Keizertimes
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Wheatland Publishing Corp. |
| Founder(s) | John Ettinger |
| Publisher | Lyndon Zaitz |
| Editor | Eric A. Howald |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 142 Chemawa Road N. Keizer, OR 97303 |
| Circulation | 1,738[1] |
| ISSN | 2997-2604 |
| OCLC number | 28445028 |
| Website | keizertimes |
The Keizertimes is a weekly community newspaper based in Keizer, Oregon, United States, published every Friday, and has a distribution through both the mail and newsstands.[2]
History
[edit]The Keizer News was a newspaper published by Clarence Zaitz in the 1960s. The paper shuttered in the early 1970s after Zaitz failed to find a buyer and his son Les Zaitz opted to work as a reporter for The Oregonian instead.[3]
John Ettinger moved to Keizer in the late 1970s and was encouraged by local merchants to launch his own newspaper.[4] The first issue of the Keizertimes was published on Oct. 3, 1979.[5] The paper was originally sent to people's residences twice a month for free but in 1982 it transitioned into a weekly paid-subscription model.[4]
Ettinger sold the newspaper in 1987 to Les Zaitz and Scotta Callister.[3] The couple launched the South Salem Times a year later, but it folded in 1990. They also launched the Salem Times, a free newspaper mailed to 40,000 homes, in 1994.[6] It ceased after two years.[7]
In 2004, the Keizertimes' office caught fire and sustained major damage. Arson was suspected.[8]
Awards
[edit]In 1988, the Keizertimes won a first place award for best news story from a small weekly newspaper from the National Newspaper Association. The story was on the death of an elderly pedestrian.[9] In 2000, the paper's publisher Les Zaitz was given the First Citizen Award by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association". www.orenews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "About this newspaper". Keizertimes. Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Reporter, editor buy Keizertimes". Statesman Journal. August 28, 1987. p. 41.
- ^ a b Rosenberg, Martin (May 16, 1982). "Keizertimes going weekly, to charge for subscriptions". Statesman Journal. p. 117.
- ^ Howald, Eric A. (September 27, 2019). "Keizertimes marks 40th anniversary". Keizertimes. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Martinis, Cheryl (April 15, 199). "New weekly newspaper to take flight in Salem". The Oregonian. p. 6.
- ^ "Salem Times closes; publishers cite revenue". Statesman Journal. January 13, 1996. p. 18.
- ^ Lawrence-Turner, Jody (June 19, 2004). "Police suspect arson in blaze that damages newspaper office". Statesman Journal. p. 18.
- ^ "Keizertimes wins award for the best news story". Statesman Journal. November 16, 1988. p. 39.
- ^ Potter, Angela (January 16, 2000). "Publisher top citizen for Keizer". Statesman Journal. p. 21.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Keizertimes entry from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association