Port Orford News
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Matt and Kim Hall |
| Founder(s) | George W. Soranson |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Headquarters | PO Box 5, Port Orford, OR |
| Circulation | 900 |
| Website | portorfordnews |
The Port Orford News is a weekly newspaper[1] published in Port Orford on the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon since 1926.
History
[edit]The Port Orford News was established by George W. Soranson in 1926. The newspaper has been credited with promoting the development of Port Orford[2] and decades later was described as "a wide-awake, progressive influence in the community."[3] Soranson was widely known for his work helping to preserve the historic Battle Rock, which became part of a state park. He published the paper until his death in 1933.[4]
Frank Fay Eddy launched another paper called the Port Orford Post in 1937,[5] but he died three years later.[6]
Around 1955, Paul L. Peterson opened a print shop called Port Orford Press. Four years later he relaunched the Port Orford News, the town's first newspaper in nearly two decades. Peterson sold the business in 1961 to Lous D. Felsheim, co-publisher of the Bandon World.[7]
In 2005, Matt Hall, co-owner and editor of the News, went to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.[8] Portland-based Beacon Communication bought the News in 2006 from the Halls, who had owned it since 2003.[9] By 2013, the Halls were again the owners; in that year, the couple also bought the Myrtle Point Herald, and were also considering purchasing the Coquille Sentinel.[10][11]
Archive
[edit]The University of Oregon Library has archives of the News.[12] Current issues of the newspaper are available online at portorfordnews.net. [13]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/weekly-newspapers-sold-in-the-second-half-of-2006/ [dead link]
- ^ Turnbull, George S. (1939). . . Binfords and Mort.
- ^ Peterson, Emil R. (August 26, 1957). "Other Papers | Many Journals Came And Went - And Stayed - On Southwest Oregon Scene". The Coos Bay World. p. 18.
- ^ "George Soranson Dead | Port Orford Publisher Leader in Many Civic Enterprises". The Oregonian. March 13, 1933. p. 13.
- ^ "Old Port Orford Post To Be Revived This Month | Frank Eddy Will Edit Newspaper in Curry Town". The Coos Bay World. March 10, 1973.
- ^ ""30" For Frank Fay Eddy". The Coos Bay World. June 1, 1940. p. 2.
- ^ Johnson, Eva (August 10, 1961). "Port Orford Sold To Felsheim". The Coos Bay World. p. 1.
- ^ Hall, Matt (September 12, 2005). "Heroes are amid chaos". The World (Coos Bay, Oregon).
- ^ Moran, Jack (November 9, 2006). "The Portland company says the newspaper would fill a void in the community: Firm looks into starting Springfield weekly". The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon).
- ^ Thornton, Emily (June 7, 2013). "Curry County couple buys MP newspaper". The World (Coos Bay, Oregon).
- ^ Thornton, Emily (June 20, 2013). "Couple purchasing area newspapers". The World (Coos Bay, Oregon).
- ^ "Port Orford news".
- ^ "Home". portorfordnews.net.