| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | EO Media Group |
| Founder(s) | S. A. Heckethorn |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Headquarters | 209 N.W. First St. Enterprise, OR 97828 |
| City | Enterprise, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 1,916 Print 373 Digital (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | wallowa |
The Wallowa County Chieftain is a weekly newspaper in Enterprise, Wallowa County in the U.S. state of Oregon.
History[edit]
Founded in Joseph in 1884 by S. A. Heckethorn, the newspaper preceded the establishment of the county itself.[2][3] A few years after Enterprise was selected as the county seat, the paper relocated there.[2][4] Though the newspaper was named after Chief Joseph, it was not particularly friendly to Native American issues, and opposed a Joseph's request to resettle Wallowa Valley in 1900.[5]
George Cheney became the owner, editor, and publisher in 1911, on the wave of an economic boom experienced in Enterprise upon the completion of a railroad and sawmill, as well as a booming agricultural business. Cheney built a new building, designed to meet the needs of the paper, which it occupied beginning in 1916.[2] Cheney sold the newspaper in 1941, and the building in 1943, to Gwen Coffin. Coffin, who brought a more controversial approach to the paper, owned it until 1972.[2]
In a 2006 article about Joseph, the New York Times cited the Chieftain's coverage of a new grocery store.[6]
The building used by the paper from 1916 to 2007 has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2012.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "EO Media Group Publishing Map". EO Media Group LLC. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ a b c d wikisource:en:History of Oregon Newspapers/Wallowa County
- ^ "Enterprise chieftain" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ^ "Enterprise". oregonencyclopedia.org.
- ^ "Joseph, Wallowa Chieftain - Oregon Digital Newspaper Program". odnp.uoregon.edu.
- ^ PREUSCH, MATTHEW (May 26, 2006). "Rugged, Western and Still a Bargain". New York Times.
- ^ "Wallowa County Chieftain Building". state register site.