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GOVERNMENT
An Island of 1890: Historic Shute-Meierjurgen Farm Stands Alone Against Hillsboro’s Data Center Boom
The Real Story- A Column HILLSBORO, Ore. — Where hay fields, livestock, and open horizon once stretched across the Tuality...
Grounded: Sky Harbour Withdraws Private Jet Hub Application at Hillsboro Airport Ahead of Council Showdown
BREAKING NEWS- In a dramatic turnaround for one of the most fiercely contested land-use battles in Hillsboro history, New York-based...
Progress and Pitfalls: Inside Hillsboro’s Redrafted Data Center Ordinance To Be Heard This Wednesday
The Real Story - A Column Opinions and Statements of Research-based facts offered from the perspective of a long-time local...
High Lead Levels Confirmed Near Hillsboro Airport: What the Science Means for Local Residents
A newly published study in Nature Portfolio’s Communications Sustainability puts the lead from the airplanes debate in Hillsboro to rest. ...
Hillsboro Planning Commission Sends Data Center Code Back for More Work After Marathon Hearing
Four hours and 36 minutes after gaveling in, the Hillsboro Planning Commission adjourned its Aug. 26 hearing on the city's...
BUSINESS
Catch The Summer Market At Roloff Farm This Weekend Just Minutes From Town
This weekend, Isabel Sofia Roloff and her husband Jacob will be hosting a Summer Market! This low-key market is the...
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Hillsboro Art Walk Celebrates 20 Years Tonight And You Are All Invited
Community News & Events Tonight is a very special night. Hillsboro Art Walk, one of the earliest examples of modern...
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Hillsboro Real Estate Update: Mid-Summer Market Finds Its Balance With Values Steady, Not Climbing
The mid-summer 2026 Hillsboro, Oregon real estate market is delivering some fascinating numbers. Locally here in Hillsboro, we are seeing...
The BESS Battery Explosion: Massive Facilities Coming To Power North Hillsboro’s Silent One-Gigawatt Power Shift
The Real Story - A Column: Editor's Note - Our Power Rates Are Going Up Again April 1st- This story...
Senate Bill 1586 Definitions Assure Mega AI Data Centers On Farm Land, So Who Is Supporting This Bill?
The Real Story - A Column - Take Our Poll Below Another week and another hearing on Senate Bill 1586,...
Hillsboro’s Data Center Gold Rush Isn’t Creating New Jobs — It’s Moving Them (And Oregon’s Paying the Price)
More Perfect Union dropped a video today that finally does what too many officials and press releases won’t: it walks...
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