Tualatin News

By Valerie Plummer and Wilda Parks Despite an assertion by The Oregonian's Harry Esteve that Economic Gardening is "untested" [Oregonian, February 4, 2012, "Fellow Lawmaker's Pet Program is Spared" ], Economic Gardening is a sustained, long-term strategy to grow jobs and create wealth by providing a suite of services to high potential second-stage ... (more)

FEB. 6, 2012-- The Oregon City Masonic Lodge, built in 1907, is for sale. This is the original rawhide case used by wagon train leader Joel Palmer to transport the lodge charter to Oregon.

A dock normally anchored near the base of Willamette Falls broke free in high water and ended up four miles downstream.

The Tualatin Historical Society is celebrating its sixth anniversary in grand fashion at the Winona Grange on Feb.

POSTED: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 04:06 PM PT BY: Lindsey O'Brien Tags: Jim Zupancic , Myhre Group Architects , Todd Construction , Zupancic Rathbone Law Group Construction of an $18.5 million fitness club is finally under way in Tualatin, after financing hurdles were cleared and neighboring residents' concerns were addressed.

A Wood Middle School teacher who collapsed suddenly in her Wilsonville classroom last week has died in hospital, it was announced this morning.

A year ago, a Clackamas County hearings officer approved the so-called "Poole Quarry," a planned rock quarry on 35 acres of land in west Clackamas County.

Horizon Christian player Mason Bloomster splits a pair of Horizon Christian players as he drives to the hoop.

Progress Ridge TownSquare opened last year in Beaverton, with New Seasons Market as one of its anchor tenants.

Summary: Four suspects in the stabbing of a person in Tualatin last fall have been convicted and sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court.

Investigators later learned that a property owner near the Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge was burning blackberry bushes on his property near the road when the wind changed, fanning the flames and spreading the fire the a nearby field.

More than a dozen bills aimed at creating jobs or helping Oregon's unemployed workers have been introduced by the 2012 Legislature.

If you purchase a Papillon puppy from Tualatin breeder Claudia Clark and for some reason you can't keep it, Clark's contract stipulates that you return the dog to her.

The Tualatin Packbackers, Tualatin High School's athletic booster organization, is holding its fifth annual Texas Hold'em Tournament and Casino Night on Saturday, Feb.

Happy Groundhog Day, Washington County. Despite that sunshine it appears we're in for six more weeks of winter .

TUALATIN, Ore. -- Home Depot announced Wednesday plans to hire approximately 200 new employees for its stores in Salem, Sherwood, Tigard, Hillsboro, and Beaverton.

Mark Edstrom of Tualatin won the raffle drawing for a new Honda Accord at the Pamplin Media Group booth at the auto show.

Krystyna Schmidt and Deb Bowen play with some of the dogs at Oregon Dog Rescue's new location in Tualatin.

Good morning, Washington County . Time to round up headlines for the west side, where we have a new representative in Congress and lots of news to report.

Democrat Suzanne Bonamici of Beaverton celebrated her victory over Tualatin businessman Rob Cornilles Tuesday evening in the 1st Congressional District special election.