responds to thousands of calls each year across Woodburn, Gervais, and surrounding Marion...

DeShawn Gory has officially signed with Oregon State. The former Fresno State forward, who committed to the Beavers earlier this month, formally signed on Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 165-pound Gory has three years of eligibility remaining. “We are thrilled to welcome DeShawn Gory to Oregon State University,” Oregon State coach Justin...

You’d be forgiven for assuming that local sushi chef Jeff Berneski has it all figured out. Source readers, after all, voting in the 2021 Best Of Central Oregon contest, elected Berneski’s NorthFresh Sushi Best Rookie Food Cart. And Berneski had only just relocated to Central Oregon the year before. And this year, NorthFresh is also […] The post Food Cart of the Year: NorthFresh Sushi...

I met Councilor Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg in November during our endorsement process. After sharing our questions and concerns, Ashley responded quickly and took action. Her attentiveness, timeliness and willingness to listen made a strong impression on us. It quickly became clear she is the right choice for state representative. Her drive...

Wandering in Time Productions, which runs the Oregon Renaissance Faire in Canby and the Washington Midsummer Night’s Faire, has purchased the Oak Knoll Golf Course property just west of Salem for $6.2 million. The purchase casts some doubt on the future of the Oregon Renaissance Fire in Canby. The...

The driver of a Ford SUV who slammed into another vehicle and closed two lanes of Interstate 5 near Woodburn April 21 fled the scene as officials worked to open the road and get the other driver to the hospital, police say. The Oregon Department of Transportation was notified of a crash on the southbound lanes of I-5 about six miles south of...

Travis Jay Miller, 32, was sentenced to three years in prison for attacking and strangling his girlfriend, with an additional six months and two years of post-prison supervision.

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KATU) — Federal investigators say a McMinnville restaurant shorted 19 workers on overtime pay and improperly handled tips, leading to more than $200,000 in recovered back wages. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that Taste of India 1 incorrectly categorized 19 workers as...