 An edition of the Elk Grove Citizen published on May 16, 2025. | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Messenger Publishing Group |
| Founder(s) | Harry W. Preston |
| Publisher | Paul V. Scholl |
| Editor | Sean P. Thomas |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 217 4th St, Galt, CA 95632 |
| Sister newspapers | The Galt Herald |
| OCLC number | 36535816 |
| Website | egcitizen |
The Elk Grove Citizen is a weekly newspaper published in Elk Grove, California. [1]
The newspaper was first published by Harry W. Preston on Feb. 21, 1909. [2] A few months later Preston was charged with assaulting a Chico woman. [3] He fled and was later arrested. [4] Preston plead guilty and was sentenced to 160 days in jail. [5]
In 1912, A. P. Bettersworth purchased the paper, [6] and sold it in 1915 to William C. Brill. [7] He then owned and operated the paper for 37 years until selling it in 1953 to Henry R. Tweith, who published The Galt Herald . [8] In 1959, Tweith sold both papers to Roy Herburger. [9] He operated the paper until he retired in 1999. The business was handed over to his son David Herburger. [10]
In 2004, the Elk Grove Unified School District named a newly constructed elementary school after Roy Herburger in his honor. [11] He died in 2018 at age 87. [10]
In 2021, Herburger Publications, Inc. sold its papers to Citizen managing editor Bonnie Rodriguez and her company Valley Oak Press. [12] [13] She sold the paper about two years later to Paul V. Scholl, owner of Messenger Publishing Group based in Carmichael. [14]