The Newport Miner is a weekly newspaper published Wednesdays in Newport, Washington, United States. It covers Newport and the surrounding communities of the Pend Oreille River valley and Pend Oreille County in the U.S. state of Washington and Bonner County in the state of Idaho.[2]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Michelle Nedved / Mullen Newspaper |
| Founded | 1897 (as the Newport Pilot) |
| Circulation | 1,700 (as of 2022)[1] |
| ISSN | 0892-6239 |
| OCLC number | 15248685 |
| Website | pendoreillerivervalley |
History
editAccording to unclear records, the Newport Pilot was founded in 1897, followed by the Miner in 1899, and the two merged shortly after.[2] As of 2013[update], it was owned by the Willenbrock family and printed by Free Press Publishing.[2] In the early 20th century, it had an outsized influence, and publisher Fred L. Wolf, who ran the paper for 38 years, was elected to the Washington State Legislature with a strong majority in 1918.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. 2022-11-14.
- ^ a b c d Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
- ^ "The Newport Miner". washingtondigitalnewspapers.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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