Columbia County Spotlight
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Pamplin Media Group |
| Publisher | Nikki DeBuse |
| Editor | Mark Miller |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 52490 SE Second St. Scappoose, Oregon 97056 |
| Circulation | 5,093 (as of 2022)[1] |
| Website | columbiacountyspotlight |
The Columbia County Spotlight, previously known as the Scappoose Spotlight[2] and the South County Spotlight,[3] is a weekly newspaper in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, established in 1961.[4] The paper serves Scappoose and St. Helens, and covers communities along Highway 30 from Linnton and Sauvie Island to Clatskanie. The editorial staff is based in Scappoose, while some administration and creative services are based in Milwaukie at the headquarters of Pamplin Media Group, which owns the newspaper. The Spotlight is one of a number of community newspapers in the group, including the Forest Grove News-Times and the Hillsboro Tribune. It is a general member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and its coverage has been cited by other newspapers in the area, including The Oregonian.[5][6][7] The paper it is part of the Northwest News Partnership, along with Daily Astorian and the EO Media Group.[8][9][10]
History
[edit]Paul Robinson established the Vernonia Eagle in August 1922. He sold it to Mark Moe in the late 1920s, and the paper was owned by Ray Fisher in the 1930s.[11] Marvin Kamholz purchased the Eagle in 1937,[11] and sold it to Jerry Moore in 1970 along withy the Scappoose Spotlight,[12] established in 1961.[4] The two papers were merged in September 1974 to form the Columbia County Herald, but maintained two separate front pages for the Scappoose and Vernonia editions.[11] Moore published the paper until his death from a heart attack in 1975. He was 39.[13] The paper was then acquired by Don Van Deusen, who owned the St. Johns Review.[14] By 2012, the newspaper was called the South County Spotlight and owned by Pamplin Media Group.[3] In 2024, Robert B. Pamplin Jr. sold his newspaper company, including the Columbia County Spotlight, to Carpenter Media Group.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pamplin Media Group: Media Kit 2022" (PDF). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Manning, Jeff (January 15, 2012). "Foreclosure giant takes a new tack on notices". The Oregonian. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Columbia County Spotlight". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ Rogoway, Mike (March 31, 2018). "Tech exec named partner with Oregon Venture Fund". The Oregonian.
- ^ Marum, Anna (January 16, 2018). "Body of missing St. Helens teen found in Columbia River". The Oregonian.
- ^ Bailey Jr., Everton (December 9, 2017). "DA's office to review case of inmate bit by police dog in jail cell". The Oregonian.
- ^ MILLER, MARK (March 28, 2014). "Hyde: Kitzhaber declaration 'not on the table for Columbia County'". The Daily Astorian.
- ^ MILLER, MARK (March 28, 2014). "Columbia County ordered to pay $800k for jail mail restrictions". The Daily Astorian.
- ^ Miller, Mark (March 28, 2014). "Columbia County ordered to pay $800k for jail mail restrictions". The Wallowa County Chieftain.
- ^ a b c Finzel, Tobie (September 15, 2016). "Newspapers of the Upper Nehalem, Part One" (PDF). Vernonia's Voice. p. 7. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Thompson, Peter (June 9, 1970). "Peter Thompson: The Seeing I". The Oregon Daily Journal. p. 9.
- ^ "Deaths Elsewhere". Oregon Journal. April 1, 1975. p. 4.
- ^ "St. Johns weekly for sale". The Oregonian. September 8, 1978. p. 19.
- ^ DeBuse, Nikki (2024-10-01). "FROM THE PUBLISHER: We are still here for Columbia County". Columbia County Spotlight. Retrieved 2025-01-20.