Port Orford News

Port Orford News
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)George W. Soranson
Founded1926
HeadquartersPO Box 5, Port Orford, OR
Circulation900
Websiteportorfordnews.net

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

Established by George W. Soranson in 1926, the News has been credited with promoting the development of Port Orford.[2]

In 2005, Matt Hall, co-owner and editor of the News, went to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.[3] Portland-based Beacon Communication bought the News in 2006 from the Halls, who had owned it since 2003.[4] 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.[5][6]

Archive

The University of Oregon Library has archives of the News.[7] Current issues of the newspaper are available online at portorfordnews.net. [8]

References

  1. ^ https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/weekly-newspapers-sold-in-the-second-half-of-2006/ [dead link‍]
  2. ^ Turnbull, George S. (1939). "Curry County" . History of Oregon Newspapers . Binfords and Mort.
  3. ^ Hall, Matt (September 12, 2005). "Heroes are amid chaos". The World (Coos Bay, Oregon).
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Thornton, Emily (June 7, 2013). "Curry County couple buys MP newspaper". The World (Coos Bay, Oregon).
  6. ^ Thornton, Emily (June 20, 2013). "Couple purchasing area newspapers". The World (Coos Bay, Oregon).
  7. ^ "Port Orford news".
  8. ^ "Home". portorfordnews.net.