The Herald-Pioneer

The Herald-Pioneer
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Pamplin Media Group
EditorJohn Baker
General managerSandy Storey
Founded1906 (as Canby Herald)
CityCanby, Oregon
Country United States
Circulation5,254 (as of 2022)[1]
Sister newspapersOregon City News, West Linn Tidings, Woodburn Independent
OCLC number30710695
WebsiteCanby canbyherald.com Molalla molallapioneer.com

The Herald-Pioneer is a weekly newspaper published in Canby, Oregon, United States. It dates back to 1906 and is owned by Pamplin Media Group.[2] The paper also serves the cities of Aurora and Molalla.The Herald-Pioneer was formed in 2020 through the merger of the Canby Herald and Molalla Pioneer.

History

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The Canby Herald dates back to 1906.[3] In 1915, G.E. Brookins purchased the newspaper.[4] W. E. Hassler owned the Clackamas County News for three years until selling the newspaper in January 1922 to M.J. Lee, who renamed it to the Canby Herald.[5] A month later Lee sold the paper to A.W. Bond.[6] In June 1923, the paper was acquired by W.C. Culbertson.[7] Henry E. Browne worked as the Canby Herald's publisher for 15 years and became its owner at some point. He sold it to Elbert Floyd Hall and Esther May Hall in 1937.[8] A decade later the couple sold the paper to William Weston.[9] In 1972, Weston and his wife merged their company with Eagle Newspapers.[10][11]

Canby Herald office in 2017

The Molalla Pioneer was first published on March 28, 1913,[12] and was founded by Gordon J. Taylor. In 1930, he and his son Walter R. Taylor sold the paper to J. Vila Blake.[13] A year later Blake sold the Molalla Pioneer to C. L. Ireland,[14] who owned the paper for 15 years until selling it in January 1946 to Monroe Sweetland.[15][16] In 1948, Sweetland sold the paper to Charles N. Burger,[17] who then sold it again two years later to Howard Durfee and Earl C. Brannan.[18] In 1952, Durfee sold the paper to Paul F. Ruud.[19] Ruud ran the Molalla Pioneer for close to two decades until Pioneer Publishing, Inc. acquired the paper from him in 1971.[20] Three years later the company sold it to Rodger Eddy, owner of North Willamette News.[21] Two years later Eddy merged his company with Eagle Newspapers in 1976.[22]

Eagle owned the Canby Herald and Molalla Pioneer for nearly four decades until selling them along with three other newspapers in January 2013 to Pamplin Media Group.[23][24] Pamplin sold the two paper's shared office in August 2019 and moved them to a smaller space.[25] In January 2020, the company announced both paper's print editions were to be merged under the title The Herald-Pioneer while continuing to maintain separate websites and social media accounts.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Pamplin Media Group: Media Kit 2022" (PDF). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  2. ^ "Canby Herald-Pioneer". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  3. ^ "Who We Are". Canby Herald. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  4. ^ "Hubbard Enterprise and Canby Herald Change Hands". The Capital Journal. March 16, 1915. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Local Brevities". Albany Democrat-Herald. January 14, 1922. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Canby Herald Sold". The Oregonian. February 9, 1922. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Canby Newspaper Bought by Hotel Man of Portland". The Oregon Daily Journal. June 4, 1923. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Canby Herald Sold". The Oregon Daily Journal. May 31, 1937. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Canby Herald Sold". The Capital Journal. September 25, 1947. p. 17.
  10. ^ "Canby Paper Is Purchased". Statesman Journal. October 19, 1972. p. 44.
  11. ^ Easterling, Jerry (1980-01-20). "The Eagle is soaring: Newspaper chain undergoes rapid growth in past decade". Statesman Journal. p. 66. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  12. ^ "Molalla Pioneer 100-Year Anniversary" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Molalla Newspaper Sold By Taylors". The Capital Journal. October 22, 1930. p. 2.
  14. ^ "Buys Molalla Paper". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 23, 1931. p. 7.
  15. ^ "Locals". The Capital Journal. January 23, 1946. p. 9.
  16. ^ "Molalla Paper Sold". The Oregon Daily Journal. January 24, 1946. p. 5.
  17. ^ "Sweetland Sells Molalla Pioneer". Statesman Journal. April 9, 1948. p. 1.
  18. ^ "Weekly Paper Sold". Herald and News. February 2, 1950. p. 1.
  19. ^ "Paul Ruud Buys Molalla Paper". Statesman Journal. December 12, 1952. p. 33.
  20. ^ "Keys Named Publisher". The Capital Journal. September 14, 1971. p. 1.
  21. ^ "Molalla paper changes hands". The Capital Journal. January 8, 1974. p. 2.
  22. ^ Easterling, Jerry (1980-01-20). "The Eagle is soaring: Newspaper chain undergoes rapid growth in past decade". Statesman Journal. p. 66. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  23. ^ "Pamplin Media Group acquires 6 weekly papers from Eagle Newspapers". The Oregonian. January 8, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  24. ^ Giegerich, Andy (January 8, 2013). "Pamplin Media buys more papers". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  25. ^ Francke, Tyler (2019-08-05). "Backstop the Presses! Neighboring Restaurant Buys Canby Herald Building to Pursue Brewery Dream". The Canby Current. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  26. ^ Baker, John (2020-01-13). "Financial reality in Molalla means real changes". Canby Herald. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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