Las Vegas Optic Explained

The Las Vegas Optic
Type:	Twice-Weekly newspaper
Format:	Broadsheet
Owners:	O’Rourke Media Group
Editor:	Phil Scherer
Language:	English

The Las Vegas Optic is a newspaper located in Las Vegas, New Mexico.^[1] Published on Wednesday and Friday of each week, it serves San Miguel and Mora counties.

History

Founded in 1879 as the Las Vegas Weekly Optic.,^[2] then owner and editor, Russell A. Kistler, revamped the struggling weekly into a daily paper, calling it the Las Vegas Daily Optic.^[3] In 1908, the Las Vegas Daily Optic was renamed the Las Vegas Optic^[4]

In 2021, the newspaper's owner Landmark Community Newspapers was sold to Paxton Media Group.^[5] A couple months later the Las Vegas Optic was sold to O’Rourke Media Group.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Anderson . George B. . History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, Volume 1 . 1907 . Pacific States Publishing Company . 476 . Las Vegas Optic. . 29 June 2018.
2. Web site: Las Vegas daily optic. Library of Congress.
3. Web site: About Las Vegas daily optic. (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908. Library of Congress.
4. Web site: About Las Vegas daily optic. Library of Congress.
5. Web site: 26 May 2021 . Paxton Media Group buying Landmark Community Newspapers . 2021-08-06 . The Associated Press . en.
6. Web site: June 23, 2021 . O’Rourke Media Group Acquires Las Vegas (NM) Optic from Paxton Media Group . 2024-09-07 . Dirks, Van Essen & April . en-US.