The Holland Sentinel
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | GateHouse Media |
| Publisher | Peter Esser |
| Editor | Ben Beversluis |
| Founded | July 1, 1896, as Holland Daily Sentinel |
| Circulation | 15,881 weekdays 14,787 Saturdays 17,498 Sundays in 2012[1] |
| ISSN | 1050-4044 |
| Official website | hollandsentinel.com |
The Holland Sentinel is a newspaper published seven days a week in Holland, Michigan, United States, founded in 1896. It is published by GateHouse Media.
The newspaper covers most of Ottawa County, including Holland, Beechwood, Ferrysburg, Grand Haven, and Zeeland, as well as northwestern Allegan County, Michigan, including Douglas and Saugatuck.
History [edit]
Originally an afternoon paper published six days a week, the Sentinel moved to Saturday mornings and then added a Sunday edition in the late 1980s. In the late 1990s, the paper adopted a morning format for all seven days.
Before adopting the name The Holland Sentinel, it was called The Holland Evening Sentinel (1928-1977),[2] and before that the Holland Daily Sentinel.[3]
The Sentinel was owned by Morris Communications from 1995 to October 2007, when it was sold to GateHouse Media.
The Lakeshore Press, a publication of the Grand Rapids Press, was its main competitor, but has since shut down operations.
In the mid 1980s, the Sentinel was a satellite publishing site for the Chicago Tribune.
In the early 2000s, printing operations were moved to the Allegan, Michigan, facilities of The Flashes, a weekly advertising only newspaper that Morris Communications had purchased a few years prior.
References [edit]
- ^ "FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012". Arlington Heights, Ill.: Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "About The Holland Sentinel". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "About Holland Daily Sentinel". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
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