| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Country Media, Inc. |
| Founder(s) | F. T. Shute |
| Publisher | David Thornberry |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Headquarters | 1805 Columbia Blvd. St. Helens, OR 97051 |
| Website | thechiefnews |
The Chief is a weekly newspaper in Clatskanie, Oregon, United States. It is owned by Country Media, Inc. and publishes on Thursdays.[1]
History[edit]
The paper was founded in 1891 by F. T. Shute.[2] In its early days it offered a bundled subscription with Better Fruit, a publication in Hood River, Oregon.[3]
E. W. Conyers, a businessman and a former state legislator, became the controlling owner in 1889. Conyers had been a lifelong Whig, and became a Republican when that party was formed.[4]
Arthur Steele purchased the paper in 1922.[2] He was named president of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in 1953.[5] Arthur and his wife Melvina ran the paper until Melvina's death in 1972, when their son Gail took over.[6][2] As of the early 2000s the owner was Deborah Steele Hazen.[7] As of 2013 its circulation was about 2,400.[2]
In 2014, the newspaper's name was changed from The Clatskanie Chief to simply The Chief.[8] That same year the newspaper was acquired by Country Media, Inc.[9] In December 2023, the company announced The Chief will merge with The Chronicle to create a new weekly newspaper called the Columbia County Chronicle & Chief.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Clatskanie Chief". Mondo Times.
- ^ a b c d Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
- ^ "Better fruit". 1910.
- ^ "Republican League Register, a Record of the Republican Party in the State of". Register Pub. Co. 1896.
- ^ "Editor & Publisher 1953-07-04: Vol 86 Iss 28". Duncan McIntosh. 4 July 1953.
- ^ Walker, Bill (July 26, 1997). "Third Generation Alive And Well". Editor and Publisher.
- ^ "The Sven Tollifsen Family". Cumtux. Winter 2008.
- ^ "The Clatskanie chief" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ^ "The Chronicle buys Clatskanie newspaper". St. Helens Chronicle. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Perea II, Frank (2023-12-27). "Announcement: The Chronicle and The Chief to become one weekly newspaper". St. Helens Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-29.