In 1989, the paper's circulation was in excess of 8,000. The paper won a first-place prize for its size category in 1992 for general excellence from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. In 1996, along with five other area newspapers, the "Valley Times" was sold to Steve and Randalyn Clark. In 1997, the paper took first place in its division at the annual Better Newspaper Contest of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. In July 2000, the "Valley Times" was honored by the same organization for excellence. Community Newspapers Inc. sold the newspaper along with several others in the Portland metropolitan area to Pamplin Media Group in August 2000. By 2003, the paper began printing announcements for same-sex couples' commitment ceremonies. In 2005, it was the largest weekly newspaper in Oregon. "The Oregonian" announced plans to launch a competing paper, the "Beaverton Leader", in March 2013. The Leader ceased publication in 2016. Effective with the edition of February 8, 2018, the print edition of the "Beaverton Valley Times" was combined with those of two other Pamplin papers, the weekly "The Times" (also known as the "Tigard Times", and covering both Tigard and Tualatin) and the monthly "Sherwood Gazette", published on Thursdays and named simply The Times. The paper now covers Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, and Sherwood. The three papers had already been sharing some content. The new title is used for print copies delivered to subscribers, while newspaper racks/boxes carry a slightly different, zoned edition of "The Times", named The Washington County Times, that was introduced when the papers were merged. In 1914, the Beaverton "Owl" changed its name to the "Times". It continued under that title until at least 1922. The publisher of the "Times" is Christine Moore. The editor-in-chief is Mark Miller, who is also editor of the "Forest Grove News-Times".