Wallowa County Chieftain
| 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 March 2000, the East Oregonian Publishing Co. acquired the newspaper from the Swart family.[6]
In a 2006 article about Joseph, the New York Times cited the Chieftain's coverage of a new grocery store.[7]
The building used by the paper from 1916 to 2007 has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2012.[8]
In June 2024, EO Media Group announced the Wallowa County Chieftain will cease print publication and go online-only. All print subscribers will instead receive the East Oregonian, published weekly and including news from Wallowa County Chieftain's website.[9][10] In December 2024, the paper's editor was laid off, leaving only one reporter to cover Wallowa and Union counties.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "EO Media Group Publishing Map". EO Media Group LLC. 2023-03-06. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. 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.
- ^ Brown, Kathryn (2024-06-23). "From My Corner: A sad chapter in the Chieftain's rich history". Wallowa County Chieftain. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ Preusch, Matthew (May 26, 2006). "Rugged, Western and Still a Bargain". New York Times.
- ^ "Wallowa County Chieftain Building". state register site.
- ^ "EO Media Group announces changes to newspaper operations". East Oregonian. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Buckley, Kyra (June 3, 2024). "Company that runs Bulletin, other Northwest newspapers to slash workforce and scale back print distribution". OPB. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Haas, Ryan (December 5, 2024). "Carpenter Media proceeds with more layoffs, cost cutting at Oregon newspapers". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
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