Herald and News
 Herald and News sections | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
| Publisher | Michael Distelhorst |
| Editor | Gene Warnick |
| Founded | June 1, 1942 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Herald and News 2701 Foothills Blvd. Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603 |
| Circulation | 5,800 (as of 2021)[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Lake County Examiner |
| Website | heraldandnews |
The Herald and News is a daily newspaper serving the city of Klamath Falls and Klamath County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It also distributes east into Lake County.[2] The General Manager is Joe Hudon and the editor is Gene Warnick.[3][4] The morning paper is published four days a week, skipping Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.[4][5]
History
The Evening Herald was founded in 1906 by Fred Cronemiller and his family, who later moved to Lakeview, Oregon. Wesley O. Smith and E. J. Murray purchased the paper in 1908, and expanded its size.[6] By one account, Murray sold the paper to F. R. Soule in 1922;[7] by another, after having bought Smith's share, he sold it to Bruce Dennis, who had an extensive history as a newspaper owner in the state,[8] in 1926.[6] The Klamath News launched in 1923.[6] In 1927, Dennis purchased the News.[6] He then sold both papers to Frank Jenkins, Ernest Gilstrap, and Eugene Kelty (all formerly of the Eugene Register; they formed an association known as the Southern Oregon Publishing Company) in 1931.[9] Kelty soon withdrew.[6]
The two papers were merged to form the Herald and News as a result of wartime newsprint rationing;[10] the first issue of the combined publication was published June 1, 1942.[11] Frank Jenkins sold the newspaper in 1960 to Scripps League Newspapers.[12] In 1975, the company split off eleven of its daily newspapers including the Herald and News to form a new company called Pioneer Newspapers, Inc.,[13] which in 2013 was renamed to Pioneer News Group.[14] In 2017, Pioneer sold its papers to Adams Publishing Group.[15][16]
In 2022, all four of the newspapers' editorial workers quit in the same month. Adams said it would rely on freelancers until they hired new staff.[17]
References
- ^ "Oregon Circulation Map" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. 2021-05-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "heraldandnews.com | Empowering the community". Herald and News. Archived from the original on 1998-02-04. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ Herald and News December 27, 2022
- ^ a b "Contact Us". Herald and News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Herald and News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Turnbull, George S. (1939). . . Binfords & Mort.
- ^ American Printer and Lithographer, Volume 74, Moore Publishing Company, 1922, p. 71.
- ^ "The Fourth estate; : Lancaster, Frank H., [from old catalog] ed : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Bruce Dennis Sells Two Klamath Falls Newspapers - To Visit Europe". La Grande Observer. May 27, 1931. p. 1.
- ^ Raftery, Isolde. "The Evening Herald". Historic Oregon Newspapers. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Herald, News To Combine Editions". The Evening Herald. May 19, 1942. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newsman Jenkins dies at 89". The Oregonian. November 1, 1972. p. 43.
- ^ "Mount Vernon paper involved in realignment". The Bellingham Herald. December 1, 1975. p. 19.
- ^ "New name for Pioneer news organization". Skagit Valley Herald. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ Hammer, Barb. "Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group". Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "Adams Publishing Group buys regional papers". Post Register. October 5, 2017. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Neumann, Erik (2022-03-02). "Klamath Falls Herald and News to lose entire reporting staff". Jefferson Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-03.