An explosion of data center facilities, including the one pictured here in Umatilla County on May 18, 2026, have been built in Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge during the last few years. The boom has caused a more than 500% load growth for the Umatilla Electric Cooperative during the last decade, which has had to buy more gas and coal-powered electricity on the wholesale market to meet demand.
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Hot air balloons in the sky at Tigard Festival of Balloons
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Director Stan Yeend adopts a smug pose after casting Cover of Life.
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Mask & Mirror presents The Cover of Life

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Business Spotlight: Gold and Silver Shop Busy as Prices Skyrocket

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College grad
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College Grads Facing Higher Unemployment

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Jerianne Thompson (right) stands beside a cardboard cutout of singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and Imagination Library founder Dolly Parton at the Tualatin Library.
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Balancing the Tightrope

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Baguette Bros owner Austin Chen stands behind the register on May 20, 2026. Chen said that the bakery has already established a healthy batch of regulars.
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Tualatin Vietnamese Bakery has Menu Made of Family Recipes

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Steve Stolze drove up from Redmond, Ore. to attend the unveiling of his late wife’s memorial park bench in Ibach Park on May 29, 2026.
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Former Tualatin Mayor Memorializes Wife with Ibach Park Bench

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Mayor's Corner Mayor Frank Bubenik
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Mayor’s Corner: Gun Violence Awareness Month

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