Daily Record (Washington)

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The Daily Record
Type Daily newspaper
Owner Adams Publishing Group
Founder(s)William S. Zimmerman
J.C. "Cliff" Kaynor
FoundedJuly 12, 1883 (1883-07-12)
RelaunchedJuly 1, 1909 (1909-07-01)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Ellensburg, Washington
Circulation 2,619(as of 2020)
ISSN 2834-1872
OCLC number 17308766
Website dailyrecordnews.com

The Daily Record is an American daily newspaper published in Ellensburg, Washington. The Record is published four days a week with an afternoon edition each Tuesday through Thursday and a weekend edition is delivered on Saturday mornings. [1] It has a circulation of 2,619. [2]

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History

On July 12, 1883, the first edition of the Kittitas County Localizer was published by Stone & Adam. [3] After the official founding of the town of Ellensburg, that paper became the Ellensburg Localizer. [4] In 1898, F. Dorsey Schnebly became editor. He previously served as sheriff and participated in the capture of Chief Moses. [5]

In 1903, Schnebly sold the paper to brothers Roy and M.E. Randall, publishers of the Cascade Miner of Roslyn, and Charles Fell, editor and manager of the CleElum Echo. [6] In 1909, M.E. Randall sold the paper to William S. Zimmerman and J.C. "Clifford" Kaynor. At that time the daily edition was renamed to the Evening Record while the weekly edition continued under the Localizer name. [7]

Zimmerman and Kaynor were previously reporters at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In 1912, Zimmerman sold his share to Kaynor and traveled to Chicago to study English. [8] The Localizer was discontinued in 1918 due to a paper shortage caused by World War I. [9] On April 23, 1938, the Evening Record was renamed to The Ellensburg Daily Record. [4]

In 1958, Kaynor sold the Daily Record to James L. McGiffin, former advertising director of the Fairfield Ledger in Iowa. [10] In 1959, Kaynor retired after publishing the paper for exactly 50 years. [9] President Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote Kaynor a letter praising his career, which included time spent as president of the National Editorial Association. [11]

In 1962, McGiffin sold the paper to Richard R. Lafromboise, office manager at The Olympian and owner-publisher of the North-Shore Citizen of Bothell. [12] In 1966, Lafromboise sold the paper back to McGiffin, who since leaving the Daily Record had become editor and publisher of the Red Bluff Daily News, which Lafromboise owned, and bought the Paso Robles Press. [13] On March 14, 1973, the paper was renamed to The Daily Record. [4] In 1990, McGiffin died. [14]

In August 1992, the newspaper was sold to McClatchy Newspapers Inc. At that time the paper's circulation was 6,000. [15] In October 1996, the Daily Record was sold again to Pioneer News Group. [16] [17] In October 1999, the paper's Saturday edition was moved from afternoon to morning publication. [4] In October 2017, Pioneer sold its media division assets, including the Daily Record, to the Adams Publishing Group. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "About this Newspaper: Daily Record". Chronicling America. The Library of Congress . Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Regional Maps and Circulation" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. August 1, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "New Paper". Columbia Daily Chronicle. Dayton, Washington. July 16, 1883. p. 3.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "About Us". Daily Record. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Pioneer Fighter of Indians Dead | F. Dorsey Schnebly, Sheriff and Editor, of Ellensburg, Succumbs at 80". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 13, 1912. p. 20.
  6. ↑ "Notice". The Yakima Herald. April 15, 1903. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Ellensburg Localizer Sold". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. July 1, 1909. p. 5.
  8. ↑ "Editor to Study English". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. February 22, 1912. p. 10.
  9. 1 2 "Ellensburg Newspaper Veteran Retired". The Daily Chronicle. Centralia, Washington. Associated Press. June 30, 1959. p. 9.
  10. ↑ "Clifford Kaynor Sells Record At Ellensburg". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. Associated Press. February 25, 1958. p. 28.
  11. ↑ "Ike Commends J.C. Kaynor". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 1, 1959. p. 16.
  12. ↑ "Ellensburg Paper Sold to Coast Man". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 29, 1962. p. 17.
  13. ↑ "Ellensburg Daily Paper Purchased". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 19, 1966. p. 3.
  14. ↑ "President of Iowa newspaper". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. November 18, 1990. p. 102.
  15. ↑ "McClatchy Buys Paper in Ellensburg, Wash". The Fresno Bee . August 26, 1992. p. 26.
  16. ↑ Love, Keith (August 7, 1996). "We hope we can stay". Daily Record. p. 4. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  17. ↑ "McClatchy chain to sell Ellensburg Daily Record to Pioneer of Seattle". The News Tribune. October 19, 1996. p. 14.
  18. ↑ "Daily Record to get new owner | Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group". Daily Record. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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