The Herald-Pioneer Explained

The Herald-Pioneer
Type:Weekly newspaper
Owner:Pamplin Media Group
Editor:John Baker
Foundation:1906 (as Canby Herald)
Circulation:5,254
Circulation Date:2022
Circulation Ref:[1]
Sister Newspapers:Oregon City News, West Linn Tidings, Woodburn Independent
Oclc:30710695
Website:Canby Molalla
Generalmanager:Sandy Storey
Publishing City:Canby, Oregon

The Herald-Pioneer is a weekly newspaper published in Canby, Oregon, United States. It dates back to 1906 and is owned by Pamplin Media Group.[2] The paper also serves the cities of Aurora and Molalla.The Herald-Pioneer was formed in 2020 through the merger of the Canby Herald and Molalla Pioneer.

History

The Canby Herald dates back to 1906.[3] In 1915, G.E. Brookins purchased the newspaper.[4] W. E. Hassler owned the Clackamas County News for three years until selling the newspaper in January 1922 to M.J. Lee, who renamed it to the Canby Herald.[5] A month later Lee sold the paper to A.W. Bond.[6] In June 1923, the paper was acquired by W.C. Culbertson.[7] Henry E. Browne worked as the Canby Herald's publisher for 15 years and became its owner at some point. He sold it to Elbert Floyd Hall and Esther May Hall in 1937.[8] A decade later the couple sold the paper to William Weston.[9] In 1972, Weston and his wife merged their company with Eagle Newspapers.[10] [11] The Molalla Pioneer was first published on March 28, 1913,[12] and was founded by Gordon J. Taylor. In 1930, he and his son Walter R. Taylor sold the paper to J. Vila Blake.[13] A year later Blake sold the Molalla Pioneer to C. L. Ireland,[14] who owned the paper for 15 years until selling it in January 1946 to Monroe Sweetland.[15] [16] In 1948, Sweetland sold the paper to Charles N. Burger,[17] who then sold it again two years later to Howard Durfee and Earl C. Brannan.[18] In 1952, Durfee sold the paper to Paul F. Ruud.[19] Ruud ran the Molalla Pioneer for close to two decades until Pioneer Publishing, Inc. acquired the paper from him in 1971.[20] Three years later the company sold it to Rodger Eddy, owner of North Willamette News.[21] Two years later Eddy merged his company with Eagle Newspapers in 1976.[22]

Eagle owned the Canby Herald and Molalla Pioneer for nearly four decades until selling them along with three other newspapers in January 2013 to Pamplin Media Group.[23] [24] Pamplin sold the two paper's shared office in August 2019 and moved them to a smaller space.[25] In January 2020, the company announced both paper's print editions were to be merged under the title The Herald-Pioneer while continuing to maintain separate websites and social media accounts.[26]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-10-19 . Pamplin Media Group: Media Kit 2022. 2023-04-18.
  2. Web site: Canby Herald-Pioneer . 2024-09-20 . Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association . en.
  3. News: Who We Are . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426090315/http://www.canbyherald.com/page/42 . April 26, 2012 . 2014-11-25 . Canby Herald.
  4. News: March 16, 1915 . Hubbard Enterprise and Canby Herald Change Hands . The Capital Journal . 3.
  5. News: January 14, 1922 . Local Brevities . Albany Democrat-Herald . 5.
  6. News: February 9, 1922 . Canby Herald Sold. . The Oregonian . 3.
  7. News: June 4, 1923 . Canby Newspaper Bought by Hotel Man of Portland . The Oregon Daily Journal . 1.
  8. News: May 31, 1937 . Canby Herald Sold . The Oregon Daily Journal . 5.
  9. News: September 25, 1947 . Canby Herald Sold . The Capital Journal . 17.
  10. News: October 19, 1972 . Canby Paper Is Purchased . Statesman Journal . 44.
  11. News: Easterling . Jerry . 1980-01-20 . The Eagle is soaring: Newspaper chain undergoes rapid growth in past decade . 2024-09-14 . Statesman Journal . 66.
  12. Web site: Molalla Pioneer 100-Year Anniversary .
  13. News: October 22, 1930 . Molalla Newspaper Sold By Taylors . The Capital Journal . 2.
  14. News: October 23, 1931 . Buys Molalla Paper . The Oregon Daily Journal . 7.
  15. News: January 23, 1946 . Locals . The Capital Journal . 9.
  16. News: January 24, 1946 . Molalla Paper Sold . The Oregon Daily Journal . 5.
  17. News: April 9, 1948 . Sweetland Sells Molalla Pioneer . Statesman Journal . 1.
  18. News: February 2, 1950 . Weekly Paper Sold . Herald and News . 1.
  19. News: December 12, 1952 . Paul Ruud Buys Molalla Paper . Statesman Journal . 33.
  20. News: September 14, 1971 . Keys Named Publisher . The Capital Journal . 1.
  21. News: January 8, 1974 . Molalla paper changes hands . The Capital Journal . 2.
  22. News: Easterling . Jerry . 1980-01-20 . The Eagle is soaring: Newspaper chain undergoes rapid growth in past decade . 2024-09-14 . Statesman Journal . 66.
  23. News: January 8, 2013 . Pamplin Media Group acquires 6 weekly papers from Eagle Newspapers . 8 January 2013 . The Oregonian.
  24. News: Giegerich . Andy . January 8, 2013 . Pamplin Media buys more papers . 8 January 2013 . Portland Business Journal.
  25. Web site: Francke . Tyler . 2019-08-05 . Backstop the Presses! Neighboring Restaurant Buys Canby Herald Building to Pursue Brewery Dream . 2024-09-20 . The Canby Current . en-US.
  26. Web site: Baker . John . 2020-01-13 . Financial reality in Molalla means real changes . 2024-09-20 . Canby Herald . en.

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