Coquille Valley Sentinel

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Coquille Valley Sentinel
Type Weekly newspaper
FounderOrville Ovando Dodge
PublisherMatt Hall
Founded1905
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters408 Spruce Street
Myrtle Point, Oregon
City Coquille, Oregon
Website coquillevalleysentinelnews.com

The Coquille Valley Sentinel is a weekly newspaper in Coquille, Oregon.

History

In 1905, Orville Ovando Dodge founded the Coquille Valley Sentinel. [1] He retired in September 1907 and leased the paper to H.J. Crippen for a year. [2] J.C. Savage then edited and manged the Sentinel. In October 1909, he acquired it from Dodge. [3]

In January 1913, Lew A. Cates, formerly editor of the Cottage Grove Sentinel , purchased the Sentinel from Savage. [4] In January 1914, Henry W. Young acquired an interest in the paper from Cates. [5] [6] Young acquired the CoquilleHerald and merged it into the Sentinel in September 1917. [7]

Young died in January 1927. [8] At that time ownership was passed to his son H. Allen Young and daughter Marion D. Grimes. [1] Due to failing health, Young sold his half-interest to Ralph P. Stuller in October 1945. [9] [1] He and his wife eventually acquired full ownership and published the paper for 16 years until March 1961, when it was sold to Fred Haas, owner of the North Bend News. At that time the Sentinel had a circulation around 2,300. [10]

In May 1978, Robert and Betty Van Leer, owners of the Curry County Reporter , acquired the Sentinel from Haas. [11] [12] On October 1979, the Sentinel, along with the Bandon Western World , were acquired by Jim and Carolyn Gill, Robert Cribbs and Wright. [13] In 2013, Matt and Kim Hall, owners of the Curry County Reporter , acquired the Sentinel from Jean Ivey. [14] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Coquille Valley Sentinel". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. August 26, 1957. p. 19.
  2. ↑ "Orvil Dodge Vacates Chair | Veteran Editor of Coquille Valley Sentinel Retires From Active Work". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. September 7, 1907. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Buys Coquille Sentinel". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. October 2, 1909. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Buys Coquille Paper". The World. Coos Bay, Oragon. January 31, 1913. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Coquille Paper Changes". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. January 20, 1914. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "Young Buys Another Paper". The Sun. Coffeyville, Kansas. January 30, 1914. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Coquille Herald Quits | Pioneer Publication of Valley Merged With Sentinel". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. September 5, 1917. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "H.W. Young Dies At Coquille". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. February 17, 1927. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "Newspaper Transaction". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. October 27, 1945. p. 10.
  10. ↑ "Fred Haas, NB Publisher, Purchases Coquille Weekly From Ralph Stuller". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. March 30, 1961. p. 1.
  11. ↑ "Coquille paper sold to couple of Gold Beach". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. United Press International. May 21, 1978. p. 58.
  12. ↑ "Van Leer buys Coquille paper". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. May 25, 1978. p. 10.
  13. ↑ "Coquille Valley Sentinel | Jim, Carolyn Gill new co-publishers". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. October 20, 1979. p. 9.
  14. ↑ Thornton, Emily (2013-06-18). "Sentinel newspaper may change hands". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  15. ↑ Thornton, Emily (2013-07-26). "Long-time newspaper editor Mary Schamehorn leaves her post". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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