Central Oregonian

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Central Oregonian
TypeTwice-weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Pamplin Media Group
Founded1881
HeadquartersPrineville, Oregon
Circulation2,652 (subscribers, as of 2014)
Websitewww.centraloregonian.com

The Central Oregonian is a twice-weekly newspaper published in Prineville in the U.S. state of Oregon. Tracing its roots to 1881, the paper covers Central Oregon where it is the newspaper of record for Crook County.[1][2]

In 1921, a merger of the Prineville Call and the Crook County Journal formed the Central Oregonian.[3] The Journal had previously absorbed the Mitchell Monitor.[4]

Elmo Smith owned the paper until his death in 1968, when his son Denny Smith took over ownership of the Central Oregonian and other newspapers that became Eagle Newspapers.[5] Eagle sold the paper to the Pamplin Media Group in June 2013.[5] As of 2014, the paper is published on Tuesdays and Fridays and has a paid circulation of 2,652.[2]

In October 2018, implemented a paywall on its website, under which users are permitted free access to three stories per calendar month, after which payment of per-story fee is required for non-subscribers.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Newspapers and Genealogical Resources". University of Oregon Libraries. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  2. ^ a b "Central Oregonian". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  3. ^ "Crook County journal".
  4. ^ Turnbull, George S. (1939). "Wheeler County" . History of Oregon Newspapers . Binfords and Mort.
  5. ^ a b Giegerich, Andy (June 27, 2013). "Pamplin group buys Prineville's Central Oregonian paper". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  6. ^ Ahern, Tony (October 22, 2018). "Central Oregonian moving to metered paywall on website". Central Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

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