Tigard man indicted for sex abuse against children

Tigard man indicted for sex abuse against children

Additional victims sought after abuse in Tigard, Tualatin, Vancouver and Eastern Oregon Tualatin...

Orchard Supply Hardware files for bankruptcy

Orchard Supply Hardware files for bankruptcy

Company opened stores in Tigard and Cedar Mill in April Less than two months after opening the...

County saves teachers, music programs

County saves teachers, music programs

Tigard-Tualatin schools benefit from thousands in Gain Share funds Parents in Tigard-Tualatin...

Tigard Walmart likely faces slim city regulation

Tigard Walmart likely faces slim city regulation

Council agrees to look into overnight parking rules The Tigard City Council won't be doing much...

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June 18, 2013

Sherwood man dies after Clackamas River plunge

by Pamplin Media Group
A 61-year-old Sherwood man died Monday afternoon after he jumped into the Clackamas River near High Rocks, apparently trying to reach his dog in the river, and slipped under water for several…
Keesee
June 18, 2013

Former Sherwood High teacher held on sex abuse charges

by Geoff Pursinger
Former math teacher accused of having sex with two of her students Former Sherwood High School teacher Denise Keesee turned herself into Washington County Jail Monday, nearly six months after…
Traverso
June 18, 2013

Watermelons stolen from Tigard, Beaverton

by Geoff Pursinger
Police name Canby and Mollala men in fruit theft Beaverton and Tigard Police are looking for two men who reportedly stole several pallets of watermelons from area supermarkets. On Friday, June…
Melissa Meyer
June 17, 2013

MITCH hires new executive director, principal

by Geoff Pursinger
Until last week, Melissa Meyer served as librarian at Westside Christian High School in Lake Oswego. Tualatin’s MITCH Charter School announced Wednesday that it has hired a new principal and…
by: TVF&R - Fire crews extinguished an apartment fire at Canterbury Apartments, Friday evening
June 17, 2013

Tigard fire displaces four

by Geoff Pursinger
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue believe they have determined the cause of an apartment fire that burned three units and sent four people from their homes, Friday evening. Fire crews first…
June 14, 2013

Set up rules for kids home alone this summer

by Beaverton Valley Times
Fire district provides safety tips for working parents With summer in full swing, many children are staying home alone during the day. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue officials encourage working…
by: TIMES PHOTO: JONATHAN HOUSE - Tualatin High School graduates celebrate at Memorial Coliseum.
June 13, 2013

Tualatin grads share messages of light, inspiration for class of…

by Saundra Sorenson
When Tualatin High School’s class of 2013 walked in Monday night’s graduation, it was led by not one, but 14 valedictorians. Each had completed requirements to graduate while on the honors…
June 13, 2013

Free entrepreneur event Thursday night

by Geoff Pursinger
University of Phoenix is hosting a free event Thursday at its Tigard campus where current and aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from local industry professionals about new branding techniques to…
June 13, 2013

Balloon Festival seeks volunteers

by The Times
With the Tigard Festival of Balloons only a week away, festival organizers are looking for volunteers to help with the event, including crew volunteers willing to help with the 24 hot-air…
by: TIMES PHOTO: JAIME VALDEZ - Joshua Tynan, a seventh-grader at Hazelbrook Middle School, was one of the first to try a special shrimp pasta as part of a trial-run for a new grant that would bring fresh seafood to Tigard-Tualatin schools.
June 13, 2013

Tigard-Tualatin school cafeterias land fresh catch

by Geoff Pursinger
State program could add fish to menus Students may not have realized it when they ate their school lunch on Friday, but they were participants in a pilot program that could change the way…

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Jun 13, 2013

King City man arrested after barricading himself inside house

by Geoff Pursinger
A King City man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly threatened a roommate with a knife, then barricaded himself inside his home. According to King City Police Chief Chuck Fessler,…
Jun 13, 2013

Fire stations are safe havens

by The Times
Law allows parents to surrender infants if unable to care for them Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue officials want the public to know that fire stations continue to serve as safe havens where…
Jun 13, 2013

Tualatin firm hit with environmental fine

by Saundra Sorenson
Sure Power, Inc. given $3,519 penalty for improper hazardous waste disposal The discovery of hazardous sludge at a Tualatin-based manufacturer prompted a $3,500 fine from Oregon’s Department of…
Jun 13, 2013

A push to shelter vets

by Saundra Sorenson
Washington Co. increases housing vouchers for homeless servicemen Washington County has secured more than $200,000 to provide permanent housing to a population especially prone to homelessness:…
Handful Bra has been based in Tigard since its founding in 2006, but the team, made up of (from left to right) Cary Goldberg, co-founders Tina Thede, Jennifer Ferguson and Jody Filkins, announced in May that it plans to bring production of their sports bras to Oregon for the first time.
Jun 10, 2013

Update: Bonamici meets with Tigard bra company to promote bills,…

by Geoff Pursinger
Handful Bra plans to start Oregon manufacturing soon A Tigard company has caught the eye of Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. The Oregon Democrat met Monday with Jennifer Ferguson, the founder and…
by: TIMES PHOTO: JONATHAN HOUSE - Students slide through mud during the Falcon Dash, held Friday at Fowler Middle School. The obstacle course is a yearly fundraiser for the schools Parent Student Organization and helps pay for items the school wouldnt be able to afford otherwise.
Jun 06, 2013

'Dirty deeds'

by Geoff Pursinger
Students raise more than $13,000 for Fowler Middle School. Stomping across a grassy field behind Fowler Middle School, 12-year-old Matthew Burnette dove headfirst into the brown, soupy mud.…
by: TIMES PHOTO: JAIME VALDEZ - Tualatin Public Library Manager Abigail Elder is leaving this month after five years to take over the helm of Beaverton City Libraries.
Jun 06, 2013

Tualatin library manager moves to Beaverton

by Shannon O. Wells
Abigail Elder tapped as new Beaverton Libraries director There are those who believe the technological revolution and its attendant Kindles and E-readers foretell the demise of books, libraries…
Petitioners are hoping to get enough signatures to put an initiative on the November ballot. The ballot measure would stop any MAX or bus rapid transit line from coming to Tigard without a vote of the people.
Jun 06, 2013

Residents try again with anti-light-rail petition

by Geoff Pursinger
New petition would stop light rail or bus rapid transit from coming without vote A year ago, Art Crino and Tim Esau vowed that they would try again. Two weeks ago, they kept their word. A group…
by: TIMES PHOTO: RAY PITZ - Sherwood residents opposed to a new Walmart store have asked the city to consider several new ordinances that could keep the retail giant from breaking ground.
Jun 06, 2013

Sherwood ponders limits to Walmart

by Ray Pitz
City looks at rules about store hours, overnight parking Restricting hours of operation, banning overnight parking and regulating employment conditions were among the issues the Sherwood City…
by: SUBMITTED PHOTO - Sen. Jeff Merkley hopes to bring focus to struggling American families. Meanwhile, Tualatin saw the number of people living below the poverty line triple in 11 years.
Jun 06, 2013

Tualatin has a poverty problem

by Saundra Sorenson
Sen. Merkley talks about struggling families as city sees poverty nearly triple Is the American dream still viable? Sen. Jeff Merkley (D - Ore.) intends to explore the issue today (Thursday) in…


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