 News-Times Building located in Newport, Oregon | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Country Media, Inc. (2023–) |
| Managing editor | Steve Card |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Headquarters | 831 NE Avery St Newport OR 97365 |
| Circulation | 6,680 |
| Website | newportnewstimes |
The News-Times recently was renamed to be the Lincoln County Leader and is a weekly newspaper published in Newport, Oregon, United States. It was established in 1882 and publishes on Wednesdays and Fridays with a circulation of 6,680.[1] It is the newspaper of record for Lincoln County.[2]
History[edit]
At least 20 different newspapers have been published in the Lincoln County area.[3] The county's first newspaper was the Yaquina Post, established in 1882 and published in Yaquina City by Collins Van Cleve.[3] In 1889, Van Cleve was also publishing the Scio Press out of Yaquina City.[3] One of the papers, founded in 1886, was called the Newport News, but it was short-lived.[4]
Various newspapers started and closed until 1893, when, in the same year Lincoln County was officially established from part of Benton County, two newspapers were started: the Yaquina Bay News out of Newport, and the Lincoln County Leader out of Toledo.[3] The Yaquina Bay News became known as the Newport News by the 1960s, after many ownership and name changes and mergers.[3] At this time the Newport News bought out the Lincoln County Times of Waldport, the two names were combined to form the News-Times.[3] The News-Times bought the Lincoln County Leader about a year later.[3]
In 2007, the paper was sold by Lee Enterprises to News Media Corporation.[5] It was sold again in 2023 to Country Media, Inc.[6]
In January 2024, Country Media merged the Newport News-Times and Lincoln City News Guard into a single newspaper named after the Lincoln County Leader, which had published for 94 years from 1893 to 1987. [7] The plan was first announced in the previous October.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "News-Times". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "Newspapers and Genealogical Resources". University of Oregon Libraries. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g M. Constance Guardino, III & Rev. Marilyn A. Riedel (July 2008). "Sovereigns of Themselves: A Liberating History of Oregon and Its Coast, Volume IX". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ Turnbull, George S. (1939). . . Binfords & Mort.
- ^ Lee will sell shoppers, other publications and commercial printing operations in Pacific NW
- ^ "News Media Corporation sells Oregon cluster to Country Media, Inc". Editor and Publisher. September 5, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Quinton (2024-01-11). "Newspapers in Newport, Lincoln City combine to form Lincoln County Leader". YachatsNews.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Thornberry, David (2023-10-09). "Editorial: Lincoln County Leader returns". The News Guard. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.