Hillsboro's Latest News
May 21, 2013
Multnomah County vote carrying Metro levy
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
May 17, 2013
Get out, get fresh, get connected
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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
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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…
May 17, 2013
Students inspired by Dalai Lama's message
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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
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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
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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…
May 17, 2013
School receive PGE grants
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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…
May 17, 2013
History comes alive with music
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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
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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
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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…
May 10, 2013
National Guard aids fairgrounds
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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…
May 10, 2013
Most jobs found in suburbia
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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
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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…
May 10, 2013
Keep daffodils delighting for years to come
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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…
May 10, 2013
Cannon files shine light on struggles
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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
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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…
