The Mountain Times (Vermont newspaper) explained

The Mountain Times (Vermont newspaper) should not be confused with Mountain Times (North Carolina newspaper).

The Mountain Times
Type:Weekly newspaper
Foundation:1971
Owner:Angelo Lynn
Publisher:Polly Lynn and Jason Mikula
Editor:Polly Lynn
Language:English
Circulation:10,000
Headquarters:Killington, VT
Oclc:44437619

The Mountain Times is an American newspaper serving Killington, Vermont.

The Times It is published each Wednesday and has a circulation of over 10,000.[1] The paper is owned by Angelo Lynn and run by Polly and Jason Mikula. The newspaper covers Killington and surrounding towns in Rutland and Windsor Counties.[2] [3] The current editor is Polly Lynn Mikula.

History

The paper was founded in 1971 by Ed Pickett as Killington Pico-Paper.[4] Pickett, an advertising manager for the Mount Snow Ski Resort,[5] also published Ski Racer and Snow Valley News.[6] In 1976, Pickett sold the paper to Andrew Neisner, who changed the name to The Mountain Times.[1]

In 1986, Royal and Zip Barnard bought The Mountain Times.[7] They operated it for twenty-five years before selling it in 2011, along with eight other local newspapers, to the Lynn family.[8] The sale of the paper in 2011 was delayed by significant flooding in Vermont from Tropical Storm Irene.[9] The basement of the paper's printing office was damaged in the flood, but then-publisher Royal Barnard managed to publish an issue from his home that week.

Under the new management, the paper increased revenue by 15% by 2013.

National coverage

The Mountain Times was the first to report about a proposal for Killington to secede from Vermont and join New Hampshire in 2004.[10]

Awards

New England Better Newspaper Competition!Year!Award!Place!Recipient
2016[11] Most Creative Use of Small Print Space1stThe Mountain Times
2016Digital Product Promotion to Readers1stThe Mountain Times
2016Pure Advertising Niche Publication2ndThe Mountain Times
2016Local Display Ad (color)2ndThe Mountain Times
2014[12] Overall Design and Presentation3rdThe Mountain Times
2014Overall Mobile Application3rdThe Mountain Times

References

  1. Web site: The Mountain Times timeline.. Timetoast. January 1971 . en. 2018-10-25.
  2. Web site: Killington Mountain Times newspaper. Mondo Times. 25 October 2018.
  3. News: Sisters with roots in news embrace small-town papers. Haughney. Christine. 16 August 2013. New York Times. 25 October 2018. en.
  4. News: About The Mountain Times. The Mountain Times. 25 October 2018. en-US.
  5. News: Ski Packages Ease Weekend Pressure. 26 January 1970. Boston Globe.
  6. Book: Skiing. September 1977. Ziff-Davis Publishing. en.
  7. News: Mt. Times paper sold. Kumka. Cristina. 11 August 2011. Rutland Herald. 2018-10-25. en.
  8. News: 'Addy Indy' owner buying Killington newspaper. 11 August 2011. Addison Independent.
  9. News: Newspapers try to recover from flooding. 5 September 2011. Burllington Free Press. 25 October 2018. en.
  10. News: Just Like Colonial Times. 10 January 2004. Portsmouth Herald.
  11. Web site: Addy Indy named best weekly newspaper in New England Addison County Independent. addisonindependent.com. en. 2018-10-25.
  12. Web site: New England Better Newspapers Competition. 2015. New England Newspapers & Press Association. October 25, 2018.