Mountain Valley News

Last updated
Mountain Valley News
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Advantage Holdings, Inc.
Founder(s)Harry Straub
PublisherBob Cox
EditorBob Cox
Founded1992
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication2013
Headquarters Cedaredge, CO
Circulation 1,800(as of 2013)

The Mountain Valley News was a weekly newspaper published on Wednesdays based in Cedaredge, Colorado covering Delta County, Colorado, United States.

History

The Mountain Valley News was founded in 1992 as a newsletter published by Harry Straub. [1] The newspaper was sold to publisher Anne Chastain in 2000, and again the following year to J.B. Smith. [2]

Advantage Holdings, Inc. bought the Mountain Valley News in 2002. The newspaper published its final edition on Sept. 25, 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sauer, Rachel (2024-09-17). "Mountain Valley News prints final edition for Delta County readers". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. "Briefcase". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. February 10, 2001. p. 11.