| Herald and News | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Berliner |
| Owners: | Adams Publishing Group |
| Publisher: | Michael Distelhorst |
| Editor: | Gene Warnick |
| Foundation: | June 1, 1942 |
| Language: | English |
| Headquarters: | Herald and News 2701 Foothills Blvd. Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603 |
| Circulation: | 5,800 |
| Circulation Date: | 2021 |
| Circulation Ref: | [1] |
The Herald and News is a daily newspaper serving the city of Klamath Falls and Klamath County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It also distributes east into Lake County.[2] The General Manager is Joe Hudon and the editor is Gene Warnick.[3] [4] The morning paper is published four days a week, skipping Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.[4] [5]
The Evening Herald was founded in 1906 by Fred Cronemiller and his family, who later moved to Lakeview, Oregon. Wesley O. Smith and E. J. Murray purchased the paper in 1908, and expanded its size.[6] By one account, Murray sold the paper to F. R. Soule in 1922;[7] by another, after having bought Smith's share, he sold it to Bruce Dennis, who had an extensive history as a newspaper owner in the state,[8] in 1926. The Klamath News launched in 1923. In 1927, Dennis purchased the News. He then sold both papers to Frank Jenkins, Ernest Gilstrap, and Eugene Kelty (all formerly of the Eugene Register; they formed an association known as the Southern Oregon Publishing Company) in 1932. Kelty soon withdrew.
The two papers were merged to form the Herald and News as a result of wartime newsprint rationing;[9] the first issue of the combined publication was published June 1, 1942.[10] The paper is now printed only two days a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, with online-only "e-editions" on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. A national Adams Publishing section provides online-only updates on Sundays and Mondays.
Prior owner Pioneer News Group sold its papers to Adams Publishing Group in 2017.[11] [12] [13]