Othello Outlook

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Othello Outlook
"From the Heart of the Columbia Basin"
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Duane Hagadone
Founder(s)John A. Jenson
PublisherLuAnn Morgan
Founded1947
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication2016
Circulation 1,600(as of 2016)
ISSN 1056-8328
OCLC number 16993162
Website othellooutlook.com

The Othello Outlook was a weekly newspaper based out of Othello, Washington. [1] It was published from 1947 to 2016. [2]

History

In January 1948, John A. Jenson published the first edition of the Othello Progress News. [3] In 1951, G. W. Crisman, president of the Leader Publishing company, announced the paper had been sold to Warren Baslee, with Bruce A. Wilson acquiring an interest. [4] At that time the paper's name was changed to the Othello Outlook. [5] Baslee edited the paper for four years. [6]

Robert Shaw was a philosopher turned journalist who became the paper's editor around 1955. He doubled circulation and was known for having a "forthright editorial policy." Shaw was against progressive education and farmland ownership size increases in the Columbia Basin, while an advocate for the Priest Rapids Dam. He predicted the Outlook would grow to become a daily within four years. [7] Shaw was succeeded as manager in 1957 by Melvin Hirning, the shop foreman. [8]

Around 1961, R.D. "Dan" Leary managed the paper along with KRSC (AM). [9] He went on to serve as president of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association and was named "Citizen of the Year" in 1991 by the Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce. [10] Dean H. Judd also edited the paper for decades. [11]

In July 2016, the Othello Outlook ceased publication. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "About Othello progress news. (Othello, Wash.) 1947-1951". Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  2. ↑ "Othello Outlook newspaper in Othello Washington". MondoTimes. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Othello Paper Off The Press". The Spokesman-Review. January 3, 1947. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Paper At Lind Changes Hands". The Spokesman-Review. May 7, 1951. p. 24.
  5. ↑ "About Othello outlook. (Othello, Wash.) 1951-1977". Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  6. ↑ "Baslee Receives Promotion". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. July 11, 1965. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Editing Weekly in Othello Is Called "Great Adventure"". The Spokesman-Review. October 17, 1956. p. 16.
  8. ↑ "Hirning New Manager Of Othello Outlook". The Daily Herald. Everett, Herald. United Press. August 1, 1957. p. 25.
  9. ↑ "Holiday Musical Slated". Tri-City Herald. Pasco, Washington. December 17, 1961. p. 23.
  10. ↑ "Othello honors publisher, teacher". Tri-City Herald. Pasco, Washington. January 16, 1991. p. 5.
  11. ↑ "Governor appoints special assistant for timber resources". The Sequim Gazette. August 10, 1994. p. 9.
  12. ↑ Harwood, Rodney (July 21, 2016). "Othello Outlook newspaper closing its doors". Columbia Basin Herald. Retrieved February 14, 2025.


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