The Chief (Oregon newspaper)
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Country Media, Inc. |
| Founder(s) | F. T. Shute |
| Publisher | David Thornberry |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Headquarters | 1805 Columbia Blvd. St. Helens, OR 97051 |
| Website | thechiefnews |
The Chief is a family-owned weekly newspaper in Clatskanie, Oregon, United States.
History
The paper was founded in 1891 by F. T. Shute.[1] In its early days it offered a bundled subscription with Better Fruit, a publication in Hood River, Oregon.[2]
E. W. Conyers, a businessman and a former state legislator, became the controlling owner in 1889. Conyers had been a lifelong Whig, and became a Republican when that party was formed.[3]
Arthur Steele purchased the paper in 1922, and his descendents have run it ever since.[1] He was named president of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in 1953.[4] Arthur and his wife Melvina ran the paper until Melvina's death in 1972, when their son Gail took over.[5][1] as of the early 2000s the owner was Deborah Steele Hazen.[6] As of 2013 its circulation was about 2,400.[1]
It is currently owned by Country Media, Inc. and publishes on Thursdays.[7] In 2014, its title changed from The Clatskanie Chief to simply The Chief.[8]
References
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
- ^ "Better fruit". 1910.
- ^ "Republican League Register, a Record of the Republican Party in the State of". Register Pub. Co. 1896.
- ^ "Editor & Publisher 1953-07-04: Vol 86 Iss 28". Duncan McIntosh. 4 July 1953.
- ^ Walker, Bill (July 26, 1997). "Third Generation Alive And Well". Editor and Publisher.
- ^ "The Sven Tollifsen Family". Cumtux. Winter 2008.
- ^ "Clatskanie Chief". www.mondotimes.com.
- ^ "The Clatskanie chief" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.