[3][5][6] John Schrag served as the first publisher,[7] with Kevin Harden, Jim Redden, and Jennifer Anderson as the news team.

[9] The Tribune was originally published biweekly, but at the time of its launch its owners were already hoping to expand to weekly publication,[1] and this was goal achieved in March 2013.

[13] The cover story dealt with money the State of Oregon owed to Washington County being held-up by a potential glitch in a law.

[14] This inaugural edition was mailed to 7,000 residents, with other copies available at green newspaper boxes in the local area, primarily at businesses.

[10] The Tribune won three awards in its category in 2014 from the Society of Professional Journalists' Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest for its 2013 coverage.

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