Road work waits for answers

Road work waits for answers

Planned widening of 253rd awaits archaeologist's report on burial sites Although a major road...

New panther mural prowls gymnasium wall

New panther mural prowls gymnasium wall

In 1965, two years after what is now R.A. Brown Middle School opened, the north wall of the...

Half a century of learning

Half a century of learning

Students and staff at Brown Middle School celebrate 50th anniversary Even after 50 years, some...

Hospital or art gallery?

Hospital or art gallery?

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Hillsboro's Latest News

May 21, 2013

Multnomah County vote carrying Metro levy

by Jim Redden
Metro received a wake up call in the May 21 Special Election. Although voters approved its levy to maintain parks and natural lands, the results were split between the counties. With most of the…
May 21, 2013

State ranks Canyon Road project a leading priority

by Beaverton Valley Times
Beaverton applying for $10 million grant for transit, pedestrian improvements on corridor The Oregon Transportation Commission voted last week to designate the city's Canyon Road Safety and…
May 17, 2013

Road now de facto bypass

by Jim Redden
The debate over the need for a new large roadway to serve western Washington County is not over. Recent emergency repairs on Northwest Cornelius Pass Road proves motorists are creating their own…
May 17, 2013

School budget committee approves 2013-14 budget

by Kathy Fuller
Members of the Hillsboro School District Budget Committee unanimously approved a 2013-14 budget May 9 that includes $6.6 million in cuts to teachers and school days, $2 million less than…
May 17, 2013

County hopeful as budget process starts

by Jim Redden
Washington County Commissioners were cautiously optimistic on Tuesday when they were briefed on next year’s proposed budget. Chairman Andy Duyck said that after years of declining revenues, it…
by: NEWS-TIMES PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD - Sandro Chavez of Cornelius harvests rhubarb for Wednesdays first farmers market of the season in Forest Grove.
May 17, 2013

Get out, get fresh, get connected

by Stephanie Haugen
For garden-fresh food, hit the streets. Farmers market season kicks off this month, drawing produce-hungry shoppers out of grocery stores and into market vendor tents. Dirt-coated radishes,…
May 17, 2013

E-book profits come home

by Doug Burkhardt
Independent bookstore owners have had a rough time in recent years. They had to take it when huge corporate chains took over most of the bookselling business in the United States, putting a lot…
by: HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD - A group of Liberty High School students and teachers attended the day-long activities last Saturday when the Dalai Lama visited Portland. The group has tickets donated courtesy of Maitripa College.
May 17, 2013

Students inspired by Dalai Lama's message

by Kathy Fuller
A day in the presence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a day Brian Buckner won’t soon forget. Aside from the fact that the man named Tenzin Gyatso is also a spiritual leader whose wisdom and…
May 17, 2013

You can "plant a row" for county's hungry

by Stephanie Haugen
When planting favorite foods in the garden this year, consider including a few crops hungry Oregon families might like. The Garden Writers Association launched the now-national “Plant a Row for…
May 17, 2013

Most businesses pass OLCC check

by Nancy Townsley
Seventeen of 20 businesses visited in Hillsboro passed a check for alcohol sales to minors April 12 by refusing to sell alcohol to a minor volunteer, according to Oregon Liquor Control…

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May 17, 2013

School receive PGE grants

by Kathy Fuller
Portland General Electric recently awarded 118 grants totaling $50,600 to nonprofits across Oregon and Washington where PGE employees volunteer. “We value and recognize the time and energy…
by: COURTESY PHOTO: BETH DRENNEN - Members of the Hillsboro Community Youth Choir sang their hearts out at their December concert, and plan to do so again this Saturday.
May 17, 2013

History comes alive with music

by Stephanie Haugen
History and music will collide this Saturday. The Hillsboro Community Youth Choir presents their spring concert, “Down by the Riverside,” which will use music to highlight America’s history. The…
May 17, 2013

Correction

by Nancy Townsley
Rob Ward, a former officer with the Hillsboro Police Department, did not resign from his position, as a story in the May 10 issue of the Hillsboro Tribune reported. Rather, according to HPD…
May 10, 2013

Meet Hillsboros school board candidates

by Kathy Fuller
Position 1: • A. Richard Vial Age: 58 What’s the biggest challenge facing the Hillsboro School District? “Finding and retaining teachers who are prepared, committed and who love students. There…
by: HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD - Sgt. Mike Majeski (foreground) and Pfc. Miguel Acevedo of the Oregon National Guards 234th Engineering Company out of Warrenton make improvements on the Washington County Fairgrounds poultry barn.
May 10, 2013

National Guard aids fairgrounds

by Doug Burkhardt
The Washington County Fair Complex has been chosen by the Oregon National Guard and the 1249th Engineer Battalion as the site of a training deployment that will run May 6 to 16. The training…
by: TRIBUNE PHOTO BY CHASE ALLGOOD - Intels first and second D1X fabrication plants are helping to drive employment gains outside of downtown Portland.
May 10, 2013

Most jobs found in suburbia

by Jim Redden
Survey shows county tops in employment numbers A new Brookings Institution study confirms what Washington County officials have been claiming for years — that most new jobs are being created…
May 10, 2013

Cornelius mulls sheriffs office service merger

by Doug Burkhardt
County would need to approve deal; officials want community input Cornelius City Manager Rob Drake and interim Police Chief Ken Summers know the Cornelius Police Department is facing some…
by: COURTESY PHOTO: JERRRY MAASDAM - Arden Sheets digs daffodils every summer to plant throughout Hillsboro.
May 10, 2013

Keep daffodils delighting for years to come

by Stephanie Haugen
Now is the time to start thinking about next years daffodils Most daffodils have faded now — after dutifully announcing spring — and have made way for summer flowers. But don’t forget about them…
by: COURTESY PHOTO - Tim Cannon wore a Hillsboro Police Department uniform for almost 14 years before he was arrested at his Forest Grove home in January.
May 10, 2013

Cannon files shine light on struggles

by Nancy Townsley
Jailed Hillsboro ex-cop was subject of internal investigation Information contained in personnel files released by the Hillsboro Police Department last Saturday paints two very different…
May 10, 2013

Bishop wont be back at Orenco

by Kathy Fuller
Principal charged with hit and run on paid leave; Strande to lead school Timothy Bishop, the Hillsboro School District principal who was arrested and charged with hit and run, reckless driving…


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