Los Banos Enterprise

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Los Banos Enterprise
Type Biweekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Michael W. Braa, SR
Founder(s)P.H. Higgins
Founded1891
Circulation 16,000
OCLC number 20400807
Website losbanosenterprise.com

The Los Banos Enterprise is a newspaper that serves the city of Los Banos, California. The paper is printed bi-weekly and has a circulation of 16,000 copies. [1] The paper had been owned by The McClatchy Company since 2003 [2] until the company sold it in 2022 to Michael Braa. [3]

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History

Los Banos Enterprise was founded in 1891 by P.H. Higgins. [4] [5] The paper was later owned by Carlos O. Freeman. [6] [7] In 1902, the paper was owned by Willard Beebe. [8] In 1902, the paper advocated for Merced County to be split and for a new county to be formed. [9]

In 1905, the Enterprise was merged with the Los Banos Advance, and the papers retained the name Los Banos Enterprise. [10] Beebe died in 1905 from erisypelas. [11] Bert A. Wilson became owner of the Enterprise at that time. [12]

In 1915, Enterprise owner Bert A. Wilson became Post Master of Los Banos. [13] Needing to commit attention to his new post, Wilson leased the Enterprise to M.P. Lewis, who had been a foreman in the mechanical department of the paper. W.S. Walker became editor of the paper at that time. Wilson later ran for the California Assembly. [14] [15] Wilson retained ownership of the paper until 1944, when he sold the paper to Frank Merrick, who had worked at the paper since 1928. [12]

Frank Merrick was editor and publisher of the paper until 1963. [16] William J. Brehm Sr. of Brehm Communications Inc. purchased the paper in 1962. [17] In 1963, Joseph Knebel was named publisher. Knebel also published the Gustine Standard. [18]

In 2003, McClatchy purchased the Enterprise, along with the Merced Sun-Star and four other non-dailies, from Pacific Sierra Publishing Company. [19] On May 27, 2022 the newspaper announced it had been sold to Michael Braa. [3]

Awards

California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest

YearAwardPlaceRecipient
2017 [20] Special Section Cover2ndGene Lieb
Sports Action PhotoFinalistGene Lieb
2016 [21] Editorial Comment1stMike Dunbar
Front Page: BroadsheetHon. MentionLos Banos Enterprise
Sports Action PhotoHon. MentionGene Lieb
2010 [22] First Place General Excellence among Weeklies

Fresno State Gruner Awards

YearAwardPlaceRecipient
2017 [23] [24] News Story1stVikaas Shanker, Brianna Calix and Rob Parsons
ColumnsHon. MentionJohn Spevak
News PhotoHon. MentionGene Lieb
2016 [25] Meritorious Public Service Reporting1stVikaas Shanker
Best News Photo1stGene Lieb
Best Sports Photo1stGene Lieb
Sports StoryHon. MentionSean Lynch

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