A graphic showing the staffing reductions for Tigard Tualatin School District showing a $3.6 million reduction in staffing costs.

“We did our best,” Tigard Tualatin School District shrinks staff amid budget shortfall

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Tigard and Tualatin School District board members voted to reduce their force amid declining enrollment and a potential $7 million funding shortfall. At their meeting on April 6, the Tigard and Tualatin School District (TTSD)...
NW Senior Theatre Performers dancing

Senior Theatre Stages Musical Tribute to Families 

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What do Willie Nelson, Paul Lynde and Pinkfong have in common? They’ll all get their due at Rise Church from May 6-9. Nelson’s “Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” Lynde’s “Kids!”...
Once Upon a Mattress at Broadway Rose cast in costume

The Princess You’ve been Waiting for has Arrived

Broadway Rose Theatre Company is proud to present Once Upon a Mattress, the classic Broadway musical adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s 1835 fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea.” Preview performance is on Thursday,...
Mayor's Corner Mayor Frank Bubenik

Mayor’s Corner May 2026

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Two Must-Attend Events for Families this Summer Tualatin has long been a gem of the greater Portland metro area, and two signature community events are giving families even more reason to mark their calendars. The...
Aging couple on a Hike

Aging in Place May 2026

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As you’ve probably figured out, I’m always on the lookout for helpful resources for seniors. Recently, I came across one I hadn’t heard of before. A Caring Closet is an organization that provides free,...
A dog in a stream at Ibach Park

Tualatin CIO President’s Report May 2026

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Do you live in the Ibach CIO? The Community Involvement Organization has an important neighborhood meeting coming up. If you live in the Ibach CIO, you’ll want to attend. If you aren’t sure which...
Tualatin's Hayden Camacho slides into second for a stolen base.

Highly-ranked Tualatin baseball, softball teams cruise into league play

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As the Tualatin baseball and softball teams enter into Three Rivers League play, both look prime for deep playoff runs.  The baseball team sits at 14-3 and is ranked No. 2 in the state, according...
Tualatin's Paige Estes races around the corner trying to out-run a defender.

Flag football continues to grow at Tualatin and around the state

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For the second straight year, Tualatin is fielding a girls flag football team, and for the second straight year, the girls have taken to the sport and are putting together a dominant regular season. As...
Norm Parker (left) and Larry McClure discuss the history of the Tualatin Heritage building, which used to be a Methodist Church, with Tualatin Life.

Tualatin Historical Society Celebrates 100 Years of Heritage Center Building

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On April 1, the Tualatin Historical Society hosted the first entry in their Tualatin Heritage Center 100th Anniversary series. Hosted by Larry McClure, the first chapter of the three-part historical retrospective revisited the center’s construction...
A second grader at Brooklyn Primary School in Baker City raises his hand during a phonics lesson. Elementary school students in Baker City will get 147 days in school this year, according to data from ECOnorthwest, about 33 days less than kids in most other states, where laws mandate a 180-day school year.

Some Oregon students get years more in school than peers, study finds

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Because Oregon mandates only a minimum number of instructional hours, not days, school year lengths vary dramatically across the state, ECOnorthwest study finds By the time they graduate from high school, some Oregon students have...