News-Examiner
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
| Founder(s) | Charles Harris |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 843 Washington St, Montpelier, ID 83254 |
| OCLC number | 13168790 |
| Website | hjnews |
The News-Examiner is a weekly newspaper published in Montpelier, Idaho.[1]
History
On March 2, 1895, Charles Edward Harris published the first edition of The Montpelier Examiner.[2] In 1903, C. A. Brewster and Dr. H. M. Holbrook became the proprietors.[3] In 1904, a cooperation headed by C.E. Wright took ownership.[4] In 1908, L.G. Bradley purchased the business, but was later bought out a year later by Clyde Hansen[5] who then later resold it to Wright.[6][7]
In 1920, H.M. Nelson, of Pocatello, purchased the paper.[8] He died a decade later and his widow and children continued operating the Examiner.[9] In 1937, Mable C. Nelson sold the Examiner to W. Jerome Taylor.[10] A week later Taylor merged his paper with the Bear Lake Valley News, owned by H. A. and A.M. Robinson, to form the The News-Examiner. The first issue was published Sept. 16, 1937.[11]
The Robinsons left at some point and the Taylors continued to operate the paper until selling it in 1974 to L.W. "Bill" Thompson, Wayne Bell and Walter Ross.[12] All the owners had retired by the time Ross sold The News-Examiner, and several other they started or acquired, to a company called Sun News Inc. in 1999.[13] The business later became SWI News, which sold the all of its papers in Idaho and Utah to Pioneer News Group in 2007.[14] A decade later the company sold its 22 papers to Adams Publishing Group in 2017.[15]
References
- ^ News-Examiner archives at NewspaperArchive. Accessed 13 October 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Valerie (February 21, 2020). "The News-Examiner celebrates its 125th Birthday". The Herald Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "State News". The Teton Peak-Chronicle. St. Anthony, Idaho. June 11, 1903. p. 1.
- ^ "A Little Personal Mention". Montpelier Examiner. September 16, 1904. p. 10.
- ^ Hayes, Valerie (February 21, 2020). "The News-Examiner celebrates its 125th Birthday". The Herald Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Wright, C. E. (October 8, 1909). "Announcement". Montpelier Examiner. p. 2.
- ^ "Column". Montpelier Examiner. February 19, 1915. p. 4.
- ^ "Becomes Publisher". The Ogden Examiner. Ogden, Utah. February 11, 1920. p. 4.
- ^ "H. M. Nelson Dies Friday | Idaho Newspaper Man Follows Mother in Death Today". The Box Elder News. February 28, 1930. p. 1.
- ^ "Montpelier Newspaper Changes Ownership". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. September 14, 1937. p. 3.
- ^ "Papers Consolidate". The Box Elder News. Brigham City, Utah. September 21, 1937. p. 2.
- ^ "Montpelier Paper Sold". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. September 29, 1974. p. 32.
- ^ "Sun News chain buys three Idaho, Utah papers". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. Associated Press. October 12, 1999. p. 18.
- ^ "Pioneer Newspapers buys Preston weekly, other papers". The Idaho Statesman. October 12, 2007. p. 34.
- ^ "Cache Valley Publishing to change ownership". Herald Journal. Logan, Utah. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2020.