McMinnville

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing Salem resident Karissa Fretwell and their 3-year-old son Billy Fretwell.

McMinnville breaking ground on new National Guard armory

February 7, 2022 GMT

MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Millitary Department is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for a new National Guard armory in McMinnville, according to a news release.

The new center will replace McMinnville’s current 11,200-square-foot (1,040-square-meter) armory that was built in 1957 and is the oldest and smallest armory in the Tennessee National Guard.

Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement

By ANDREW SELSKYDecember 14, 2021 GMT

McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — The opioid epidemic blew into this picturesque Oregon town like a toxic wind, leaving overdoses, addiction, homelessness and wrecked families in its wake.

In a humble, single-story brick building, three blocks from downtown McMinnville's wine-tasting rooms and cafes, staffers and volunteers of a recovery center called Provoking Hope help the casualties.

Man who sexually abused child sentenced to over 12 years

March 4, 2021 GMT

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — A McMinnville man who sexually abused a child was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison...

Farmers ordered to pay back wages over COVID-19 quarantines

December 16, 2020 GMT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Three area farmers have been ordered to pay more than $11,000 in back wages after denying paid sick leave to employees who were advised to self-quarantine following potential COVID-19 exposure...

Practice opens for team hit by medical condition

ANNE M. PETERSONAugust 24, 2010 GMT

McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Doctors were trying to determine why 24 McMinnville High School players developed a condition that caused intense pain and dangerous swelling in their arms and hospitalized two boys just as a football training camp was getting under way.